1. Sameera Baig Jessica Caron Hatice Guc Nadia Islam

2.  610 CE - When Islam emerged  613 CE – The prophet started preaching  622 CE - Islam was established

3.  The military conquest may have been inspired by Islam, but it was also mostly encouraged by greed and politics  Military expansion led the way to the early progress of Islam  634 - The first caliph, Abu Bakr, died, and he was succeeded by Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph, who ruled until 644  636 - The former Byzantine states were conquered by the Muslim armies  Muslims also conquered parts of Egypt to the South and Anatolia and Armenia to the North  Under Islamic rule, non-Muslims were not forced to accept Islam "BBC - Religions - Islam: Early rise of Islam (632-700)." BBC - Homepage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/earlyrise_1.shtml (accessed December 4, 2010).

4. Islam is a monotheistic religion ◦ Belief in only one God, who is Allah ◦ Not polytheistic (belief in more than one God) and not Henotheistic (belief in one God, while acknowledging the existence of more than one God) Main God Allah Major Denominations ◦ Sunni ◦ Shi’ite Symbol of Islam ◦ The Arabic word 'Islam' simply means 'submission', and derives from a word meaning 'peace'.

5. Holy Book  The Quran (Koran)

7.  Belief in God Belief in the Angels Belief in God's Revealed Books Belief in the Prophets and Messengers of God Belief in the Day of Judgment Belief in Al-Qadar 1 2 3 5 6

8. Islamic Calendar  Based on Prophet Muhammad’s journey, or Hijra  Year A.H. 1 on the Islamic calendar began during year 622 on the Christian calendar  A.H. means Anno Hegirae or year of the Hijra  The Islamic calendar is lunar  12 months  New Moon/Hilal  29.5 days in a month  Islamic year is 11 days shorter than Gregorian year Source: Howard Spodek. The World's History. Second Edition. Prentice Hall, New York. 2000 Source: "The Islamic Calendar | Calendars." Webexhibits. Webexhibits.org, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2010.. Source: Frederick Mathewson Denny. An Introduction to Islam. Third Edition. Prentice Hall, New Jersey. 2006

10.  World Muslim population: 1,421,994,000 (21.01% of world)  US Muslim population: 2,454,000