Beliefs:
· Allah is God
· Jesus was a prophet
· You get to heaven by obeying the Five Pillars of Islam
o Faith – in 1 God and Muhammad is the messenger
o Prayer – 5 times a day
o Almsgiving (charity)
o Fasting – refraining from food and drink from dawn to sunset during holy month of Ramadan
o Pilgrimage – making a once in a lifetime visit to Mecca.
Muslims are not allowed to gamble, eat pork, drink alcohol, and be dishonest. The book of the Islamic faith is the Qur’an. They are required to read the Qur’an each day.
The Islamic religion is divided into 2 groups: the Shi’i and Sunni Muslims
l Shi’i only accept the descendants of Ali, Muhammad’s son-in-law, as the true rulers of the Islamic religion
l Sunni are the larger of the two groups, believing in Muhammad and other Islamic prophets
· Allah is God
· Jesus was a prophet
· You get to heaven by obeying the Five Pillars of Islam
o Faith – in 1 God and Muhammad is the messenger
o Prayer – 5 times a day
o Almsgiving (charity)
o Fasting – refraining from food and drink from dawn to sunset during holy month of Ramadan
o Pilgrimage – making a once in a lifetime visit to Mecca.
Muslims are not allowed to gamble, eat pork, drink alcohol, and be dishonest. The book of the Islamic faith is the Qur’an. They are required to read the Qur’an each day.
The Islamic religion is divided into 2 groups: the Shi’i and Sunni Muslims
l Shi’i only accept the descendants of Ali, Muhammad’s son-in-law, as the true rulers of the Islamic religion
l Sunni are the larger of the two groups, believing in Muhammad and other Islamic prophets