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What is your definition of Isam?
• There is no God but Allah• the belief in angels as messengers of Allah• only the Quran is totally trusted by Muslims.• Islam also holds a strong belief in the
prophets, Mohammed
5 observances that all Muslims follow:
• “There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is the prophet of Allah.”
• The ritual prayers performed five times a day facing Mecca.
• offering 1/40 of their income for the needy.• Their observance of Ramadan where they fast during
the daylight hours.• Their pilgrimage to Mecca required of all Muslims
before death
History of Saudi Arabia
Established in 1932
Helped provide oil to the Allies during WWII
Capital is Mecca – Birthplace of Muhammad (Islamic Prophet)
All Muslims pray toward Mecca 5 times a day
Soviet Union invade Afghanistan
War lasts from 1979-1989
US supplies the Afghan government with weapons to fight the Soviets
Foreign extremists flock to Afghanistan to wage jihad against foreign athiests
Led by a young Saudi named Osama Bin Laden
Persian Gulf War
Iraq led by Saddam Hussein invades its neighboring country of Kuwait
The U.S. aids Kuwait and defeating Iraq
However, many Islamic Extremists became enraged with the U.S. for establishing bases in Saudi Arabia (Holy Land)
Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist AttacksTerrorists:Al-Qaeda: - terrorist org. responsible for the attacks. (19 hijackers)
Osama Bin Laden - Head of Al-Qaeda, leader of the 9/11 attacks.
Khalid Shaik Mohammed – mastermind behind the attacks. (presented to Bin Laden in 1996)
Flight Paths
The Flights•American Airlines 11:
– Boston to L.A.
92 passengers
1st to hit WTC (North). 8:47am.
Collapses @ 10:28
World Trade Center Towers being hit
United 175: Boston to L.A.
2nd to Hit the WTC (South). 9:02
Collapses @ 9:50
64 passengers
United flight 175
American Airlines 77
Washington to L.A.
Hits the Pentagon @ 9:41am
129 Passengers on board
American Airlines 77 crashing into the Pentagon
Damage to the Pentagon
United 93
Newark, NJ to SF
Crashes @ Shanksville, Pa (10:00am)
Probable targets were Capital Building or White House
44 passengers
Flight 93 crash site
Casualties
2,974 total (not including 19 hijackers)
2,603 in NYC (24 remain missing)
125 killed at the pentagon
44 killed on flight 93 in Shanksville
“Freedom Tower” –WTC 1