Anticipation Quiz Results Class average: 6/20 Let’s see how much we can grow when we are all done with this lesson!

Please Remember I am not here to “preach” to you about one religion. I am here to give you the historical origins and central beliefs of major religions around the world. Everything you will learn is based upon historical texts and stories from those people we will be studying.

Islam Unit 3 Lesson 3

Basic Info People who follow the Islamic religion are called Muslims Muslim means “one who submits to God” People who live on the Arabian Peninsula or Arabia are called Arabs We get all this information from Islamic religious writings Last of the monotheistic religions 2 nd biggest religion in the word

Origins Arabian Peninsula (Arabia)

Origins Originally polytheistic Founder- Muhammad Born in Mecca around 570 A.D

Origins Gabriel Continued to receive messages

Origins Muhammad moved to Medina Spiritual/Political leader Spreading the religion near and far Died in 632

Islam Major Beliefs

Belief in the Oneness of God

Major Beliefs Belief in the Angels of Allah (God) – Gabriel

Major Beliefs Books of God – God revealed holy books/scriptures to a number of God’s messengers – Qur'an (Muhammad) – Torah (Moses) – Gospel (Jesus) – Scrolls (Abraham) Qur’an= unaltered word

Major Beliefs Belief in Prophets or Messengers of God – Noah – Moses – Jesus – Muhammad (the last in the line)

Major Beliefs Belief in the Day of Judgment

Major Beliefs Divine Decree – Inevitable/fate

Islam Daily life and practices

Daily Life and Practices Place of Worship- Mosque Call to prayer 5 times a day Call to prayer 5 times a day Holy Book- Qur’an Holy day-Friday

Guidelines for Behavior The Sunnah- guides how Muslims should live – verbal record – form of Islamic Law examples: – teaches Muslims how they should pray – give charity – believe everything the prophet said

Guidelines for Behavior Anything considered harmful to the body, mind, soul, or society is prohibited Dietary laws – meat has to be butchered and blessed in an Islamic way No lying, stealing, cheating, gambling, abusing others, killing, etc.

Guidelines for Behavior Jihad- to make an effort or to struggle – Religious duty to maintain the religion – What could go wrong with this idea? tell people about the religion “holy war” – declaring jihad/military jihad – extreme Muslims use this to fight others – ISIS – al-Qaeda – Taliban

Sharia Law Islamic legal system Deals with: – crime, politics and economics – personal matters as well (relationships, hygiene, diet, prayer, everyday etiquette) Considered in Islam as the law of God

Sharia Law Significant source of legislation (law making) in various Muslim countries – Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan Most Muslim-majority countries incorporate sharia at some level in their legal framework (think of it as their Constitution) Religious police enforce Sharia Law Could there be a problem with this? Could there be a problem with this?

Islam The Five Pillars of Islam

The 5 Pillars of Islam Foundation of Islamic religious practices 5 acts of worship required by all Muslims at least once in their lifetime. 1.The Declaration of Faith (Shahada) 2.Prayer (Salat) 3.Charity (Zakat) 4.Fasting (Sawm) 5.Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)

Poster Project Create a poster about the 5 Pillars Use this website to gather information about each pillar: – am/practices/fivepillars.shtml am/practices/fivepillars.shtml Each poster must include: – What each pillar is (in Islam and the English translation) ex: Salat: Prayer – a description of each of the practices how the people fulfill those obligations what does each mean – illustrations or images that relate to each of the pillars

Examples

Islam Holidays/Religious Observations

Ramadan What is Ramadan? Month of fasting Commemorates the first revelation of the Qur’an to Muhammad

Eid End of Ramadan Lasts 1-3 days Countries celebrate it differently – usually very festive – lots of food and family – go out of their way to show kindness What do you think?

Expansion of Islam How did Islam spread? Read “The Spread of Islam” Fill in graphic organizer Map practice