Founder Muhammad Isra: “Night Journey” Story of “Muhammad’s Night Journey”
Sunni 83 % Abu Bakr Caliph why? Best politically equipped Shia 16 % Ali ibn Abu Bakr Caliph why? Blood
SUFI FOLLOW BASIC TENANTS OF ISLAM; HOWEVER, THEY ARE MORE MYSTICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL
Why?
N. AFRICA TO CENTRAL ASIA, INDONESIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH
Sincerely makes Declaration of Faith Shahadah: “There is no God but God. Muhammad is the messenger of god.”
Mecca Medina Jerusalem (Dome of the Rock)
Burial: Wash Body/Face Mecca
No depictions of humans Caligraphy, geometric designs, Mosque Depending on culture, people of faith are conservatively clothed. Burka, Niqub Hijj 5 times daily
Leadership: Imam (Worship leader of Mosque) Mosque: Muslim place of prayer (Photo: Malaysia)
Judgment Day: Heaven v. Hell Muhammad is messenger of God Prophets: Jesus, Abraham, Moses Quran is the sacred Text
Holy Day: Friday In Afganistan and Iran, Friday is the first day of the weekend. Sharia Law: “Islamic Law” Crime, Politics, Hygiene, Diet, Fasting, Prayer Issue in today Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iran
Prohibited Food: Pork, Blood, Alcohol Food Prepared according to Halal: meaning “Permissible” in Arabic Meat slaughtered by Christian or Jewish person Dhabihah
Both men and women are expected to dress with dignity; clothing must be loose, cover entire body, and not be see through. HIJAB THOBE
BURKA NIQUB