Islam Profile
By Sriram Palepu - Period 7
Founder
Beliefs
Shahada - declaration of belief in Allah
Salat - prayer towards mecca five times a day
Zakzt - giving to the poor
Sawm - fasting during Ramadan
Hajj - pilgramage to Mecca
Emphasized virtues - temperance, justice, humanity, generosity, etc.
Polygamy and slavery were permitted but slaves were to be treated well and not Muslim.
Jihad - holy war - war to defend and spread Islam, those slain will go immediately to Allah
Sharia - The sacred laws of Islam based on divine revelations from the Quran. Ever Muslim is expected to live their life based on Sharia as it covers all aspects including relations, inheritance, taxation, law, and jurisprudence.
All animals have souls and need to be slaughtered for consumption in a specific way with prayers; meat that has been made using the process is considered halal. Pork is unclean and not suitable for dietary consumption.
Mullah - scholars of Islam
Imam - in Shiite, there is Imam, a leader with both secular and religious power
Mosque is place of prayer; Caliph were successor to the prophet aka leader with religous power (Ummayad, Abbasid, Fatimids Caliphates they were like kingdoms )