1. OA
What pillar of Islam asks Muslims to take a journey to their holy land?
While answering this 2nd question, please turn your desks so you are facing the direction where your house is located.

2. Review – 5 Pillars
1. Declare that there is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God
2. Daily prayer
3. Charity to the poor
4. Fasting – Ramadan
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca – hajj
Jihad – 2 extremes spiritual| jihad |violent

3. Name that Religion!!!

4. Name that Religion!!!

5. Please fill in the K and the W section of your notes at this time about what you KNOW and what you WANT TO KNOW about Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

6. Please read Setting the Scene on page 256

7. Sunni + Shiites = Sooo Much Fun!!!
After Muhammad’s death, divisions arose within Islam over who would be his successor
Split between Sunni/Shiite – profound impact on later Islamic history

8. Sunni vs Shiite
The caliph should be chosen by leaders of the Muslim community
Caliph viewed as a pious Muslim, he was simply a leader, not a religious authority
Inspiration comes from the example of Muhammad, which his followers recorded
90% of Muslims are Sunni
Only true successors to Prophet were descendants of Muhammad’s daughter and son-in-law, Fatima and Ali
Descendants of the Prophet were divinely inspired
Most live in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen
Split into several different factions

9. Simmer down now, they’re just Similarities 
Very similar to schism between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians
Division between Sunni and Shiite Muslims survived to the present day
Members of both branches of Islam believe in the same one God, look to the Quran for guidance, and make the hajj
Other differences emerged present day like religious practice, law, daily life

10. Sufi, Sufi, Sufi…where are you?!!
3rd tradition in Islam emerged
Sufis – Muslim mystics looking for union with God through meditation, fasting, other rituals
Respected for their piety and miracles
Some spread Islam through missionary work, like Christian monks and nuns
Carried the faith to remote villages, blending local traditions and beliefs into Muslim culture

11. Interconnections Remember Romeo and Juliet…
The Montagues are not followers of Sharia law, nor are the Capulets upholders of Christian values
They are just "two households, both alike in dignity…In fair Verona”, yet that doesn’t stop a civil war between these two clans
"Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean".
Mutual hatred between neighboring groups, sustained by a cycle of violence

12. Please fill in the L portion of your notes at this time
Now write a newspaper headline that summarizes the main points of this topic

13. Connections to Today
Muslims in America