Karlee S's List: Religion of Islam

• those beliefs which most Christian faith groups accept as forming  the foundational teachings of Christianity.

• Islam is to testify that there is no  god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, to perform the  prayers, to pay the zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to make the pilgrimage  to the House if you are able to do so." He said: " You have spoken  rightly", Jebreel (Gabriel) from Number 2 of "Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths." ₁
• some Christians think of Islam in the Middle East, they think of Bin Laden or Musab al-Zarqawi, leaders of Al-Qaeda, as typical Muslims.
• minds of many Americans, responsibility for  9/11 terrorist attack has spread from 19 radical, violent, fundamentalist Muslims and their Al-Qaida handlers to all 1.6 billion followers of Islam.
• best estimate as 1.57 billion, concluded by the Pew Forums. About 23% of all people on Earth follow Islam.

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• religion and philosophy of Islam, is based upon the belief that God (Allah) transmitted knowledge to Muhammad (c. 570–632) and other prophets (Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus).
• Islamic religion, muslims, believe that this revelation to humanity was written down in the Quran, which is the flawless word of God.
• described as a Din, meaning "way of life" and/or "religion.
• derived from the same root as, for example, Salam meaning "peace" (also a common salutation).
• precise translation of the word Islam would be the serenity that is created by submission.

• Muslim is also related to the word Islam and means "one who surrenders" or "submits" to God.

   
• Followers of Islam, known as Muslims, believe that God (or, in Arabic, Allah) revealed his direct word for mankind to Muhammad (c. 570–632) and other prophets, including Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.
• believe that some parts of the Bible and the Torah may have been misinterpreted or distorted by their followers.
• same belief as that of all the messengers sent by God to mankind since Adam, with the Qur'an (the one definitive text of the Muslim faith) codifying the final revelation of God.
• Islam sees Judaism and Christianity as derivations of the teachings of certain of these prophets - notably Abraham - and therefore see them as fellow Abrahamic religions, and People of the Book.
• Islam has two primary branches of belief, based largely on a historical disagreement over the succession of authority after Muhammad's death;
• known as Sunni and Shi'ite.

• There are six basic beliefs shared by all Muslims:

   
• Belief in God, the one and only one worthy of all worship.
• Belief in the Angels.
• Belief in the Book (al-Quran / Koran) (sent by God).
• Belief in all the Prophets and Messengers (sent by God).
• Belief in the Day of Judgment (Qiyamah) and in the Resurrection.
• Belief in Fate (Qadar)

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• last twelve   years, over a dozen Muslim-American women
  have been   murdered by Muslim terrorists and Muslim honor killers. 
• Not one has lost their life to an anti-Muslim hate   crime.
• Islam's Latest Contributions to   Peace
  "Mohammed is God's apostle.  Those who   follow him are harsh
   to the unbelievers but merciful   to one another"  Quran 48:29
• 2012.11.11 (Levashi, Dagestan) - A moderate Muslim cleric is murdered by his   more radical co-religionists.
• 2012.11.11 (Organi Town, Pakistan) - A Shia father and his two sons are sent to   Allah by Sunni gunmen at their repair shop.
• 2012.11.11 (Sidon, Lebanon) - Hezbollah attacks supporters of a rival   cleric, killing three.
• 2012.11.11 (Sabari, Afghanistan) - A mother and newborn child are among a family   of six exterminated by Islamists on their way home from   the hospital.
• 2012.11.11 (Karachi, Pakistan) - Six Sunni seminary students are   machine-gunned at a tea shop by angry   Shiites.
• 2012.11.10 (Gaidam, Nigeria) - Five Christian iron welders are slaughtered   in their own home by Boko Haram   gunmen.

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• Islam means 'submission to the will of God'.
• second largest religion in the world with over 1 billion followers.
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  001 census recorded 1,591,000 Muslims in the UK, around 2.7% of the population.
• believe that Islam was revealed over 1400 years ago in Mecca, Arabia.
• Followers of Islam are called Muslims.
• believe that there is only One God.
• Arabic word for God is Allah.
• According to Muslims, God sent a number of prophets to mankind to teach them how to live according to His law.
• believe that Islam has always existed, but for practical purposes, date their religion from the time of the migration of Muhammad.
• Muslims base their laws on their holy book the Qur'an, and the Sunnah.
• believe the Sunnah is the practical example of Prophet Muhammad and that there are five basic Pillars of Islam.
• pillars are the declaration of faith, praying five times a day, giving money to charity, fasting and a pilgrimage to Mecca (atleast once).

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• most important Muslim practices are the Five Pillars of Islam.
• Five Pillars of Islam are the five obligations that every Muslim must satisfy in order to live a good and responsible life according to Islam.

• The Five Pillars consist of:

    
   
• Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith
• Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day
• Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy
• • Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan
   
• • Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca
   
    
• these obligations provides the framework of a Muslim's life, and weaves their everyday activities and their beliefs into a single cloth of religious devotion.
• a person may believe, Islam regards it as pointless to live life without putting that faith into action and practice.
• the Five Pillars demonstrates that the Muslim is putting their faith first, and not just trying to fit it in around their secular lives.

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