-There is only one god

-The Hijab which means barrier or partition.

-over 1 billion followers

-mostly practiced in the United Kingdom

-Sunni and Shi’a : Two different groups who both agree on the fundamentals of Islam and share the same Holy book but have different historical experiences, political and social developments, as well as ethnic composition.

Meaning: The Crescent represents progress and the star represents illumination with the light of knowledge

-Muslims sacred word of god 

-The Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by God in Arabic.

-There are 114 chapters in the Qur'an, which is written in the old Arabic dialect.

-over 40 translations

-The Qur'an is treated with immense respect by Muslims because it is the sacred word of God.

-many of the Muslims who marry are from widely different cultures

-For many Muslims, it is the Islamic ceremony that counts as the actual wedding, and not the confirmation of that wedding in a registry office.

-Muslim marriages are frequently arranged by the parents of the young people. 

-A Muslim husband has to agree to a financial deal with the prospective wife before marriage. 

-The actual Muslim wedding is known as a nikah. It is a simple ceremony, at which the bride does not have to be present so long as she sends two witnesses to the drawn-up agreement.

-Many wedding customs are a matter of culture and not of Islam.

-Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims fast during daylight hours

-some reasons why they fast: The Qur'an was first revealed during this month

-The gates of Heaven are open.