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By Div 8. (Jared Horvath, Alec Kobetitch, Anthony Liao, Kyle Caouette)
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How do they practice their religion? Must pray 5 times a day Word for prayer "salat“ Prayer beads consists of either 33 beads or 99 beads. Ritual washing is called wudu. When you do the ritual washing you clean your hands arms to the elbows, rinsing mouth nose ears wiping hair and washing feet. Muhammad taught followers fasting is important because sign they submitted to Allah. Reading Qur'an at home is part of everyday life. Muslims believe all food comes from god. They cannot eat haram but they can eat fish, poultry, goat, and camels. During ramadan girls like to decorate their hands Muslim families prey pray at home the same way as if they were at masjid. some phrases, bismillah: the name of allahalhamdo lillah: praise to be Allah. On id-ul-fitr everyone wears their best clothes. Id-ul-fitr is the festival that ends Ramadan. By Jared Horvath
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Who is their gods God(s)? Allah his power of god almighty over good and evil Allah: one true god in Arabic language Allah's angels Iman only to know salaat, nothing "special" Muhamadd talked to angle Jibril who told him about Allah Allah revealed Koran Koran: divine book revealed to MuhamaddMohammed – God’s messenger Who are their religious leaders? Iman of the mosque gives lessons to teach children about Islam leader of mosque Iman only to know salaat, nothing "special“ Who were the Kafias? First four Khafifas: Abu, Umar, Uthman, Ali Is there a lot of Muslims in North America? Millions of Muslims live in North America About 1 billion in the world Alec Kobetitch
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Who is Muhamadd?(Muhammad) Muhamadd talked to angle Jibril who told him about Allah Muhamadd had a mission in Mecca for 12 years Will go straight to Allah if died in what they believe Muhammad created started Islam Muhammad preached that there was only one god Muhamadd lived in the Arabi desert Millions of Muslims live in US Alec Kobetitch
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Muhammad is the men who founded Islam At the age 40, Muhammad received a message from god from an angel called Angel Gabriel Angel told Muhammad to tell the people in Mecca to stop workshipping idols and believe in one god, Allah Muhammad started telling people; people dislike being told what to do & forced Muhammad out of Mecca Muhammad came back with 10 thousand men army and conquered Mecca. Muhammad forgive his enemies & citizens became Muslims Muslims must believe there is only one god, Allah and Muhammad is his true messenger By Anthony Liao
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Koran is the most important scripture in Islam Muslims recite it everyday Koran tells Muslims how to live Calligraphy or Omamental writing is important in Islam because it carries the messages from god It is read and written from right to left Calligraphy is also used to decorate all kinds of objects Calligraphers sometimes draw pictures using the letter of alphabetor prayers The prophet Muhammad preached against the workship of idols made of wood or stone; no statues or pictures seen in a mosque Muslims came up with their own religious art by using mathematical patterns and plant shapes. By Anthony Liao
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Islam Question #1 What religious text do Muslims follow? Koran tells Muslims how Allah wants them to live Koran is divided into 114 suras (like chapters) Koran must be treated with respect Muslims must wash hands before reading Koran Koran is usually put on special table/stand wrapped in cloth Not allowed to eat while reading Koran While not being read Koran stored safely Longest sura in Koran is #2 (286 verses) Shortest sura in Koran is #103 (3 verses) Koran contains words of Allah All suras (except 9) start with "In the name of Allah the gracious, the merciful By Kyle Caouette
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Islam Question #2 Why is Mecca so important to the Muslims? Mecca is holiest city of Islam Mecca is in western Saudi Arabia Mecca is birthplace of Muhammad Only Muslims may enter Mecca Mecca is holy city Muslims face Mecca when they pray Muslims must make hajj (journey) to Mecca once in lifetime Great mosque in middle of Mecca Great mosque is center of worship for all Muslims By Kyle Caouette
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