ISLAM

BY: CAN DEMIRBAS

Introduction

Islam is a really different religion than the other

religions. Islam was started by the first man named

Adam. But the founder wasn't Adam it was

Muhammad. In this project I will tell you about the first

man, the founder, the main beliefs, the celebrations, and

about the Mekkah.

ISLAM

Islam began with the first man, Adam. Adam  submitted him-self to God. Therefore, the word “Islam” came when he submit-ted himself to God. Islam simply means submission to God. The word Islam also means peace.

The Founder of Islam was Muhammad. Muhammad's early life wasn't easy. At 570 C.E, Muhammad was born in the Makkah but  after 2 months his father died after. Muhammad's mother sent him to a family in the desert. His mother sent him there be-cause she believed that growing up in the open air would make the child strong and healthy. So Muhammad was raised for 5 years. The family lived in the desert and they taught Muham-mad to be kind to strangers and help orphans . When Muham-mad was six he went back home and unfortunately his mother died. So his grandfather took care of him. After 2 years his grandfather died. Finally, his uncle took care of him. After every-thing, Muhammad started to preach to other Makkans around 613 C.E. Muhammad thought that people should worship only one god. Muhammad preached the Makkans faith in God the Creator as the one and only God with no partners, no son, no

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PART 1

Origins of Islam

This Video is about Muhammad. The part that we read was when Muhammad got a message from the angel Gabriel. We also read about Muhammed Read-ing the Quran out loud and telling the scribes to write them down

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companion, Islam religion principles, Quran teaching and guides, and morals of Islam.

To conclude Muhammad was told by an angel to start Islam and to write the Quran. The Islamic empire expanded after the death of Muhammad.                   

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Muslims believe in Allah - the one and only God. There are other main beliefs for Islam like Muslims believe in the angels created by Allah. Muslims believe in Life after Death. And Mus-lims believe that Allah has taught the Muslims to understand what’s good and what evil is. Muslims believe in the Day of Re-birth Allah will wake the Muslims from our deaths and other things.Islamic people all believe In life after death. Worshippers show that they are faithful by praying everyday 5 times in differ-ent times either in the mosque or anywhere else. They usually pray in the mosque.The Holy book for Islam is the Quran. The Quran was written by Muhammad. Muhammad wrote it when he was told by the angel. The angel gave messages from God to Muhammad. The Quran is a really long book and it is 114 chap-ters long. The Quran explains everything. It explains the past, life, good  and bad, and other things. The main or special cele-brations are the ramadan feast(Eid Al-Fitr) and the Eid Al-Adha. For me I think the ramadan feast is more important be-cause you have to fast for about 1 month and it is special be-cause it is the holy month.

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PART 2

Basic Beliefs of Islam Part 2 Podcast

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The Islamic people don't have special clothing but if you are really religious the woman has to cover their hair or if they want they can cover their whole body and there face. The men can wear what they want. Usually religious go to the Mecca. The Mecca is located in Saudi Arabia.The Mecca is a really special place for the Muslims because the Mecca is the birthplace of Muhammad and it is the site of the Quran. Today more than 15 million Muslims go to the Mecca for a visit. I never been to the Mecca but I would like to go there. I would like to go there because I want to see how it is there and i would like to pray there. Muslims have five duties which is called The Five Pillars of Islam. Every Muslim tries to carry out these five things, and it helps them to feel that they are members of Muslim commu-nity. The first pillar is the Shahada. The Shahada is the declara-tion of faith. This means that there is no God except Allah, Mu-hammad is the messenger of Allah. They say these words when they are praying. The second pillar is the Salah. The Salah is the Islamic prayer. This means that everyday they have to pray 5 times. The third pillar is the Zakah. This means that Muslims have to give their savings to charity. They do this because they believe that their wealth is made pure. The fourth pillar is the

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PART 3

Rules Or Norms Of Islam

Sawn. In Sawn you have to fast for the month of ramadan. The last pillar is the Hajj. This is a pilgrimage to Makkah at least one time in your life

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