Islam
First off I want you to list off
as many countries that are
predominately Muslim.
Which Country has the largest
Muslim Population?
Muslim Population: 170 Million, Total Population: 212 Million
Countries with the largest Muslim
Populations
Country Muslim Total Percent
Population Population Muslim
Indonesia 170 Million 212 Million 80%
Pakistan 136 Million 157 Million 88%
Bangladesh 106 Million 129 Million 82%
India 103 Million 1 Billion 10%
Turkey 62 Million 67 Million 92%
United States 2 Million 310 Million 0.6%
Secondly, What can you tell
me about the Muslim Faith?
University of Colorado Islamic
Specialist, Fred Denny
“Jihad may include
armed conflict, but
it has strict rules—
one of which is not
to harm innocent
people.”
University of Colorado Islamic
Specialist, Fred Denny
Add to that the fact
that suicide is
condemned in Islam,
and hijacking
airplanes into
buildings occupied by
office workers is
sincerely and formally
rejected as utterly
inauthentic by the
highest Muslim
Authorities”
Key Words
Allah: Arabic for God
Koran (Quran): the Holy Book of
Islam
Jihad: a Koranic (Quranic) tem for
the legitimate struggle against
aggression or striving for justice
Mosque: Muslim house of worship
Key Words
Islam: means “peace through the
submission to the will of Allah (God)”
Muslim: Follower of Islam
Muhammad: Islam’s third and final
prophet of God. The first two were
Moses and Jesus
Muhammad
Born in Mekkah (Mecca) to merchant
family, but orphaned at five
Grew up to be a caravan manager
under the tutelage of his future wife
Khadija.
As he grew up Muhammad became
troubled seeing the growing gap
between the rich and the poor of
Mekka (Mecca)
Muhammad
To calm his agitation Muhammad began to
spend a lot of time in a cave meditating
During one of these sessions it is said the
archangel Gabriel came down and spoke
to Muhammad, revealing the word of God
to him
Muhammad came to believe that God had
revealed himself in part through Moses
and Jesus and now God was speaking to
him.
This became the Koran and Islam was
born
Muhammad
After his experience with Gabriel in
the hills outside Mekka, Muhammed
returned home to reflect on what
just happened with his wife Khadija.
Khadija urged Muhammad to follow
Gabriel’s message and she became
the first convert to Islam.
After 3 years Muhammad had 30
followers.
Muhammad
After much persicution of him and his
followers Muhammed moved to the city of
Medina, in Islam this became known as
the Hijrah.
In Medinah, Muhammad’s following
became much larger, so large in fact he
amassed an army large enough to seize
Mekka.
The Mekkans gave up without much of a
fight and most converted to Islam at that
point.
Muhammad in Mekka
Upon capturing the city Muhammad visited
a building called the Kaaba, said to have
been built by Abraham and Ishmael.
Muhammad declared it a shrine to Islam
and two years later Muhammad dies,
leaving a crisis of succession of this
fledgling religion of Islam.
Islam now encourages all Muslims to
make a pilgrimage to Mekkah, to visit the
Kaaba. Called the hajj.
Islam
Like Christianity and Judaism, Islam
is Monotheistic.
Emphasizes salvation
Offers hope of an Afterlife
Does not believe it’s first preacher
was divine, just a man like any
other.
Muhammad is a Prophet, more like
Moses was.
Five Pillars of Islam
Belief in one Pray Five Give Fast Perform
God and Times a alms to during the the Hajj
Muhammad Day the poor month of if
is the Ramadan possible
Prophet
•In addition to above five pillars Muslims must practice Honesty
and Justice in dealing with others.
•Muslims are also forbidden to gamble, eat pork, drink alcohol,
or engage in dishonest behavior