2. Founder/Origin/Location  Muhammad  7 th century C.E. (early 600s)  Arabian peninsula

3. Holidays/Clothing/Holy Books/Branches  Ramadan  Eid-al-Fitr  Eid-al-Adha  Hajj  Muharram  Qur’an  Women cover up- hijab, niqab, burqa  Men- turban, beard  Sunni  Shi’a  Sufi

4. Creation Myth/God  God created Adam & Hawa  World created in 6 days  Monotheistic-Allah  Omnipresent, omniscient  Allah is good and forgiving

5. Holy Cities/ Today/ Hierarchy/ Other Supernatural Beings  Mecca, Medina, & Jerusalem  Mosque/Masjid  2 nd largest religion in world  Fastest growing religion  1.5 billion  Issue  Israel/Palestine, Terrorism, Fundamentalists, Women’s Rights  Imams leaders of mosques  Ayatollah (Shi’a Branch)  Men and women are equal  Devil, angels, jinn (good and bad spirits)

6. Basic Beliefs  The prophet Muhammad had the Qur’an revealed to him by Allah through the angel Gabriel  On Judgment Day, every human will be resurrected from the grave & justice will be done  Humans have free will but Allah knows what choice they will make  Judaism & Christianity are imperfect versions of the Truth

7. Rituals/Rules/Rites of Passage  Five Pillars – statement of faith, praying 5x/day, fasting during Ramadan, almsgiving, hajj to Mecca at least once in lifetime  Circumcision, buried in white shroud  No pork or alcohol  Friday is holy day of week for worship  Eat halal – way meat was killed and how food is prepared

8. Salvation/After Life  Follow the 5 Pillars  Live in a way that is pleasing to Allah  Faith and good works  Heaven and Hell