Transcript Islam - Ms. Mattie

1) Noah
2) Abraham
3) Moses
4) Jesus
5) …
Seal of Prophets
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Born 570 CE to leading Meccan tribe
– Successful trader and former shepard on Mt Hira, outside Mecca
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610 CE, The night of power: In a cave on Mt. Hira, Allah said “You are ‘the
appointed one’
Told his wife, Khadija- she supported! First convert.
– Sign of respect for women
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Belittled by community. 622 CE fled Mecca for Medina.
– Returned to convert…
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Only 1 miracle, the Qur’an. (Entirely the work of Allah)
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Muhammad also ascended into heaven at the Dome of the Rock
Caliphates
1) Shahada: Creed of Islam/ Muslim expression of faith
“I bear witness that there is none
worthy of worship except Allah,
the One, and I bear witness that
Muhammad is his messenger”
2) Salat: Daily Worship/ Prayer (5x’s)
Adhan- Call to prayer
Muezzin- Chants the call to prayer from a minaret
3) Zakat: Alms- Give to Charity
4)Must observe fasting during Ramadan (Sawm): 9th month of the
Islamic lunar Calendar (11 days shorter than solar calendar. Began in
622 when Muhammad left Mecca for Medina)
5) Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca
• In 2015, Ramadan began on Wednesday June 17th
and will finish on Friday July 17th.
• Holidays—
– Eid al-Fitr:
• Feast of Breaking the Fast
• Celebration of the end of Ramadan
• End of 9th month
– Eid al-Adha:
• Feast of the Sacrifice
• Willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his first born son (Ishmael) as
an act of submission to God’s command
• End of 10th month
Kaaba
Black
Stone
Church of the Holy Sepulcher:
Christianity's holiest place, this
church covers the traditional sites of
the crucifixion, entombment, and
resurrection of Jesus. Built about
A.D. 330, the complex is carefully
divided among the Greek Orthodox,
Roman Catholic, Armenian
Orthodox, Coptic, Syrian, and
Ethiopian churches.
Dome of the Rock: A gloriously beautiful Islamic
shrine, built in A.D. 691, covers the rock believed
to have been the altar or foundation stone of the
First and Second Temples. According to Jewish
tradition, the rock was the altar upon which
Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac; Islamic
tradition holds that it was Abraham's first son,
Ishmael, the father of the Arabic people, whom
Abraham was called upon to sacrifice, either at
this rock or at Mecca. The rock is also believed to
have been the point from which the Prophet
Mohammed ascended to glimpse heaven during
the miraculous night journey described in the
17th Sura of the Koran.
The Western Wall: When Rome
destroyed the Second Temple in
70 C.E., only one outer wall
remained standing. Jews from
throughout the world may make
a pilgrimage to theWestern Wall
to thank God.