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This six-page chart covers:

• Introduction to Islam
• The Qur’an
• Muhammad
• Cosmology: beings and mythic events
• Islam in relation to Judaism and Christianity
• Core tenets of Islam (the articles of faith and the Five Pillars)
• The Islamic calendar and holy days
• Sectarian theology (including Shi’ism)
• Islamic law and schools of law
• Sufism
• Key figures in Islamic history and culture
• Major dynasties
• Timeline of key events in Islamic history
• Historical map of the Muslim caliphates