ISLAM
The world’s Muslim population is expected to increase
by about
Largest
35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to 2.2
percentage
billion by 2030, according to new population projections by the
in Life.
Indonesia
Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public
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Islam
2.6 Million
Muslims (0.8%
pop) and 1200+
mosques in US
1.6 Billion Muslims
in 200+ Countries
23% of world population
Growth of Islam
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If current trends continue, however, 79 countries will have a
million or more Muslim inhabitants in 2030, up from 72
countries today. A majority of the world’s Muslims (about
60%) will continue to live in the Asia-Pacific region, while
about 20% will live in the Middle East and North Africa, as is
the case today. But Pakistan is expected to surpass Indonesia
as the country with the single largest Muslim population. The
portion of the world’s Muslims living in sub-Saharan Africa is
projected to rise; in 20 years, for example, more Muslims are
likely to live in Nigeria than in Egypt. Muslims will remain
relatively small minorities in Europe and the Americas, but
they are expected to constitute a growing share of the total
population in these regions.
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In the United States, for example, the population projections
show the number of Muslims more than doubling over the
next two decades, rising from 2.6 million in 2010 to 6.2 million
in 2030, in large part because of immigration and higherthan-average fertility among Muslims. The Muslim share of
the U.S. population (adults and children) is projected to grow
from 0.8% in 2010 to 1.7% in 2030, making Muslims roughly
as numerous as Jews or Episcopalians are in the United States
today. Although several European countries will have
substantially higher percentages of Muslims, the United
States is projected to have a larger number of Muslims by
2030 than any European countries other than Russia and
France.
Islamic Center
of Columbia
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Sunni / Imam Muhammah Adly
“The Islamic Center of Columbia, SC, known as Masjid alMuslimiin, is located at 1929 Gervais street in downtown
Columbia, the capital city of South Carolina.
“It has been in operation since 1981 and presently serves the
needs of approximately five hundred Muslims. Being in close
proximity to the University of South Carolina, it also serves as
a source of Islamic activity and guidance to the Muslim
students, both indigenous Americans as well as students from
abroad, while they pursue their undergraduate or graduate
studies.”
(http://www.almasjid.com/about_us)
Islamic Center of Polk County
(Winter Haven)
Islamic Society of
Tampa Bay Area
Adil al-Aseer
“Islam”
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• ISLAM – to submit, surrender, commit
oneself
• “The word Islam is derived from the Arabic
root ‘SLM’ which means, among other things,
peace, purity, submission and obedience. In the
religious sense the word Islam means
submission to the Will of God and obedience to
His Law”
(Hammudah Abdalati, Islam in Focus, p. 7)
Definitions
• Muslim – one who
submits; a follower
of Islam
• Qur’an (Koran)
recitation, recital;
holy book of Islam;
considered as final
revelation
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Holy Sites
• Mecca
• Medina
• Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Medina
Mecca
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Islamic Definitions
• Major Branches
• Sunni (90%)
• Shia (10%)
• Shari’ah Law
• Islamic law codified
and applied
throughout life and
society
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Six Fundamental Articles
of Faith
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God (Allah)
The Prophets
Holy Books
Angels
Predestination (Qadar)
The Day of Judgment
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Five Pillars
(religious duties)
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• Islam’s Creed (Shahada)
• “There is no God but Allah, and
Muhammad is his Prophet”
• Prayer
• Five: morning, noon, mid-afternoon,
sunset, evening
Prayer Times
Today's Prayer Times (5/8/12)
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Fajr 5:11 (end Sunrise 6:27)
Dhuhr 1:21
Asr 5:05
Maghrib 8:14
Isha 9:32
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Five Pillars
(religious duties)
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• Islam’s Creed
• “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is
his Prophet”
• Prayer
• Five: morning, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset,
evening
• Giving
• Assisting those in need
• Ramadan
• Ninth month; fast daily from dawn to dusk
• Pilgrimage
• Trip to Mecca at least once in lifetime, if able
Abraham and Ishmael
build Kaaba in Mecca
KORAN
Abraham and Ishmael
built the House and
dedicated it… (2:125130)
BIBLE
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Jihad
• Struggle, striving
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• internal – overcoming evil
• external – holy war
“Islam is a revolutionary faith that comes to destroy any
government made by man. Islam doesn’t look for a
nation to be in better condition than another nation.
Islam doesn’t care about the land or who owns the
land. The goal of Islam is to rule the entire world and
submit all of mankind to the faith of Islam. Any nation
or power in this world that tries to get in the way of
that goal, Islam will fight and destroy. In order for
Islam to fulfill that goal, Islam can use every power
available every way it can be used to bring worldwide
revolution. This is jihad.”
(Mawlana Obul Ala Mawdudi, quoted by Mark Gabriel, Islam and
Terrorism, p. 82)
Fight Unbelievers
KORAN
Fight against such of
those to whom the
Scriptures were
given as believe
neither in Allah or
the Last Day,
who…do not
embrace the true
faith (9:29)
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BIBLE
But I say to you, love
your enemies, bless
those who curse you,
do good to those who
hate you, and pray for
those who spitefully
use you and persecute
you (Matt. 5:44)
Islam: A Peaceful
Religion?
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“Islam is the religion of peace: its meaning is peace; one of
God’s names is peace; the daily greetings of Muslims and
angels are peace; paradise is the house of peace, the adjective
‘Muslim’ means Peaceful. Peace is the nature, the meaning,
the emblem and objective of Islam. Every being is entitled to
enjoy the peace of Islam and the kindness of the peaceful
Muslims, regardless of religious or geographical or racial
considerations, so long as there is no aggression against Islam
or the Muslims. If non-Muslims are peaceful with the Muslims
or even indifferent to Islam, there can be no ground or
justification to declare war on them.”
(Hammudah Abdalati, Islam in Focus, p. 143)
Islam is based on:
• A “Prophet”
• A “Revelation”
Islam: of God or of Man?
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