Transcript Lesson C Risalah Prophethood

Title: How important is the role
of a Prophet?
L.O. Know why
prophets are
important to
Muslims.
Evaluate the role of
Prophets in
understanding God
for yourself and
others.
TASK – You can see pilgrims
on Mount Arafat following
the footsteps of
Muhammad. Who do you
follow? Is it right that there
is a lack of positive role
models for teenagers
today?
Risalah = Message (as delivered by prophets)
Essential: Know who the prophets are and why they are important to
Muslims.
Extended: To give examples of the lives of the prophets
Challenge: Draw on your knowledge from Christianity and other
religions during the ‘Step up to the line’ task.
Complete the worksheet.
Task: Record examples of the lives of these
key prophets.
Step up to the line
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Make a line on the floor with your chalk.
Appoint a reader and appoint a director.
The reader will call out the statement.
The members of the group will step up the line if they agree.
The director will direct, question and support the group discussion
after each ‘step up’.
Books are better than people.
I believe people can be sent from God to deliver messages.
A God whom is transcendent can only really get their message to
humans via other humans.
Human beings are more bad than good.
Muhammad is the best example for a person to live by today.
Jesus was more than a prophet.
A malicious God would never send prophets to direct humans how to
live.
Personal experiences of the divine (e.g. having a vision of God) are
more powerful than hearing other humans speak about God.
The prophets are interesting.
‘Assuming God exists, following a
prophet is the best way to
understand God’
Agree
Disagree
Prophet = A messenger for Allah (God).
Qur’an = The words of Allah (God) directly revealed to Muhammad.
Salah = Islamic prayer.
Revelation = A way in which God shows himself and people come to a better understanding
of God.
Sunnah = The memories, advise and sayings of the prophet.
Hadith = Interpretations of the message of the Qur’an recorded by Muslim scholars.
Muhammad = The final and the most important prophet of Islam.
Makkah = The city in which Muhammad lived.
Surah = A chapter of the Qur’an. There are 114 surahs.
Arabic = The language of the Qur’an and Islam.
Sunni = The largest denomination of Islam.
Shia = A type of Islam
Sufi = A type of Islam
Hafiz = The title given to a person who can recite the whole of the Qur’an off by heart.