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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