Please come in and take out your YELLOW chart that we have been taking on our religion notes on. On the front desks (under the calendar) please take the “History of Christianity” reading and begin on that until I call time!

Born In the Middle East: Islam https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/flags/large/pk-lgflag.gif

Islam Means submission to God (Allah)

Muslims People who follow the religion of Islam http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/11_02/muslimDM1511_468x310.jpg

Monotheism Belief in one all powerful God

History Where Founded: Saudi Arabia in 622 C.E. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Saudi_Arabia_map.png

Founder: Muhammad http://en.towerofbabel.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/jami-al-tawarikh-gabriel.jpg

Muhammad Believed that the angel Gabriel revealed a message from God (Allah) Asked to preach monotheism to fellow Arabs Facing persecution in Mecca, he and his followers escaped to Medina. After 10 years, returned to Mecca and converted Mecca to Islam.

The Kaaba http://magicstatistics.com/wp-content/pictures/places/Kabaa.jpg

Spread of Islam Muhammad died in 632 C.E. Followers continued to convert people throughout Southwest Asia, Northern Africa, Europe and other parts of Asia. http://media.maps.com/magellan/Images/WRLH003-H.gif

Basic Beliefs Belief in merciful God and evil Satan God is Allah Muhammad is the Prophet: Messenger of God Need to make the right moral choices Belief in paradise and hell

Practices Public worship on Fridays in a mosque Five Pillars of Islam Profess faith in Allah Pray 5x a day facing Mecca Charity to poor Fast during month of Ramadan Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) http://nuraddeen26.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/5-pillars-of-islam1.jpg

Sacred Book: The Koran Arabic Muhammad, the Prophet revealed the messages God gave him through the Angel Gabriel. http://www.padfield.com/clipart/book-covers/creeds/p7hg_img_1/fullsize/Koran.jpg

Holy Days Friday Month of Ramadan Eid ul-Fitr http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/research/theology/ejournal/aejt_4/images/islam_prayer.jpg http://www.getreligion.org/2008/10/fasting-during-football-and-ramadan/

Holy Places Three holy cities: Mecca The Kaaba Medina Jerusalem

Location of Religion Today: The Middle East North Africa Indonesia South Asia (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan) Growing in the United States and Europe http://www.libreria-mundoarabe.com/Boletines/n%BA59%20Abr.08/map_islamic_world.jpg

Sects Organized religious groups. Among Muslims there are two sects in Southwest Asia: The Sunnis The Shiites or Shia

Sects: Sunnis and Shiites Similarities: Belief in Allah Both look to the Quran for guidance Encourage Muslims to make the hajj Differences: How Islam should be incorporated in daily life? Status of women Sunnis Shiites Imam (Leader) Selected by community based his religious and leadership qualities Must be a descendant of Muhammad Demographics Majority sect - 90% of the Muslim world Minority sect: 10% of the Muslim world (Iran southern Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen

Homework For homework, you are to complete the reading on “What is Islam” and the “History of Islam”. You need to write the following: 3 Questions you have about EITHER reading. 2 unknown vocabulary words 1 thing you learned from the reading you felt was interesting.