1. The Foundations of Islam

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

4. Muslim belief/doctrine is often summarized in "the Six Articles of Faith” (the first five are mentioned together in the Qur'an 2:285).
God
His angels
His Messengers
His Revealed Books
The Day of Resurrection
Al-Qadar, Divine Preordainments, i.e. whatever God has ordained must come to pass

5. The Five Pillars of Islam

6. 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”

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

8. Names in the Arab World Hasan Ahmad Muhammad Yousef Al-Yamani
Given Name Father Grandfather Greatgrandfather Family
Records often alphabetized by first names
In Iraq and Egypt often double first names with Muhammad
Women do not acquire the husbands name after marriage
On the Arabian Penninsula, “ibn”, ben or wld added before father’s name, ie Muhammade ibn Hussein ibn Ibrahim
Someone you have just met in the Middle East might address you as Mr. Bill or Ms. Sarah

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

10. The Prophet Muhammad Son of Abdullah, born in Mecca in 570 AD
Known to his tribe, the Quraysh as al amin, “the trusted one”
He could neither read nor write
At the age of 40, the angel Gabriel came to him and began the years of revelations which became the Qur’an

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