ISLAMIC BELIEFS AND
PRACTICES
ISLAM
• Islam means “to submit to God”.
• A follower of Islam is called a Muslim.
THE QUR’AN
• Muslims believe that Muhammad
continued receiving messages from
god for the rest of his life. These
messages were collected in the Qur’an,
the holy book of Islam.
A BELIEF IN ONE GOD
MONOTHEISM
PROPHETS
• Jews, Christians, and Muslims
recognize many of the same prophets.
ABRAHAM
MOSES
JESUS
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
• Muhammad respected Jews and
Christians as “People of the Book”
because they taught many of the same
ideas that Muhammad taught.
REMEMBER THESE TWO?
The Five Pillars of Islam
• The acts of worship required by all
Muslims.
Statement of Faith
• There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad
is his prophet.