Islam

=I s l a m ! =

 Islam mean peace in Arabic. The islamic religion originates in Saudi Arabia The Islams messenger is Mohammed Whenever they say the word "Mohammed" islam's say "Peace be upon him"
 * __Origins__**
 * __Messenger__**

**__Celebrations of festivals__**
They celebrate after fasting for a month.
 * __Traditions__**

Muslims believed if you did something that pleased Allah, you would have a good life on Earth The Islam people fast once a year for a month, the boys start fasting at the age of 8 but the girls started fasting at the age of 7. The Islam people can eat everything apart from pork so they cant eat pork. ﻿The Islam people fast once a year depending on the month and the same date in the next month they have a big feast.

The Islam fasting is called Ramadan.
<span style="color: #00ff1e; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Islam people don't eat from 5.30am-6.00pm when fasting <span style="color: #fdaaaa; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">They have to clean before they pray and they cant have make-up on <span style="color: #fdaaaa; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">They pray 5 times a day. <span style="color: #ff00ee; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">when they pray they were a white dress <span style="color: #003aff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Islams believe in one god called Allah, but they also believe that Moses and Jesus had excised, and they both were important. <span style="color: #003aff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mu
 * __Prayer__**
 * __God (or Gods)__**

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #a419f0; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Allah prayed 5 times a day facing a holy place.
<span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Islam's Bible is called the Quran. <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 290%;">
 * __Word of God__**

Islam women wear a special white headpiece and skirt or dress that is white and simple with no patterns.
 * __Clothing__**

Most popular places of worship are Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem
 * __Place of Worship__**

Shahadah - declaration of faith. Salah - prayer. Zakal - giving things to charities. Saum - the fasting in the month of Ramadan.
 * __Structure__**
 * __Symbols__**

Rituals the word of Islam means peace.

__**Other Interesting Stuff.**__ <span style="color: #2600fa; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">In September 2005 there were 1.2 billion people making up the Muslim population <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">. <span style="color: #003aff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Islam is the second most popular religion following Christianity

<span style="color: #d8a3e0; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Islam began in Arabia and was revealed to humanity by the prophet Muhammad.
<span style="color: #8914cc; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Allah forbid men and women to eat pork, drink alcohol and make pictures of others. <span style="color: #8914cc; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Islam generally didn't have animal sacrifices and relied on prayer. <span style="color: #8914cc; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">A moon and star is a symbol often used on flags or buildings of islamic countries. <span style="color: #8914cc; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Every muslim is expected to fast from sunrise to sunset. <span style="color: #8914cc; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Muslims must not eat or drink during daylight hours. <span style="color: #8914cc; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">During Ramadan Muslims get up early before dawn and have a light snack.

<span style="color: #8914cc; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Islam people wear a neckless with beeds but no cross

== <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #2ef5b5; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: sub;">The religious faith of Islam as it was practiced between about 650 and 1500 ==