Transcript Islam
Class Agenda
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Learn new vocabulary words
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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
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Vocabulary Review
Trinity
Eternal
Soul
Sins
Crucified
Blasphemy
Resurrection
Ascension
Messiah
Bible
Orthodox
Protestant
Reformation
Denominations
Catholic
Pope
Disciples
Cathedral
Church
Allah
Niyyah
Qu’ran
Hadith
Muslim
Meditate
Mosque
Caliph
Imam
Ayatollah
Sunnites
Shiites
Hajj
Ramadan
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:
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