1. The Foundations of Islam

3. Qur’an means “Recitation” and was revealed to Muhammad from Allah over a 21-year period
The Qur’an

4. The Five Pillars of Islam

5. Women in Islam
The Prophet Mohamed in the Qur’an referred to his favorite wife Aisha and stated telling all Muslims to “Take half of your religion from this woman”. When Mohamed was asked who was most important after God, he said, “your mother, your mother, your mother, then your father. A young warrior wished to join the prophet in battle. Mohamed asked if he had his mother’s permission for “the path to heaven is near her feet”

6. Key Words Allah Zakat Ummah Hijrah Ahl al kitab Kabah Dhimmis Fitnah
Qur’an
Kerbala
Salah
Shii
Shahada
Caliphate
Sawm
Jihad
Hajj

7. Key Words Sunnah Ali Hadith Hussein Twelver Shiisim Aisha Umayyad
Sharia
Abbasids
Rashidun
Savafid
Abu Bakr
Moghul
Umar
Ottoman
Uthman
Fatima

8. The arrival of West in the Islamic World Issues Nationalism/ borders
Separation of Church & State
Secular enforcement
Democracy