Topic: worldview-challenged
KEY TERMS:
God: Allah
Islam: Submission to Allah
Muslim: One submitted to Allah
Mohammad: Ultimate and final prophet of Allah
Qur’an: Word of Allah
KEY FACTS:
o€‚„ About 1/5th of the world’s population is Muslim
o€‚„ Approximately three-quarters of Muslims are non-Arabs
o€‚„ About 5 million live in North America
Dates
o€‚„ 570 AD Mohammad is born
o€‚„ 610 AD Mohammad receives his first visions
o€‚„ 622 AD Mohammad flees to Medina this event initiates the Muslim calendar
o€‚„ 630 AD Muslims take Mecca
o€‚„ 632 AD Mohammad dies
o€‚„ 636–640 AD The early conquests of Damascus, Jerusalem, Egypt and Persia
o€‚„ 650 AD The canon of the Qur’an established
Pillars
o€‚„ The confession of faith “There is no God but Allah, and Mohammad is his prophet”
o€‚„ Prayers five times a day, facing Mecca
o€‚„ Almsgiving about 1/40th of income and holdings, primarily for the poor
o€‚„ Fasting during the month of Ramadan
o€‚„ Pilgrimage to Mecca
Beliefs
o€‚„ Monotheism
o€‚„ Prophets
o€‚„ Holy books
o€‚„ Angels and jinn
o€‚„ Judgment day
o€‚„ Muslims reject the Trinity
o€‚„ Muslims deny the deity and sonship of Jesus Christ
o€‚„ Muslims deny that Jesus died upon the cross, thus denying his resurrection
o€‚„ Muslims assert that the Bible is untrustworthy, though the Qur’an is flawless
o€‚„ Muslims face a day of judgment based on good and bad works
