Реферат: Islamic Religion Essay Research Paper Islamic ReligionTodays

Confessions of faith: “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of

God.” All Muslisms are requiered to submit to god’s will as given in the Quran. Muhhammad

role is stress in the Confession, that he is just the messenger and not devine.. Musliums think that he

is the last and the greatest of the Prophets. They see life as a preparation of Judgement Day.

And when they rise from the grave, they will be judge dor their actions( heaven or hell). allah is

also the god of the Jews, christans, Adam , Abraham, Moses, and Jeuses. They are all given c

onsider to be prophets. Musliums have great respect for the Bible, Judasim, and Christianity.

They believe that the Arabs rea decendents of Ishmauel, son of Abraham.

Prayer: They pray five times a day sunrise, noon, afternoon, sunset and evening facing

Makkah using the same motion and words. They kneel, bow, and touch their foreheads to the

ground (sign of submission). They pray no matter what. Friday at noon in a mosque( shrine,

court, school, and shelter). Imam(leader of the prayer) can be any male with the proper religous

training.

Alms are chartity done privately and a state tax.

Fasting: Is in the month of Ramadan ( the ninth month of the Ariabian calander).They can not eat

or drink from sunrise to sunset. After the fasting they have a three day feast. Children, sick and

pregant women are excempt. Cannon sounds for the prayers.

Pilgemage- (Haji) everyone goes to Makkah at least once in their life. Once they go they are

honored in their community. Haji is two months and ten days after Ramadum fast. They have

three days of ceremony, prayer, and sacrifice. Now they worship at Kaaba, Nakkah, and

madinah. It is a visible expression of unity and an expression of ideas.

Role of Women

“Men are responsible for women”. Womens postion is largely defined by her relationship

with her male relatives and Husbends. They stopped the tribusl killing of baby girls. They

limited polygamy down to 4 wives. But they had to be equal to each other. Women had control

over her own property and she could inhert property from her father and remarry. Their lives are

invested into the family and household. Muisana the wife of Mu’awiyat wrote:

” The coarse cloth woven in serenity of the desert

Is more precious to me then lucuries robes of a Queen