Transcript The Origins of Islam

The Origins of Islam
Essential Question: What is the
origin of Islam, and what are the
similarities and differences between
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
The Prophet Abraham
• Abrahamic religions: Islam, Judaism,
Christianity (all Monotheistic)
• Patriarch (father) of the Jews and Arabs.
• Born in Babylonia (present day
Iraq)/nomadic.
• Islam recognizes Abraham as “a prophet, a
man of truth.”
• His message “Peaceful submission to God.”
The Story of Abraham
Abraham
Prophet
Sara
First Wife
Hagar
Second Wife
Isaac
Second Son
Ishmael
First Son
Ancestor of the Jews
Ancestor of the Arabs
Prophet Abraham and Mecca
• Abraham ordered by God to leave Hagar
and Ishmael in the desert.
• Believed that God would not abandon them.
• They found the Miracle Spring of ZamZam
in Mecca.
• “The Place of the Drinking Cup.”
Abraham and the Ka’aba
• A shrine built to
worship the One true
God.
• Place of pilgrimage
for millions of
Muslims: Hajj
The Common Roots of
Three Modern Religions
Islam
Ancestors:
Abraham
Ishmael
Muhammad
Christianity
Abraham
Isaac
(Jesus)
Abraham
Isaac
Jesus
1.5 Billion
Approximately
14 Million
Approximately,
2.1 Billion
Qur’an
The Torah
The Bible
Allah
Monotheistic
God / Yahweh
Monotheistic
God
Monotheistic
Population today: Approximately
Holy Book:
Judaism
Symbols:
Monotheistic/
Polytheistic