ISLAM - Introduction to

Islam
 Introduction to Islam

1. Islam is a religion based on

belief.
2. To believe requires faith and
trust.
3. The people who follow Islam are
called Muslim.
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4.The worldwide community is

called ummah.
5.Islam is considered to be one
large family but united in the
eyes of Allah who is the almighty
God who createdall things.
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6.To be a true Muslim means to

accept Allah as the one true God
and to submit to His will.

7. Islam means “submission.”

 Origins of Islam

1. The roots of Islam go back

to Abraham.
2. He is considered to be the
father of Islam.
 Abraham and the Kabbah
Abraham had fathered ason before
the birth of Isaac.
The
boy was
Ishmael,
whose
mother was
Abraham’s servant,
Hagar.
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Abraham’s wife became jealous

so God told Abraham to bless
the child and to send him and
his mother south into the
desert.
They wandered the desert until
they ran out of water.
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. An angel appeared to them and

told them not to be afraid. Out
of a rock sprang water. This
well was called, Zamzam,
where the city of Mecca was
born.
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. Abraham travelled into Arabia to

visit Ishmael. Muslims believe
that God told Abraham to build
a holy sanctuary known as the
House of God.This site was
called the Kabbah meaning
“cube”.
Wisdom – Prophet Muhammad
1. Muhammad was
born in Mecca in
569 C.E.
2.He was a man of deep
faith and prayed
regularly.
3. He isolated
himself
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4.When he was 40 years old the
angel Gabriel appeared to him in
the cave.
5.Gabriel told him that he was
chosen as the final messenger to all
mankind.
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Muhammad
6.Gabriel told him to recite the
words on the cloth he
was carrying. Muhammad
could not read before that
night he recited the verses.
7.Muhhamad began to reveal and
proclaim the messages given to
him.
8.After his death these were
 Wisdom – Muslim Beliefs
The most fundamental beliefs of Islam are
1. In Allah
 Wisdom – Muslim Beliefs
The most fundamental beliefs of Islam are
1. In Allah
2. In the will of Allah
 Wisdom – Muslim Beliefs
The most fundamental beliefs of Islam are
1. In Allah
2. In the will of Allah
3. In the angels of Allah
 Wisdom – Muslim Beliefs
The most fundamental beliefs of Islam are
1. In Allah
2. In the will of Allah
3. In the angels of Allah
4. In the books of Allah
 Wisdom – Muslim Beliefs
The most fundamental beliefs of Islam are
1. In Allah
2. In the will of Allah
3. In the angels of Allah
4. In the books of Allah
5. In the prophets or messengers
of Allah
 Wisdom – Muslim Beliefs
The most fundamental beliefs of Islam are
1. In Allah
2. In the will of Allah
3. In the angels of Allah
4. In the books of Allah
5. In the prophets or messengers of Allah
6. In the day of judgment
 Wisdom – Muslim Beliefs
The most fundamental beliefs of Islam are
1. In Allah
2. In the will of Allah
3. In the angels of Allah
4. In the books of Allah
5. In the prophets or messengers of Allah
6. In the day of judgment
7. In life after death
 Islamic Beliefs about Allah
1. Muslims believe
that Allah has inspired
all thebooks
mentioned in the
Koran.
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