about islam
do you know?
- 1. Islam is the last religion of God, revealed to mankind by the Prophet Muhammad about 1400 years ago. It emerged about 600 years after Christianity (the religion introduced by God through Jesus Christ).
- 2. The lineage of the Prophet of Islam goes back to Ishmael, the son of Prophet Abraham. All the fathers of Prophet Muhammad up to Prophet Adam were monotheists.
- 3. The follower of the religion of Islam is called a Muslim. Islam has two major sects or groups. If the followers, apart from the Prophet Muhammad, accept the infallible successors of the Prophet Muhammad (Ali, Hassan, Hussein, ...), they are called Shiites. Otherwise, they are called Sunnis.
- 4. The only child of the Prophet of Islam was Fatima. Like Mary, the mother of Jesus, she was innocent and pure. Her husband was named Ali and her children were named Hassan, Hussein, and Zaynab.
- 5. The book of Prophet Muhammad is called the Quran, which, unlike the Bible of Jesus and the Torah of Moses, is considered one of his miracles. Because it is considered a miracle in terms of literature and language. In addition, there are things in the Quran that have recently been discovered by scientists. While these features do not exist in the Torah and the Bible, they are not considered miracles.
- 6. In Islam, five prayers are offered three times a day. Muslims offer one prayer in the morning, two prayers in the afternoon, and two prayers at night. They can offer a special prayer between each prayer or after two prayers.
- 7. The exact time of prayer is announced to Muslims by the call to prayer in the media. Those who call the call to prayer in the media must have a good voice. In the call to prayer, he loudly proclaims the greatness of God and praises the Prophet, and finally calls Muslims to prayer in a good voice.
- 8. Muslims pray towards the Kaaba (House of God) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia during prayer. Ibrahim wished for a sacred sanctuary where people could find peace and devote themselves entirely to the worship of god. Soon after, god commanded Ibrahim to construct the Sacred House, known as the Kaaba. Ibrahim and his son Ismail worked together diligently to build the Kaaba.