RELS 201 Favorite religion - Islam

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RELS 201 Final project on Islam

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  1. Hello class, my name is Justin this was my favorite religion I learned Islam.
  2. So why I chose Islam?
  3. Islam was my favorite religion to learn about in this class.
  4. Others because it was misunderstood in the mainstream,
  5. especially given the events over the past 20 years and
  6. I really wanted to know what Islam truly is.
  7. So what is Islam?
  8. Well let's start off with the origin.
  9. Islam was founded by the prophet Mohammed
  10. In modern day Saudi Arabia around the 7th century ce
  11. why is that important?
  12. So two of the most holy sites
  13. in the muslim world are located in that area,
  14. that being mecca and medina.
  15. So how many Muslims are there in the world?
  16. Well currently
  17. There's estimated 1.5 to 1.7 billion followers of Islam around the world.
  18. Moving on to what do Muslims believe in,
  19. where their main beliefs are that it is
  20. a monotheistic religion believing in one true god.
  21. They also follow the teachings of the prophet Mohammed from the holy Koran.
  22. Some rituals of the Islamic faith are the five pillars
  23. which involves saying a creed that validates Muhammad is Allah's
  24. prophet and that Allah is the one true god.
  25. Then they must have ritual prayer five times daily
  26. and then an annual taxation to give back to the muslim community.
  27. In addition they fast during the month of Ramadan
  28. and then they must have an annual pilgrimage pilgrimage to mecca.
  29. That all Muslims must do once in their lifetime.
  30. What do they believe in the afterlife.
  31. So it's often referred to as paradise in the muslim religion,
  32. You must follow and fulfill the five pillars
  33. and then Muslims go to
  34. Arzak until the day of resurrection comes.
  35. So how do they worship?
  36. So they worship through prayer, which is five times a day,
  37. always facing the direction of Mecca, often using a prayer rug,
  38. they must donate to charity, as mentioned previously,
  39. with an annual donation of one's wealth to the community.
  40. They must also make that once in a lifetime
  41. trip to Mecca as well as fast during Ramadan.
  42. Next, we'll talk about Islam's charitable aspects.
  43. So the Islamic Relief is an agency
  44. specializing in humanitarian aid and development.
  45. They build up communities to better withstand natural disasters
  46. and respond when they happen similar to UNICEF.
  47. They also advocate globally for climate change and gender justice.
  48. And Islamic relief is the only UK charity
  49. to be awarded the core humanitarian certification.
  50. So what's the Islamist future?
  51. I believe that Islam will continue to grow in popularity in the coming years.
  52. Islam is projected to be the fastest-growing religion growing by 70
  53. by 2060.
  54. They also have the youngest median age at 24 and
  55. they have more Children on average than other religions,
  56. both in the world and in the United States. I see both of these being true
  57. given the end of the wars in the Middle East and that most young adults
  58. Not being alive for the events of 9 11,
  59. I can see the stigma behind Islam fading with time.
  60. In conclusion,
  61. Islam is a misunderstood religion that believes in
  62. one true god and follows Mohammed's teachings of
  63. faith without fail via the five pillars and they do good work all over the world.
  64. They support communities. Even in non muslim countries,
  65. There's currently between 1.5 and 1.8 billion
  66. Muslims in the world,
  67. and their population is expected to reach nearly three billion by 2060,
  68. and this was my favorite religion to learn in this class,
  69. as I was also misunderstanding this religion
  70. and here's my work cited.