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������������ ������������ •Sunnis believed the •Shiites contended that prophet’s temporal successor Muhammad’s relative, Al ibn Ab Talib (599–661), should should be elected from among appropriate have succeeded him. candidates.

�������� ������� ������� ������� •“Muhammad was an Arab who Islam is one of the fastest was born in Mecca about AD growing religions in the world. 570 .” ( World Book Encyclopedia , p. 463) To become Muslim, a person of any race or culture must say a simple statement, the Shahadah , . . . ������� ������� •Place founded - Mecca, Saudi . . . that bears witness to the Arabia belief in the One God and that •Founder - Muhammad (born Prophet Muhammad was the c.570), a trade merchant last prophet of God. from Arabia •Adherents - 1.3 billion

�������� �������� There are six articles of faith in They are belief in: Islam. These are the basic A) the One God. beliefs that one must have in B) all the prophets of God. order to be considered a true C) the original scriptures Muslim. revealed to Prophets Moses, David, Jesus, and Muhammad. �������� �������� •In contrast to many other D) the angels. religions, the basic practice E) the Day of Judgment and of Islam is simplicity itself. the Hereafter. The believer worships God directly without the F) the divine decree (or intercession of priests or destiny). clergy or saints. �������� ��������� •The believer's duties are 1.Confession of Faith summed up in five simple 2. Daily Prayer rules, the so-called Five Pillars of Islam: Belief, 3. Alms Tax Worship, Fasting, Almsgiving, 4. Pilgrimage to Mecca and Pilgrimage. 5. Fasting during Ramadan http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/faithpillars.html

������� ������� •Within the 114 chapters and •“There is no God but Allah, 6236 verses in Quran, the name and Muhammad is his of Prophet Mohammed can only prophet.” be found in 4 places (Ch. 3:144, Ch. 33:40, Ch. 47:2, Ch. 48:2). http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/galleries/6-shocking-facts-in-the- quran-that-christians-should-know.aspx?p=2#CUJHqmVgU8WUS3yl.99 ����� ����� •The Quran is the most •Conversely, the name of important book in Islam. It Jesus is mentioned far more contains the teachings and than Mohammed. Jesus can story of the chief prophet of be found in the Quran in 25 Islam, Muhammad. places. http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/galleries/6-shocking-facts-in-the- quran-that-christians-should-know.aspx?p=2#CUJHqmVgU8WUS3yl.99 ����� •The Quran, whose name means "recitation" in Arabic, is the sacred text of Muslims and the highest authority in both religious and legal matters.

������ ������ • Sharia is based on Islam's holy book, the • Sharia law, according to Muslims, Quran, and the life of prophet includes "the principle of treating other people justly, of making sure that the Mohammed. The majority of it concerns the faith of the individual and how to financial system treats people fairly ... and most importantly the basic practice Islam, along with guidance on principles of Islamic fate," says Harvard when to pray and how to fast during Ramadan. Law professor Noah Feldman.

������� ������� •Their answer to “sin” and •Because Islam does not embrace the exclusive nature of biblical suffering is not found in the truth and the central place Jesus person and work of Jesus Christ. Christ has in the unfolding of In Islamic thought, deliverance God’s Story , . . . from such things is only possible through the doing of good works. ������� ����� • In 2005, more people from Islamic •. . . they are lost and do not have countries became legal permanent US their sins atoned and they will be residents — nearly 96,000 — than in separated from God forever and any year in the previous two decades. experience His absence and feel • In 2009, more than 115,000 Muslims the torment of their rejection of became legal residents of the United Him forever. States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States ��� ��� • John Guandolo, a former FBI agent who • Pew Research Center estimates that specializes in Islamic terrorism, said in there were about 3.3 million Muslims a blog posted Tuesday that Michigan, of all ages living in the United States in Massachusetts and Minnesota are three 2015. This means that Muslims made states that appear to be putting up the up about 1% of the total U.S. population least resistance to Islamization. (about 322 million people in 2015), and http://www.wnd.com/2015/11/u-s-cities-surrendering-to- we estimate that that share will double shariah/#78lqgWx0Fz5f6rrq.99 by 2050.

����� ����� •There has been an explosion •The overall number of in the number of mosques mosques in the United States being built in every corner of quietly rose from 1,209 in this country since the 9/11 2000 to 2,106 in 2010, an attacks. increase of 74%. 1. Islamic Society of 8. Islamic Center of Milwaukee Madison 2. Islamic Center of 9. Masjid Al-Noor/ISM Wisconsin West 3. Islamic Center of 10.Othman bin Affan Wisconsin Mosque • Arabs 4. Islamic Center of East 11.Islamic Center & Madison Mosque • The Detroit metropolitan area is home to the 5. Islamic Society Of 12.Islamic Revival largest concentration of Arab Americans Wisconsin Association ( 403,445 ), followed by the New York City 6. Masjid Ar-Rahman 13.Islamic Resource Combined Statistical Area ( 371,233 ), Los Angeles 7. Islamic Society of Center ( 308,295 ), San Francisco Bay Area ( 250,000 ), Sheboygan 14.Islamic Center Of Chicago ( 176,208 ), and the Washington D.C area. Wisconsin ����� •We must separate the political/national argument from the theological/biblical mission.