Islam began in Arabia and
was revealed to humanity by the Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him). Those who follow Islam are called Muslims.
Muslims believe that there is only one God.
The Arabic word for God is Allah Muslim Man praying at
mosque in Srinagar Those who follow Islam are called Muslims.Those
who follow Islam are called Muslims
Muslims believe that God (Allah) revealed their faith
to humanity through various prophets at various times,
but that the final and complete revelation was given to
the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the 7th century
CE.
Islam the second most popular faith in the world with
over a thousand million adherents. It is very strong in
Asia, and continues to grow everywhere else in the world.
There are around 1.6 million Muslims in Britain (according
to the 2001 Census), making it the second most popular
faith here, too.
Essentials of Islam
1.
As a religious movement, Islam began in
Arabia over 1300 years ago
2. Muslims traditionally
believe that Islam has always existed, but
for practical purposes date their religion
from 622 CE
3. Muslims believe that
Islam was revealed to humanity by the Prophet
Muhammad
4. Muhammad was a human
being, not a god
5. Muslims believe that
Muhammad was the last prophet of God
6. Muslims believe that
there is only one god. The Arabic word for
God is Allah
7. The word Islam means
submission to God
8. The Muslim scripture
is the Holy Qur'an
9. The Muslim building
for communal worship is called a Mosque
10The Five Pillars of Islam
are practices through which Muslims put their
faith into
Action
Shahadah
declaration of
faith
Salat
ritual prayer 5 times a day
Zakat
giving a fixed proportion to
charity
Sawm
fasting
Hajj
: pilgrimage to Mecca
· There are two main
groups of Muslims:
· Sunni Muslims make
up 90% of the world's Muslims
