The document defines religion as a collection of practices and beliefs that are highly valued or sacred. It discusses different types of religious beliefs such as monotheism, polytheism, and atheism. It then provides details about the religion of Islam, including its founder Muhammad, the belief in Allah as creator, and the five pillars of faith that Muslims must follow. The document also discusses secular and agnostic views as it relates to religion, defining secularity as separating government from religion and agnosticism as freedom from religious rule.

2. • A collection of practices, based on beliefs and
teachings that are highly valued or sacred
• Any practice that someone or some group is
seriously devoted to.
• an institution to express belief in a
divine power

3. Monotheistic – The belief that there
is only one god.
Polytheistic – The belief that there are
more than one gods.
Atheistic – The belief in no god.

6. • Founder: Prophet Muhammad
(570-632 C.E.)
• Belief in Allah, creator and
sustainer of life.
• To be a Muslim one must accept
and practice the 5 pillars of Islam:
1. Creed – Reciting with belief “There is
not God but Allah, and Muhammad
is his prophet.
2. Prayer – 5 Times a day: before dawn,
midday, midafternoon, sunset, and
nighttime.
3. Charity to the poor – commonly 2.5%
on all that one owns.
4. Fasting during Ramadan – sustaining
from food for a certain period of
time.
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca – journey to the
sacred site at least once in a lifetime.

7. Secular & agnostic are “views” and not technically religions in themselves. But,
they are often used to describe a person’s thoughts about religion. Whether
that person is religious or not.
For instance: a Buddhist, Christian, and non-religious person may all believe in
secularity alike.
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8. Secularity is a concept stating that government or other entities
should exist separately from religion and religious beliefs.
Freedom from religious rule and teachings

9. Agnostic

11. Hinduism

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