Islam

“submission to the will of God”

Followers of Islam are called Muslims

They believe there is only one God, they call him Allah

They believe God sent a number of prophets to mankind to teach them how to live according to his law

Jesus, Moses and Abraham are respected as prophets of god. They believe that the final prophet was Muhammad.

Their holy book is Qur'an which must be wrapped and must not touch the floor to show respect

There are 5 pillars of Islam to follow the faith.

Key Points:

The 5 Pillars of Islamhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hW3hH9_7pl

Further beliefs

Muslims have 6 main beliefs:

1.belief that Allah is the one and only God.

2.belief in angels.

3.belief in the holy books.

4.belief in the prophets.

5.belief in the day of judgement.

6.belief in Predestation.

Allah

• Islamic faith states that Allah is eternal, omniscient and omnipotent

• Allah has no shape or form

• Allah is fair

• A believer can approach Allah by praying and reciting the Qur'an

Ramadan• Ramadan is the ninth month

of the Islamic calendar when Muslims fast during daylight hours.

• The Qur'an was first revealed during this month

• Ramadan symbolises that the gates of heaven are open, the gates of hell are closed and that devils are chained up in hell.