By Jeremy Sherman,
Hamede Lisa, Andie
Kaplan, Jennifer
Laredo, Zach Corneby
Where did it originate?
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Arabian Peninsula (Arabian Desert).
7th century.
Islam means surrender or submission.
Spread to Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Iran, Central
Asia, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco
and eventually Spain and Portugal.
• Arabian Peninsula is located between the north
eastern tip of Africa and the south western tip of
Asia.
Who was it’s founder?
• Mohammed the prophet was born in
Mecca, Arabia about 570 A.D.
• Meditated in a cave when he was troubled.
• When he was 40 he supposedly had a
vision in the cave from the Archangel
Gabriel telling him he was God’s prophet.
• Traveled around spreading God’s words.
• After he died his teachings were written
down in the Qur'an.
What was it’s afterlife like?
• Muslims believe that after, death you will either be at
peace in your grave if bound for heaven or shall suffer in
your grave if bound for hell
• Muslims believe that there will be a judgment day
• Allah will resurrect everyone from their grave and judge
them based upon their deeds
• Non-Muslims are automatically bound for hell
• Muslims who have strayed from their path will go to hell
but can eventually work their way to paradise
• There is a bridge to Paradise
• You will either pass without issue or your sins will weigh
you down and you fall to hell.
Where is the current
majority location of the
religion?
• 1.57 billion Muslims
• Majority in south and southeast Asia
• Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and
Bangladesh have the highest Islamic
population
• 300 million Muslims live in countries that
Islam is not the majority
Where is the current majority
location of the religion?
• North east African countries have a 95%
Islamic population
• 60% of Muslims are in Asia and about 20% is
in the Middle East and North Africa
• 23% of the world population is Islamic
• 10-13% of Muslims are Shia, 87-90% are
Sunni
What are it’s key beliefs?
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There's one god, Allah
People who believe in Islam are Muslims
Muslims pray in a mosque
The holy book is the Koran
Arabic is the scared writing
Ramadan is the Islam religion, and they
fast (don't eat or drink anything) during it.
Cleaning the bad stuff.
Key Beliefs continued
• Friday is the special day to pray for
Muslims
• They pray five times a day
• Hajj, is making a pilgrimage to Mecca, and
they pray to the Kabba
• Also Muslims give to Muslims charities,
and this is called Zakah
Bibliography
• http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b1muhammadca.
htm
• http://www.islam-guide.com/life-after-death-bywamy.htm
• http://www.religioustolerance.org/islam.htm
Http://www.allaboutreligion.org/origin-of-islam.htm
• http://www.barkati.net/english/
• http://btw.imb.org/groups.asp
• http://www.islamicbulletin.com/newsletters/issue_24/beli
efs.aspx
• http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/Islam.htm