1. Review Questions
Why was Mecca an important trade center? (think location)
What happened to Muhammad while meditating in the hills outside of Mecca?
Describe 3 of Muhammad’s most controversial teachings.

2. Five Pillars of Islam

3. Geography Overview Unit of Study Country: Cities: Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Cities:
Mecca and Medina

4. Five Pillar Introduction
After Muhammad’s death companions desired to maintain an Islamic community.
They recorded all of his revelations into the Qur’an, and his personal deeds and words into the Sunnah
Sunnah and Qur’an provide rules and principles for all Muslims to live by
Most basic rules of the Sunnah and Qur’an are in the Five Pillars

5. Pillar 1: Profession of Faith
There is only one God (Allah) and Muhammad is his Prophet

6. Pillar 2: Daily Worship States number of times a Muslims should pray.
Must face Mecca and pray in a clean place or on a prayer mat
Five times a day: dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and dark

7. Pillar 3: Almsgiving (Zakat)
Islam recognizes that material things are important.
A yearly donation to help the poor and needy is required for Muslims.
2½% of a Muslims annual income goes to help the poor. ($40,000=$1,000 a year)

8. Pillar 4: Fasting
From Sunrise to Sunset each day, no food or drinks are consumed during the holy month of Ramadan.
Ramadan is from July 9th – August 7th 2013.

9. Pillar 5: Pilgrimage (Hajj)
Those Muslims who are physically and economically able…
Must at one time during their lifetime make a pilgrimage to Mecca. This year will be: Oct. 13th-18th, 2013.