Transcript Islam - Blue Valley Schools

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7. What are the basics tenets of Islam?
8. What is the difference between
Sunni and Shia?
Islam
The Basics
Five Pillars of Islam
 Shahada: Confession of faith in
Allah, the only God
 Salat: Prayer five times a day
 Zakat: Gifts of money to poor
people and orphans
Five Pillars of Islam
 Sawm: Fast during
Ramadan, between dawn
and dusk
 Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca at
least once during a lifetime if
health and finances allow
Other beliefs
 Following on from the Jewish
prophets and Jesus, Muhammad was
the last great prophet
 There is a life after death, and this is a
test in preparation for the one to
follow
 People who honor the five pillars of
Islam will go to heaven and lead a
good life.
Main Laws
 No Gambling or money lending
 No drinking alcohol
 No eating pork
 Human and animal figures
should not be represented in art,
to prevent idolatry
Festivals/Holy Days (1/2)
 Ramadan (Holy Month)
 Ramadan 1
 Revelation of the Qur’an to Muhammad
 Ramadan 27
Festivals/holy days (2/2)
 Eid-ul-fitr
 festival of breaking the fast
 Shawwal 1
 Month of pilgrimage
 dhul-hijja 8-13
Sacred Texts
 The Qur’an
 Allah's word revealed to
Muhammad through the angel
Gabriel
 The Sunnah
 Muhammad's teachings
 The Hadith
 Teachings and religious rulings
from teachers after Muhammad
Worship and Teaching
 Prayer can take place anywhere clean,
with few exceptions, but on Friday at
noon it is led by an imam (priest) inside
a mosque (temple)
 Prayers are said while facing the
direction of the holy city of Mecca
Misc
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Jihad
Madrassas
Head coverings
Arabic
7. What are the basics tenets of Islam?
8. What is the difference between Sunni and
Shia?
Sunni vs Shia Factsheet
• You and your partner will take a one
question quiz with me
• You can use notes
• Your score will be determined by your
partner’s performance on the one question
quiz
• You can use notes, but not the factsheet.
Ashura
• Ashura in Karbala
8. What is the difference between Sunni and
Shia?