Origins
Secular View
Islamic View
can be traced back to
about 7th century
Saudi Arabia. The
prophet Muhammad
introduced Islam in
610 CE, after what
he claimed to be an
angelic revelation
they believe that it
had originated long
before Muhammad
even walked the
earth, and that even
though he dictated to
Quran it did not
originate with him
Map of Origins
Historic Timeline
570 C.E. Muhammad is born
610 C.E. Muhammad receives his first vision
622 C.E. Muhammad and his Followers flee to Medina
632 C.E. The death of Muhammad, Abu Bakr named Caliph
650 C.E. Caliph Uthman has the Quran written down
656 C.E. Uthman is murdered. Ali become the 4th Caliph
Distribution
Belief’s
They
believe in
God (Allah
in Arabic)
and that
he’s all
powerful
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Muhammad was
the last profit
sent by God
until judgment
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There are five basic requirements:
The affirmation that there is only
one God and that Muhammad is the
messenger of God
The 5 daily ritual prayers
The giving of alms
The fast of Ramadan
The pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
The Holy Quran
The Holy Quran is
a compilation of
revelations
revealed to
Muhammad over a
period of 20
years
It lays down
the law and
commandmen
ts, codes for
social and
moral
behavior,
and also
contains
comprehensi
ve religious
philosophy
Islamic Women
The ideals Muslim women aspire to in Islamic
society
•Personal respect
•Respectable marriage status
•Negotiate marriage terms of their choice
•Refuse a marriage that does not please them
•the right to obtain divorce from their husbands
•Custody of children after divorce
•Their own property
•Obtain education
•The right to work if they want to or need to
•Equal rewards for equal deeds
•Participate in public life
•Have their voices heard by people in power
The Caliphs
The first four
Caliphs names
were Abu
Bakr, Umar I,
Uthman Ibn
Affan, and Ali
Ben Abu Talib
The four specific roles of
the Caliphs were:
Guide Muslims in new
matters
They enforce the rules
Conducts relations
with others states
and administrators of
the government
Orders and conducts
military affairs
Holidays
Ramadan
The festival of the
Breaking of the Fast
the ninth month of the
Muslim year, during
Ramadan people who are
able must abstain from
evil thoughts or deeds,
foot, water, and
“relations” from dusk
until dawn, because it
follows the solar calendar
some years are harder
than others because if it
falls in summer the days
are longer and harder to
go without water
one of the major
celebrations in the Islam
faith, it marks the end of
Ramadan, and is celebrated
in the first three days of
the next month. There is
a communal prayer,
official receptions,
private visits, presents
are given, new clothes are
worn and the graves of
relatives are visited
Mecca
This is the most
important city
in the Muslim
faith
A pilgrimage
to Mecca is
required of
each Muslim
Nonevery year
Muslims
who can
are not
afford it
allowed
to enter
Mecca
Muslims pray in
the direction of
Mecca 5 times
each day
This is the
second
most
important
location in
Islam
Medina
Used to be divided with
different clans and religions,
but Muhammad brought unity by
making a pact with all the
people in the city to become a
part of his faith, but he had a
tough time persuading the
Jewish people that Islam was
the true version of Judaism
The place
where
Muhammad
initially ran
to after
fleeing Mecca
The Mosque of
the Prophet,
which was built
on the site of
Muhammad’s
home and where
he is buried
Symbols
Represents
Allah in
Arabic
The star and crescent is
not Muslim by origin, but
is actually a part of the
religion because of
cultural diffusion
Artwork
they created a
character
using some
primary forms
such as
geometric,
floral, and
calligraphy
They engraved something
called a slip into pots,
which is a earthy coating
under glaze. The
engravings were usually
religious symbols in
calligraphy and sometimes
put gold stamps right on
the surface. After they
engraved they added many
layers of glaze.
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