ISLAMIC BELIEFS AND

HISTORY

Hearth

FounderMuhammadIsra: “Night Journey”

Story of “Muhammad’s Night Journey”

BranchesWhat caused the split?

Sunni 83 % Abu Bakr Caliph why? Best

politically equipped

Shia 16 % Ali ibn Abu Bakr Caliph why? Blood

BRANCHES

SUFI FOLLOW BASIC TENANTS OF ISLAM; HOWEVER, THEY ARE MORE MYSTICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL

Universalizing or Ethnic?

Why?

WHERE IN THE WORLD?

N. AFRICA TO CENTRAL ASIA, INDONESIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH

Conversion

Sincerely makes Declaration of Faith

Shahadah: “There is no God but God. Muhammad is the messenger of god.”

Holy Sites

Mecca Medina Jerusalem (Dome of the Rock)

Burial Practices

Burial: Wash Body/Face Mecca

Religious Landscape

No depictions of humans Caligraphy, geometric designs, Mosque

Depending on culture, people of faith are conservatively clothed.

Burka, Niqub Hijj

5 times daily

Mosque

Leadership: Imam (Worship leader of Mosque)

Mosque: Muslim place of prayer (Photo: Malaysia)

Beliefs

Judgment Day: Heaven v. Hell Muhammad is messenger of God Prophets: Jesus, Abraham, Moses Quran is the sacred Text

Beliefs: Five Pillars

Lifestyle Impacts

Holy Day: Friday In Afganistan and Iran, Friday is the first day of

the weekend. Sharia Law: “Islamic Law”

Crime, Politics, Hygiene, Diet, Fasting, Prayer Issue in today Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iran

Lifestyle Impacts Continued

Prohibited Food: Pork, Blood, Alcohol Food Prepared according to Halal:

meaning “Permissible” in Arabic Meat slaughtered by Christian or Jewish

person Dhabihah

Life Style Impacts

Both men and women are expected to dress with dignity; clothing must be loose, cover entire body, and not be see through.

HIJAB

THOBE

BURKA

NIQUB