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MENA
Islam-submission to god, inner peace
Muslim-someones who follows the religion of islam
Iman- Faith (faithful to god)
Imam- Prayer leader, leader within the muslim community
Qur’an- that which is read or recited
Muhammad- last prophet of islam
Tawhid- belief in the oneness of god, the idea that god is one
Taqwa- devotion on love towards god
Pillars of Faith:
Faith in: God (Allah),
his prophets,
his revelations (what he sent to the prophets),
his angels(2 angels),
the last day,
divine will (its good and bad)
Pillars of islamic practice:
“Islam is built on five”
Shahadah - testimony (testify or believe that there's no god but allah and mohammed is the messenger of allah)
Salat - prayer (5 daily prayer at specific times)
Zakat - alms (giving to the poor each year 2 ½%)
Sawm - fasting (not eating from dawn till sunset)
Hajj - Pilgrimage to mecca (once in their life time)
The Islamic Calendar:
Also known as the hijri calendar
Prophet Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina
Starts later
Lunar Calendar (Months are based on moon changes)
Result: Dates move up about 11 days each year
Two Major Muslim Holidays:
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan, first day of shawwal)
Festival of breaking fast
Marks the end of Ramadan
Eid Al-adha (End of islamic calendar)
Festival of sacrifice
Marks end of Hajj
Celebrations
God, family, community, fun (Eid Mubarack!)
Popular Islamic Expressions
Assalm ‘alaykum: peace be upon you
Wa ‘alaykum assalam : and upon you peace.
Bismillah: In the name of God
Al-hamdu Lillah: All praise belongs to God
In sha’ Allah: If God wills
Masha'Allah: What God wills
Allahu Akbar: God is greatest
Pre-Islamic Arabia
Hijaz: West coast of the Arabian Peninsula
Quraysh:
Leading tribe
Mecca
Tribe of Muhammed
Ka’aba:
Believed by muslims to be buily by Abraham and Ishmael.
By the 6th century CE it was used as a house of idol worship.
Quraysh were custodians; gained much wealth
Message: there is only one god that there are multiple gods or idols, mohammed is the messenger of god
