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STATION 1 ISLAM: THE ORIGINS

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Page 1: STATION 1 ISLAM: THE ORIGINS. OVERVIEW OF ISLAM 1 Today, Islam is the worlds fastest growing religion with more than 1 billion followers throughout the

S TAT I O N 1

ISLAM: THE ORIGINS

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OVERVIEW OF ISLAM1

Today, Islam is the world’s fastest

growing religion with more than 1 billion followers throughout

the world

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ISLAM

•Arabians were polytheistic & came to visit Mecca to pray to the Kabba, a shrine containing idols of 360 different gods (including Allah)

• Islam is a monotheistic religion that began in city of Mecca located on the Arabian Peninsula near the Byzantine Empire

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ISLAM1

•Mohammad was born in Mecca & was interested in monotheism of Jews & Christians who traded in Mecca•At age 40, Mohammad had a vision that told him he was a messenger of Allah (Arabic word for “god”; the same god as Christians & Jews)•Muhammad called his religion Islam (“surrender to God”) & destroyed the other idols in the Kabba