Vocabulary, the Five Basic Beliefs and The Five Pillars Islam Basics Vocabulary, the Five Basic Beliefs and The Five Pillars Please use Student Handout 2: Islam Basics to help you take notes with this section

Part I: Vocabulary Islam [iss-LAAM]=the name of the religion founded by Muhammad around 632 CE Muslim [MOOS-lim]=a follower of Islam. It translates to “one who submits to god.” Allah [al-LAH]=Arabic word for “god” Mosque [massk]or masjid [MESS-jid]=Muslim house of worship Qur’an [kur-AHN]=Holy Book of Islam

Five Basic Beliefs of Islam Belief in one god, Allah. This god is the same as the Judeo-Christian version. Belief in the prophet, Muhammad and the ones before him (Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus) Belief in the justice of God, God is fair Belief in the Imams (or apostles) of God. Shi’ite and Sunni have different views of imams. For Sunni Muslims, imams are worship leaders, but Shi’ites believe that imams are chosen by God to be perfect examples for the faithful and to lead all humanity in all aspects of life. Belief in the Day of Judgment which is considered the final assessment of humanity by God. Annihilation of all life, followed by resurrection and judgment Turn & Talk: What other major religions are similar to Islam? What is the evidence that these religions might be connected in some way?

Some similarities among Judaism, Christianity & Islam Belief in one god that is immortal, omniscient (all knowing), omnipresent (present everywhere), and omnipotent (all powerful) All trace their origins to the biblical Abraham Main message is to live a moral life in accordance with God’s law Based in holy text

Part III: Five Pillars of Islam Stop & Jot: What is a pillar? What do you think it means if something is considered a pillar of a religion?