Holy Books

• Quran 6 Creeds (Articles of faith)

• Hadith • Belief in God
• Shuhuf-i-Ibrahim • Belief in the Angels
• Zabur • Belief in Divine Books
• Belief in the Prophets
• Belief in the Day of Judgment
The Five Pillars of Islam • Belief in God's predestination

Confession of Faith Intro me likhna ye

(Shahada) The word “Islam” means “submission to the will of
Ritual Prayer (Salat) God.”
Obligatory Alms (Zakat) Followers of Islam are called Muslims.
Muslims are monotheistic and worship one, all-
The Fast of Ramadan (Saum) knowing God, who in Arabic is known as Allah.
Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
Tenants of personalities
Adam (AS) – He was the first human being and the Prophet sends by Allah Almighty to the world for the
spread and guidance of mankind. For Muslims, Adam is the father of all the humanity.
Ibrahim (AS) – He is considered one of the greatest Prophets in the line of Prophets. In Islam, he is
remembered and revered in the form of the festival of Eid-ul-Adha, where Muslims sacrifice an animal in
memory of the deed of Ibrahim (AS) where he was willing to offer his son Ismail (AS) to Allah Almighty, but
Allah changed it with an animal.
Musa (AS) – He was the Prophet of Allah Almighty whom he sent upon the nation of Bani Israel. He was given
the Divine Book Torah.
Dawud (AS) – He was the King of Israel and brought message of Allah The Great to the Israelites.
Isa (AS) Jesus – After Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), he and his Mother are the most discussed personalities in
Quran. According to Islamic preaching, Allah gave him Gospel and he was the founder of Christianity.
Muhammad (PBUH) – Above all the one name that is synonymous with Islam is Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
He is the founder of Islam and the bringer of the most complete and knowledge rich book – the Quran.
Noah-
570 CE- Birth of Muhammad
610 CE- Muhammad receives first vision in a
cave near Mecca
622 CE- Hijira - Muhammad and followers
flee to Medina
630 CE- Muslims capture Mecca. Ka'ba is
cleansed, pilgrimage rites are Islamicized, tribes
of Arabia vow allegiance to Muhammad
632 CE- Death of Muhammad. Abu Bakr chosen
as caliph.
650 CE- Caliph Uthman has the Qur'an written
down.
Late 600s- Ruling classes in East and West Africa
convert to Islam
And thus it start spreading eastwards.