Monotheistic religion
One God is Allah ● Muslim Moslem
Follows the five pillars
1.) there is no God but Allah
2.) Prays 5 times a day ( not an obligation)
3.) Participates in Ramadan
4.) gives alms to the poor
5.) makes at least one pilgrimage to Mecca ● Qu’ran / Koran
Sums up God’s definitive revelation to the world so that its proclamation is, as it were, the voice of God in world
Compiled a decade after Prophet Muhammad’s death
● Muhammad
Gods messenger and Prophet
From Mecca
Name means “praiseworthy”
● Hegira
Muhammad's departure from Mecca to Medina
● Allah
Allah is Arabic for God
In Islam Allah is the name for their God
● Mosque
A place of worship for the followers of Islam ● Minaret
a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
● Ramadan
Time of the year when muslims fast
● Hadith
in Muslim religious use is often translated as prophetic 'traditions', meaning the corpus of the reports of the teachings, deeds and sayings of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad.
● Usury dietary restrictions similar to Kosher laws
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Mecca birthplace of Muhammad and the site of Muhammad's first revelation of the
Quran
● Ka’ba / Kabah
small shrine located near the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca and considered by Muslims everywhere to be the most sacred spot on Earth ● Calligraphy
Fancy