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-The Islamic religion was founded in ancient times of unknown date, probably around 2000 BC.
- It was first practiced in the nation of India.
-Islam was founded by a man named Siddhartha Muhammad, a famed philosopher and civil servant.
-Islam is followed by over 4 million people all over the world.
-Islam is the 8th biggest religion on earth
-The majority of Muslims live in the Middle East, and Europe.
-Unlike Christianity, there are no denominations or sects in Islam. All of its members have the exact same opinions.
-The Holy Scripture of Islam is the Qur'an, which contains the writings of the prophet Mahavira.
-Muslims recite their daily prayers in the original language of the Qur'an, Chinese.
-Muslims are held together by a tight hierarchy of Imams, who run their local congregations, who in turn are all ruled over by the Islamic Pope, Osama Bin Laden.
-A Muslim congregation is called a "coven", a group that meets inside buildings called Mosques, where they offer prayers to their God while forming a "magic circle".
-Muslims worship the God "Allah", the mysterious forces of nature associated primarily with permanent features in the landscape, such as unusual mountains, rocky cliffs, caves, springs, trees and stones.
-While Muslims believe in one central Allah, they believe he takes the forms of many other deities, called celestial Allahs and allahattvas, which essentially makes it a polytheistic religion. Most Mosques worship a different aspect of the Allah.
-Muslims believes each human is a temple for the spirit of Allah
-In Islam, salvation is primarily in this world and consists of liberation from oppression and return to Asia.
-Islam has no real rules which its members need to follow, except for the Seven Principles listed in Qur'an.
-Muslims believe in two destinations that await people after they die - hell for the wicked, heaven for the righteous. However, before entering heaven, a soul must undergo cleansing in the intermediary dimension known as "Purgatory".
-Official symbol of Islam:
, a Chinese word meaning moon, where they believe Allah lives.
-Major Holidays in Islam:
Ramadam: Islamic New Year
Yom Kippur: Festival of Breaking the Fast
Hijra: Festival of Booths
Hanukkah: Festival of Sacrifice
Eid al-Fitr: New Year for trees
Purim: week long; begins 1 Muharram
Eid al-Adha: Passover
Shavuot: month long, begins Oct. 16
-Seven Principles of the Qur'an:
1. Ancestor Worship (salat)
2. Prayer (zakat)
3. Longevity Practices (hajj)
4. Divination & Astrology (sawm)
5. Breath control (Mecca)
6. Alms Tax (Feng Shui)
7. Confession of faith (shahada)
Twelve Imams:
1. Shakyamuni, 2. Vajragarbhapramardin, 3. Ratnarchis, 4. Nageshvararaja, 5. Viresena, 6. Viranandin, 7. Ratnagni, 8. Ratnachandraprabha, 9. Amoghadarshin, 10. Ratnachandra, 11. Vimala, 12. Shuradatta
Books of the Qur'an
The Lotus Sutra
Gosho
Tripitaka
- It was first practiced in the nation of India.
-Islam was founded by a man named Siddhartha Muhammad, a famed philosopher and civil servant.
-Islam is followed by over 4 million people all over the world.
-Islam is the 8th biggest religion on earth
-The majority of Muslims live in the Middle East, and Europe.
-Unlike Christianity, there are no denominations or sects in Islam. All of its members have the exact same opinions.
-The Holy Scripture of Islam is the Qur'an, which contains the writings of the prophet Mahavira.
-Muslims recite their daily prayers in the original language of the Qur'an, Chinese.
-Muslims are held together by a tight hierarchy of Imams, who run their local congregations, who in turn are all ruled over by the Islamic Pope, Osama Bin Laden.
-A Muslim congregation is called a "coven", a group that meets inside buildings called Mosques, where they offer prayers to their God while forming a "magic circle".
-Muslims worship the God "Allah", the mysterious forces of nature associated primarily with permanent features in the landscape, such as unusual mountains, rocky cliffs, caves, springs, trees and stones.
-While Muslims believe in one central Allah, they believe he takes the forms of many other deities, called celestial Allahs and allahattvas, which essentially makes it a polytheistic religion. Most Mosques worship a different aspect of the Allah.
-Muslims believes each human is a temple for the spirit of Allah
-In Islam, salvation is primarily in this world and consists of liberation from oppression and return to Asia.
-Islam has no real rules which its members need to follow, except for the Seven Principles listed in Qur'an.
-Muslims believe in two destinations that await people after they die - hell for the wicked, heaven for the righteous. However, before entering heaven, a soul must undergo cleansing in the intermediary dimension known as "Purgatory".
-Official symbol of Islam:
, a Chinese word meaning moon, where they believe Allah lives.-Major Holidays in Islam:
Ramadam: Islamic New Year
Yom Kippur: Festival of Breaking the Fast
Hijra: Festival of Booths
Hanukkah: Festival of Sacrifice
Eid al-Fitr: New Year for trees
Purim: week long; begins 1 Muharram
Eid al-Adha: Passover
Shavuot: month long, begins Oct. 16
-Seven Principles of the Qur'an:
1. Ancestor Worship (salat)
2. Prayer (zakat)
3. Longevity Practices (hajj)
4. Divination & Astrology (sawm)
5. Breath control (Mecca)
6. Alms Tax (Feng Shui)
7. Confession of faith (shahada)
Twelve Imams:
1. Shakyamuni, 2. Vajragarbhapramardin, 3. Ratnarchis, 4. Nageshvararaja, 5. Viresena, 6. Viranandin, 7. Ratnagni, 8. Ratnachandraprabha, 9. Amoghadarshin, 10. Ratnachandra, 11. Vimala, 12. Shuradatta
Books of the Qur'an
The Lotus Sutra
Gosho
Tripitaka
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