Around 1.5 billion people =

21%

of the world's population practices Islam

Basic Information

Basic Beliefs

Founded by Muhammed

-sacred text

-the Quran

-Muhammed's

revelations

-Mosques are worship spaces for the practicing

-sacred places: Mecca

-the angel Gabriel visited Muhammed

-Islam's final and most

important prophet

-The 5 pillars

-summarize basic rules and

beliefs

-fasting, praying 5 times a

day, giving alms, pilgrimage,

and declaration of faith

-Allah is the only god

-creator and master of the

universe

the star and crescent were on the Ottoman flag, and have remained the symbol of Islam