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WHAT
ARE T
HE MAJO
R
RELIGIO
US BELIE
FS O
F IS
LAM?
WHY
DID C
ERTAIN
RELIG
IOUS
GROUPS F
EEL THAT
REVOLUTI
ON AGAIN
ST TH
E
SHAH WAS N
ECESSARY AND
HOW D
OES THIS
BELIE
F IM
PACT
THE C
ITIZ
ENS OF
IRAN, T
HE US
AND/OR T
HE REST
OF TH
E
WORLD
?S A L I H A H S I D D I Q U I
M R S . K R A M E R - 3 R D P E R I O D
I R A N P R O J E C T
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF ISLAM
• Monotheistic: believe in one god, Allah
• Five pillars of Islam: Believing in one God and Muhammad is his last prophet, praying, fasting, helping the poor, and performing a pilgrimage to Makkah.
• Allah sends prophets and messengers to his people to spread religion and they include Jesus (Isa) and the main Messenger was Muhammad.
• Quran is the holy book, explains the way of life.
• Pray 5 times a day
• Following the way Muhammad lived is another goal in life
WHY THE REVOLUTION?
• the Shah was unpopular with the public
• He was a dictator who was put into power by Westerners
• He wanted to “westernize” Iran.
• The Shah used the SAVAK, which was the secret police, to rule the country
• His ideas clashed with the Islamists: tobacco, alcohol, movies, gambling and clothing style
• The Shah was enforcing ideas on people that they did not want to follow
• The outcome of the Iranian Revolution was a positive one for Iran.
• oppression ended and their ideologies, religious, and cultural traditions were well-maintained.
• resulted in peace in Iran and a better government.
• The revolution transformed Iran from a monarchy to an Islamic Republic
• Iran’s relation with US worse
• People understood that they could fight for what the believed.
IMPACTS OF THIS BELIEF ON PEOPLE