Transcript Islam

Class Agenda
 Today we are going to:
 Practice taking notes
 Learn new vocabulary words
Look for vocabulary in the
slides!
 Directions: When you see a new vocabulary word,
raise your hand. We will discuss what we think it
means with a partner.
 Record your guesses and the correct definition with a
partner
 Each person needs his/her own paper
Vocabulary Review
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Trinity
Eternal
Soul
Sins
Crucified
Blasphemy
Resurrection
Ascension
Messiah
Bible
Orthodox
Protestant
Reformation
Denominations
Catholic
Pope
Disciples
Cathedral
Church
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Allah
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Niyyah
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Qu’ran
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Hadith
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Muslim
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Meditate
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Mosque
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Caliph
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Imam
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Ayatollah
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Sunnites
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Shiites
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Hajj
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Ramadan
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Kaaba
New Vocabulary
Quick Facts
 Muslims believe in only one God, called Allah.
 The holy book is the Qu’ran
 The Muslim calendar starts at 622 C.E. This is when
Muhammad moved to Medina.
 There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world
 Can you name 5 regions with the highest Muslim
populations?
Take 5 minutes to discuss with a partner. Here is a map to
help you.
Map
Answers
 Middle East
 North Africa
 United States – 5 million
 England – 1.5 million
 Australia – 220,000
 Can you point on the map where these places are located?
Map
Prophet
 Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the prophet in Islam.
 He was born in Saudi Arabia in 570 C.E.
 He was wealthy, but saw bad things happening to people and
was sad. One day he meditated and received a message from
the angel Gabriel (Jibril, in Arabic). That message is part of the
Qu’ran.
 In what other religion did the angel Gabriel deliver a
message, and to who? What was the message?
Take 5 minutes to discuss with a partner. Here is a map to
help you.
Answer
 The angel Gabriel delivered a message to the Virgin
Mary, telling her that soon she would give birth to
Jesus, who is the prophet in Christianity.
Prophet
 Two years later, Muhammad started teaching people how
to be good and to not worship idols or to make sacrifices
(killing animals) to make God happy.
 He taught the idea of niyyah, or choosing the right thing
to do and to also believe in Allah.
 His teachings are called Hadiths. It means “traditions”.
5 Pillars
 There are 5 things Muslims believe. They are called pillars.
 The first is Shahadah, or saying you believe in Allah.
 The second is Salat, pr raying 5 times every day.
 The third is Zakat, or giving to charity.
 The fourth is Sawm, or fasting. They fast during Ramadan.
 The fifth is Hajj, or travelling to Mecca.
 These are similar to what list of rules in Judaism and
Christianity?
Answer
 The 10 Commandments
Holy Book
 The Holy Book of Islam is called the Qu’ran.
 What are the holy books of other religions called? What
religions do they belong to?
 Take 2 minutes to discuss with your partner.
Answer
 Hinduism - Vedas
 Judaism – Torah
 Christianity - Bible
Leaders
 When Muhammad died, he did not leave a leader for the
religion.
 People were elected to be leaders of Islam, called
caliphs.
 Here are the names of some of the most famous caliphs
after Muhammad’s death:
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Omar
Uthman
Ali (Muhammad’s son-in-law)
Muawiya
Leaders
 Imams are religious leaders in Islam today.
 Some people think they have special knowledge given to
them by God.
 Other leaders are called ayatollahs. They are models for
how Muslims should act.
 What are the names of religious leaders in other
religions?
 Take 2 minutes to discuss with your partner.
Answer
 Priests – Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity
 Pastor - Protestantism
Places – Mecca
 Muhammad was born in Mecca and returned later in
life.
 Once in their life, Muslims are supposed to travel to
Mecca to ask for forgiveness from God. The journey is
called hajj.
Muslims on hajj
Mecca
Kaaba
 The Kaaba (the point of adoration) is in Mecca.
Muslims all over the world direct their prayers towards
the Kaaba.
Muslims on hajj at
the Kaaba in Mecca.
Medina
 Medina is in Saudi Arabia. Muhammad made a
famous and dangerous journey to Medina to start
teaching. People wanted to kill him because they
thought he spoke blasphemy against God.
Prayer
 Muslims pray 5 times a day. At noon (12:00 pm) they
have a call to pray.
Fajr Sunrise Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha
6:12 7:25
1:20
4:40 7:15
8:28
Worship
 Muslims worship in mosques.
Mosque in Turkey.
Islam – Divided
 There are two different sections of Islams – Shi’ah and
Sunni Islam.
 What other religion has different sections? What are
they called?
 Take 3 minutes to discuss this with your partner.
Answer
 Christianity has three different sections:
 Protestantism
 Catholicism
 Orthodox Christianity.
Sunnites
 90% of Muslims are Sunni Muslims. They believe that
caliphs should be elected.
 Like Christians, they are waiting for their prophet,
Muhammad (peace be upon him) to return one day.
They call him the “promised one”, or Qa’im.
Shiites
 10% of Muslims are Shi’ah Muslim. They believe that the caliph
should be someone related to Muhammad. The first caliph, in
their opinion, should have been Ali.
 They believe Muhammad will return one day, but they call him
the Mahdi.
 How was Ali related to Muhammad?
 Take 2 minutes to discuss with your partner.
Answer
 He was his son-in-law, or the husband of his daughter,
Fatimah.
Fatima
Ali
Symbols
 The moon and star are the symbol of Islam.
Symbols
 To show respect for Muhammad, when Muslims say
his name they say “peace be upon him”. This is the
symbol that represents that saying.
Halal
 When an animal is killed to where it is clean to eat, it
is called halal.
 What is this similar to in Judaism?
 Take 1 minute to discuss the word with your partner.
Answer
 Kosher