About the Quran

• Verbatim word of Allah• Allah->Jibril (Gabriel)->Muhammad• 114 chapters (sura), nonlinear• Desecration of a Koran is forbidden. That

means no pulping, recycling, or discarding. Must be left free to flow in a river, kept safe, burned, or buried in a remote location.

Contents

• Contains laws, moral lessons, historical events, and prophesies

• Shares characters and stories with the Torah/Bible (ex. Adam and Eve, Moses, Jesus)

A Little About Islam

• "Voluntary submission to God"• Muhammad Allah's last prophet– Founds religion in 610 AD

• Sunni and Shia sects-Sunni larger branch, considered orthodox-Shia translates to "faction of Ali" (Muhammad's

cousin/son-in-law)

Five Pillars of Islam

• Shahadah: One God, Muhammad is His messenger

• Salat: Islamic prayer to be preformed five times a day

• Zakat: Alms fiving• Sawm of Ramadan: Fasting during the month

of Ramadan• Haij: Pilgrimage to Mecca

Overlap With Judaism and Christianity

• Shares stories and characters with Torah/Bible– Also shares similar laws and

concepts• Muslims believe that Jesus was

a messenger of God and a Messiah, but believe that he was a mortal prophet, not the son of God. They also do not believe in the crucifixion/resurrection, but believe in God raising him into the heavens, and in a second coming.