The Beliefs of
Islam
Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.
Pneumonic Device
I.S.L.A.M.I.C.
Islam’s Holy
Book
• The Quran or Koran – contains the
teachings revealed to Muhammad the
prophet of Allah
Started in the
Middle East
• Islam began
in Saudi
Arabia, in
the Middle
East
Laws = The 5
Pillars of Islam
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Faith in Allah
Prayer 5 times a day facing Mecca
Giving alms to the poor (charity)
Fasting during Ramadan
Make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in
their lifetime
llah
• Allah is the
Islamic name for
GOD
• Those who follow
Allah are called
MUSLIMS
Muhammad
•Muhammad is the founder
of Islam
•His teachings are written in
the Koran
Islam is
Monotheistic
• Name another religion we
have studied that is
monotheistic =
Cities that are
holy
• Mecca –
Muhammad
was born here
and is where
the KAABA is
located
ities that
are holy
• Medina –
This is the
city where
Muhammad
started Islam
Cities that are
holy
•Jerusalem –
This is where
Muhammad
left to heaven
from
Kaaba
• Is a large cube
building
• It is the holiest
place in Islam
• This is the
building
Muslims face
during prayer
Pictures Cited
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Slide 3 – http://www.greenstar.org/Islam/Art/image/koran-cover.jpg
Slide 4 – http://www.wdr.de/themen/panorama/gesellschaft/koran_prozess/_img/koran_gold_400q.jpg
Slide 5 – http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9606/02/newsbriefs/saudi_arabia.jpg
Slide 7 – http://galenfrysinger.us/us/us023.jpg
Slide 10 – http://www.wayfaring.info/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/mecca-hajj.jpg
Slide 11 – http://girlsoloinarabia.typepad.com/photos/algeriapics/tunis_medina003.jpg
Slide 12 – http://haj.abcrom.net/pictures/Medina.jpg
Slide 13 – http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/9901/03/israel.cult.arrests.02/map.israel.jerusalem.lg.jpg
Slide 14 – http://www.biblelieux.com/images/Dome_du_Rocher_vu_de_l_est,_tb042403.jpg
Slide 15 –
http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060907/060907_saudiWoman_hmed_4p.wide
c.jpg
Slide 16 – http://www.yanabi.com/media/IslamicImages/Al_Haram_kaba/images/KABAA6.jpg