Islam is defined as submission to God through peace. The main beliefs in Islam include belief in one God, angels, holy books, prophets including Muhammad, and the Day of Judgment. The five pillars of Islam that Muslims follow are the declaration of faith, prayer five times a day, fasting during Ramadan, giving charity, and performing the pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime. Islam originated in Arabia in the 7th century and today has over 1.5 billion followers worldwide.

1. An Introduction to Islam

2. What do you
know about Islam?

3. Islam: Basic Definition
Islam is submission
to God through peace

4. Islam: Basic Definition
 Anyone who submits to the will of God can be
considered a Muslim.
 Muslims do not see their faith as different from the
original message of Moses and Jesus (Prayers and
peace be upon them)
 May be little differences in rituals but beliefs are
essentially the same.

5. Basics of Islam
 Beliefs
 God
 Angels
 Books
 Prophets
 Day of Judgment
 Pillars:
 Declaration of faith (Shahada)
 Prayer (Salat)
 Fasting the month of Ramadan (Sawm)
 Charity (Zakat)
 Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)

6. Beliefs in Islam

7. Belief in God
 Belief in one God who created the universe and who is
involved in running it.
 The name of God in Arabic is “Allah”
 The Arabic word Allah does not not have a plural
 Arab Christians also call God “Allah”
 God has 99 names (attributes)
 The Merciful
 The Benevolent
 The Just
 The Loving

8. Belief in the Angels
 As Christians and Jews, Muslims believe in Angels
 They are created from light
 They always obey God
 Gabriel is the greatest Angels for Muslims, and his
job is to convey the message of God to his prophets

9. The Belief in Books
 The holy book of Muslims is the Quran
 Muslims also believe that all the books revealed to
other prophets were the true word of God,
included:
 Suhuf revealed to Abraham
 Psalms revealed to David
 Torah revealed to Moses
 Injil (Gospel) revealed to Jesus
 Muslims believe that these books are either missing
or have been changed

10. Belief in the Prophets
 Muslims believe in all the prophets of God,
including: Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and
Mohammad
 All prophet are highly respected in Islam
 After saying any prophet’s name we always say
“peace be upon him” as a sign of respect
 Prophets in Islam are righteous people who receive
revelation from God, and are ordered to convey the
message to their people

11. Belief in the
Day of Judgment
 Like Christians and Jews, Muslims believe in life
after death.
 Basically in the day of judgment people will stand
in front of God Who will review their actions in this
life.
 Based on their beliefs and the quality of their deeds
people will be sent to heaven or hell.

12. Pillars Islam

13. Testimony of Faith
 I bear witness that there is no god worthy of
worship expect God (Allah) and I bear witness that
Mohammad (saws) is his prophet and messenger.

14. Shahada

15. Prayer
 Muslims pray at least five times a day
 Before sunrise (Fajr)
 Zenith (Duhr)
 Between zenith and sunset (Asr)
 Sunset (Maghrib)
 Night (Ishaa)

16. Prayer
Bowing (Ruku) Prostration (Sujud)

17. Fasting Ramadan
 The month of Ramadan is ninth month of the
Muslims lunar calendar.
 For 29 or 30 days, Muslims abstain from food and
drink from sunrise to sunset.
 Muslims fast to:
 To experience what poor people experience everyday
 Become more spiritual
 Get closer to God

18. Ramadan

19. Giving Zakat
 Giving charity is an obligation upon all Muslims
 Islam distinguishes between mandatory charity
(zakat) and voluntary charity.
 Rate is for zakat is 2.5% of savings (A quarter for
every $10)
 Objective is to help needy and eliminate poverty.
 Zakat can be given to non Muslims

20. Zakat

21. Pilgrimage (Hajj)
 Mecca is the first house of God built by Adam and
Eve.
 It was rebuilt by our father Abraham and his son
Ishmael.
 Muslims must visit Mecca at least once in their
lifetime.
 Pilgrimage for Muslims is about equality in front of
God.

22. Kaaba

23. Pilgrimage (Hajj)

24. Pilgrimage (Hajj)

25. History of Islam

26. Facts
 Islam started in Arabia in
610 CE when Prophet
Mohammad (SAWS)
received the first
revelation.
 Even if Islam started in
Arabia, Arabs only
represent 20 to 25% of all
Muslims.
 Today Islam counts 1.5
billion followers in all the
countries of the World:
 5 million in France
 2-8 million in the US

27. Islam in the World

28. Islam in Asia
Jakarta

29. Islam in the Middle East
Istanbul

30. Islam in the West

31. History of Islam
 Muslim civilization contributed in many ways to
the world as we know it today:
 Sciences: Chemistry, Algebra.
 Medicine: Hospitals, Anesthesia, blood circulation
system.
 Philosophy: Translated the work of Greek
philosophers.
 Cities of Baghdad, Granada, Damascus were the
main destination for people seeking knowledge
 Arabic was the language of scientific research.

32. Al-Andalus-Granada

33. Al-Andalus-Granada

34. Al-Andalus-Granada

35. Al-Andalus-Granada

36. First Modern Library
 Founded between 754 and 775
 Translated work published in
from different language into
Arabic in the fields of
 Astrology,
 Mathematics
 Agriculture
 Medicine
 Philosophy
 Credited with the founding of
the first paper mill
 Developed with other libraries
the principle of library catalog

37. First University in the
Word
 Theology, Political sciences
and natural science
(astronomy, biology,
chemistry etc)
 Al Qarawiyyin University in
Fez, Morocco
 Founded in 859 by a wealthy
women Fatima Al Fihria.
 The university is considered
as the oldest university in
the world by the Guinness
book of records.

38. Women in Islam

39. Women in Islam
 Muslims believe that men
and women are equal in the
sight of God.
 Rights:
 Education
 Property
 Inheritance
 Keep their family name
 Vote
 Muslim women wear hijab
as a sign of modesty.
 Women cannot be forced in
marriage.

40. Women in Islam

41. Women in Islam