Seal of Seal of ProphetsProphets

1) Noah

2) Abraham

3) Moses

4) Jesus

5) …

• Born 570 CE to leading Meccan tribe– Shepard on Mt Hira, outside Mecca

• 610 CE, The night of power: In a cave on Mt. Hira, Allah said “You are ‘the appointed one’

• Told his wife, Khadija- she supported! First convert.– Sign of respect for women

• Belittled by community. 622 CE fled Mecca for Medina. – Returned to convert…

• Only 1 miracle, the Qur’an. (Entirely the work of Allah)

1) Shahada: Creed of Islam/ Muslim expression of faith

“I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, the One, and I bear witness that Muhammad is his messenger”

2) Salat: Daily Worship/ Prayer (5x’s)Adhan- Call to prayerAdhan- Call to prayer

Muezzin- Chants the call to prayer from a minaret3) Zakat: Alms- Give to

Charity4)Must observe fasting during Ramadan (Sawm): 9th month of the Islamic lunar Calendar (11 days shorter than solar calendar. Began in 622 when Muhammad left Mecca for Medina)

5) Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca

• In 2014, Ramadan will begin roughly on Saturday June 28th and will finish on the 27th of July

• Holidays—– Eid al-Fitr:

• Feast of Breaking the Fast• Celebration of the end of Ramadan• End of 9th month

– Eid al-Adha:• Feast of the Sacrifice• Willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his first born son (Ishmael) as

an act of submission to God’s command• End of 10th month

Kaaba

Black Stone