Slide 1What is The Koran?Slide 3Slide 4More Facts…What Doe’s The Koran Talk About?Articles In Which A “True Faith” Moslem Must Believe…Who was Mohammed?Three Directions From Gabrielle…MohammedMohammed…MohammedThe Koran and The Bible…Slide 14By: Hillary HolcombeWhat is The Koran?What is The Koran?“The holy scripture of Islam, regarded by Moslems as the word of God (Allah) as delivered to his prophet Muhammad.” The Koran was the cornerstone of The Koran was the cornerstone of Muslim faith.Muslim faith.The divine law of God as said by Allah The divine law of God as said by Allah himself in revelations to Mohammed.himself in revelations to Mohammed.Facts About The KoranFacts About The Koran It contains one hundred and It contains one hundred and fourteen suras.fourteen suras. The suras are not arranged The suras are not arranged chronologically but by length; chronologically but by length; going in order from small to large.going in order from small to large. Mohammed dictated these suras to his Mohammed dictated these suras to his immediate followers, who memorized immediate followers, who memorized them. them. When one of the original reciters had lost When one of the original reciters had lost their lives in the conflicts which occurred their lives in the conflicts which occurred after the death of Mohommed, Omar after the death of Mohommed, Omar suggested to Caliph 'Abu-Bekr ( who was the suggested to Caliph 'Abu-Bekr ( who was the successor of Mohammed) that they be put successor of Mohammed) that they be put into writing.into writing.More Facts…More Facts…The text of the Koran was written entirely in gold leaf around the year 800.Was written in the earliest Arabic script known as kufic.What Doe’s The Koran What Doe’s The Koran Talk About?Talk About? The Koran reads mostly about the unity of God and how to live in which accords to His Will. Other topics include religious doctrine, creation, criminal and civil law, Judaism, Christianity, polytheism, social values, morality, history, stories of past prophets, and science.Articles In Which A “True Articles In Which A “True Faith” Moslem Must Believe…Faith” Moslem Must Believe…1. God1. God2. His Angels2. His Angels3. His Messengers3. His Messengers4. His revealed Books4. His revealed Books5. The Day of Resurrection5. The Day of Resurrection6. Divine Preordainments (Prophecy) 6. Divine Preordainments (Prophecy)Who was Who was Mohammed?Mohammed?Born in 570 C.E. in MeccaGrowing up he earned a great reputation for his honesty and integrity. While in a dream-like state, he was given these three instructions from Gods angel, Gabrielle.Three Directions From Three Directions From Gabrielle…Gabrielle…Only one god exists, and that strict monotheistic belief was required of all people. The second involved socio-economic justice for all.The third involved the existence of a final judgment for both the just and the unjust.MohammedMohammed delivered public sermons on his faith to large numbers of people, proclaiming the unity of God and denouncing the evil of drunkenness and impurity. Some turned away, while others converted because the power of his words..Mohammed…He once went to Kaaba and proclaimed that He once went to Kaaba and proclaimed that there was no God but Allah. The worshippers there was no God but Allah. The worshippers looked at this as an insult and attacked him. looked at this as an insult and attacked him. He was abused and insulted frequently in He was abused and insulted frequently in public. public. He fled from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D. when He fled from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D. when he learned that the Qoreish tribe planned to he learned that the Qoreish tribe planned to take his life. The Muslim calendar begins on take his life. The Muslim calendar begins on the day of this flight, known as the Hijra. the day of this flight, known as the Hijra. Died in 632 A.D.Died in 632 A.D.Mohammed MohammedThe Koran and The Bible… *The Koran deals with many similar *The Koran deals with many similar features as the Bible such as; Noah, features as the Bible such as; Noah, Satan, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, Virgin Satan, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, Virgin Mary, Jesus, and many others.Mary, Jesus, and many others. *Both, the Koran and the Bible, show *Both, the Koran and the Bible, show the greatness of only one God. The the greatness of only one God. The creator of heavens and earth, and that all creator of heavens and earth, and that all humans should have the will of God. Both humans should have the will of God. Both Believe in heaven and hell.Believe in heaven and
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