1. Islam Founded by Muhammad Relationships – Belief in one God - Allah.
Muslim – One who follows Islam
Process –
Life long acts of worship
The Five Pillars

2. Islam Teachings – Five Pillars of Islam
Faith – One God, Allah, Muhammad is his messenger.
Prayer – 5 times a day, facing Mecca (the east)
Alms or Charity – to the poor, a religious tax
Fasting – Month of Ramadan, one meal at the end of the day.
Pilgrimage – to Mecca, at least once in their life.
Believe in the Bible and the prophets of Judaism and Christianity
Qur’an – Sacred Book- Words revealed to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel
Shari’ah – Laws based on principles of the Qur’an, regulates religious, political and social aspects of life.

3. Islam Two Main Divisions Belief in final judgment – Paradise or hell.
Sunni – People of Tradition, quietists. Leaders are elected, not blood related, majority
Shi’ite – Activists/radical, True leadership is passed through bloodlines, minority.
Belief in final judgment – Paradise or hell.