LIYAN KHAN

Iranian Enrichment Assignment:Islam in Iran

Major Beliefs

Belief in one God (Allah)Many prophets

Most famous is MohammedHoly book is the QuranFive pillars

Shahada (There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is His messenger)

Sawm (fasting) Salah (prayer) Zakat (charity) Hajj (pilgrimage)

Revolution Against the Shah

Religious groups in Iran disliked western culture because of the religion (Christianity)

The Shah of Iran was a supporter of the westCitizens in Iran started disliking the Shah

because of thisEventually, the Shah fled Iran

Impact

Western culture was hated by the IraniansCitizens of Iran were forced to follow IslamMany people started disliking the religionMany protests took placeIranian military started being violent

Work Cited

http://www.islamicbulletin.org/newsletters/issue_24/beliefs.aspx#basic

http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch29ir.htmlhttp://theriskyshift.com/2012/02/essay-impact-of-ira

nian-revolution-on-html/

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