by YESICA ACOSTA

Islam Religious Symbol :

a17yesicaa — 2013-10-30 14:53:54 UTC

-Creation of the symbol started when the Islamic people started to travel at night.The moon lit the way while the stars lead the way.

-Used to show how Islam guides and lights a Muslims life.

Main Ideas/Beliefs :

a17yesicaa — 2013-11-02 15:43:46 UTC

* Five Pillars of Faith-Are the five religion duties expected for a Muslim.

-Daily confession of faith:Shahada

-Daily Ritual Prayer:Salat

-Paying the alms tax:Zakat

-Fasting during the month of Ramadan:Sawn

-Pilgrimage to Mecca:Hajj

Important People:

a17yesicaa — 2013-11-02 15:55:53 UTC

*Allah-Main supreme,unique God who created rules and everything else.

*Muhammad-A human being sent by Allah to remind people of their one true creator.Also he established a system of peace and justice for all.

Is this religion monotheistic or polytheistic?????

a17yesicaa — 2013-11-02 16:34:53 UTC

Islam is a religion that is monotheistic.This means that these people ONLY believe in one God.There one God is Allah.Allah is believed to be the ONLY ruler or creator.

Here is a map of the spread of this religion:

a17yesicaa — 2013-11-02 16:44:17 UTC

Important Holidays/Holy Days

a17yesicaa — 2013-11-03 16:13:11 UTC

*Ramdan-This month of fasting

*Hajj-designated for pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslim who can afford it.

Here is a timeline of Events with Information:

a17yesicaa — 2013-11-03 16:15:15 UTC

*Birth of Muhammad happened in 570 C.

*First Revelation of Qurans happened in 610.

* The Black Stone is stolen happened in 929.

*The Black Stone is Returned happened in 946 or 951.

* The Muslim population grew to 20% of the world's population.The Islamic religion becomes the 2nd largest.This is happening now in the 2000 C.

# of followers globally and # of followers in the United States:

a17yesicaa — 2013-11-03 16:15:50 UTC

There are about 1.6 billion followers of the islam religion.

About 1,226,000,000 people in the us follow the Islam religion.