Transcript GalvinMuslimPresent1

Do Muslims Only Live in the
Middle East?
Eid al-Adha celebrations and Hajj
prove the point that Islam is a World
Religion.
Eid al-Adha
• Eid al-Adha marks the Muslim “Festival of
Sacrifice,” and commemorates the willingness of
Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son to God.
Muslims everywhere celebrate by slaughtering
animals to commemorate God’s gift of a ram to
substitute for Abraham’s son, and distribute the meat
among family, friends, and the poor. Eid al-Adha
takes place immediately after the Hajj, a pilgrimage
to Mecca that is one of the pillars of Islamic faith.
Some 2.5 million faithful Muslims from all over the
world visit Mecca each year. The pictures that follow
record these celebrations for the 2009 festivities.
Muslim pilgrims at the Kaaba in
Mecca
The Kaaba at the Hajj.
Muslims Pray at Mecca
Who are Muslims?
Answer the following questions on the worksheet you
receive in full sentences. Leave space for notes and
additions to your original answers.
1. Where do Muslims come from? (At least one nation).
2. What are their numbers? (Give an estimate, to the
best of your ability).
3. Do they all wear the same clothes, and eat the same
foods? Describe.
4. Make a list of commonalities you see on the slides.
A Muslim boy in Kuala Lumpur
A Palestinian Muslim with prayer
beads waits at an Egyptian Border.
A Kashmiri sells delicacies in India
before Eid al-Adha
In Jakarta, Indonesia a Muslim mother
fixes her child’s headscarf.
Emir of Kano, Nigeria, Muslim leader
of 14 million
A Muslim family in Kano, Nigeria
Muslims pray in Wuxhong, China
Sheep marked for a festival market
Women pray in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Kyrgzystan Muslim Men Pray.
Muslims Pray on the street in Abidjan,
Ivory Coast
In Malaysia Muslim men butcher a
sheep for Eid al-Adhu.
In Bulgaria a cow is slaughtered.
Muslims take part in the “Stoning of
the Devil” at Mecca.
“Stoning of the Devil”–Muslims throw
stones at a pillar symbolizing the devil.
In Bangladesh Muslims return home
from the cities to celebrate Eid al-Ahda
Through a Buffalo’s Eye, Muslims in
Bangladesh prepare for Eid al-Ahda.
In Damascas, Syria sweets for Eid alAhda are displayed.
The Prophet Mohammed’s Mosque &
Burial Site, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Muslim men pray on a Riyadh Street in
Saudi Arabia
The dome for the Strasburg Grand
Mosque is lowered, Strasburg, France
Amman, Jordan – Sheep wait to be
sold for the feast.
Noor Hill overlooks Mecca.
Mecca before the Hajj
Major Islamic Populations by Country
(Sunni = green, Shi’a = Blue)
Fascinating Facts
• Roughly 1 in 4 people in the world are
Muslims.
• There are more Muslims in Germany than in
Lebanon and more in China than in Syria.
• About 62 % of the world’s Muslims live in
Asia.
• Most Muslims are Sunni (87-90%), while most
of the remainder (10-13%) are Shi'a.
Review
1.Where do Muslims come from? (At least one
nation).
You could have written: the Middle East, or
any of the Middle Eastern countries, or any
of the countries of Africa, or Asia or any
place in the world, including, yes, the United
States. Islam is a world religion, currently
the fastest growing religion in the world.
Review
2. What are their numbers? (Give an estimate, to
the best of your ability).
Islam is the second largest world religion
(right after Christianity). About one-fourth of
the world’s population follows Islam, with a
total of more than 1.57 billion adherents.
About 50 nations have a Muslim majority. The
single largest Muslim population is found in
Indonesia.
Review
3. Do they all wear the same clothes, and eat the
same foods? Describe.
No, Muslims dress in a variety of ways
(although women in general cover their heads
and men carry prayer beads) and eat a variety
of foods, while generally following the same
religious rules about food (for instance, no
pork).
Review
4. Make a list of commonalities you see on the slides
They take their shoes off when they pray.
They try to go on Hajj during their lives.
They share meat with family, friends and the poor.
They pray with their hands cupped upward.
They pray in public and outside.
Men and women seem to be often separated in prayer.
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