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Comparative Religion. Subject and Grade. 6 th grade Social Studies By Michele Marks. Introduction Essential Question Background Information Assessment : Learning Contract Activities Objectives Teacher Support. Table of Contents. introduction.
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Subject and Grade 6th grade Social Studies By Michele Marks
Introduction Essential Question Background Information Assessment: Learning Contract Activities Objectives Teacher Support Table of Contents
introduction During this lesson you will learn about Islam faith and religious practices. You will then compare the Islamic faith to what you already know about Christianity and Judaism
Essential Question How does Islam compare to Christianity and Judaism?
The prophet Muhammad The Prophet Muhammad was born in 570 C.E. as Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim. Muhammad was born in the city of Makkah, also known as Mecca. The Angel Gabriel came to Muhammad and brought God’s message, which was recorded in the book the Qur’an or Koran, which would become the muslim holy book Slowly Muhammad began to increase the number of his followers In 624 Muhammad’s army of 300 defeated the Meccan force of 900 at Badr In 630 Muhammad entered Mecca as a conqueror and renamed the city Medina.
Five Pillars of Faith As a part of the Islam faith all true Muslims must perform five duties called the Five Pillars of Faith
The Five Pillars of Faith Shahada (Affirmation) “There is none worthy of worship save Allah and Muhammad is his messenger. Salat (Prayer) Prayer 5 times daily Zak’at (Charity) “He should help the poor and needy Sawm (Fasting) Every year in the month of Ramadan all Muslims fast from dawn until dust Hajj (Pilgrimage) Travel to Mecca once in their life time if physically and financially able
Muslim Religious Sects Sunni Muslims comprise 90% of practicing Muslims in the world and can be seen as an umbrella group. In contrast to Shi’a Muslims, Sunni Muslims believe Muhammad’s succession should follow the religious leaders and not Muhammad’s blood relatives. Aside from succession their fundamental faith is very similar to that of Shi’a Muslims Shi’a Muslims are a smaller sect that followed Muhammad brother-in-law Ali Bakr after 621 BCE. They believe that all other caliphates after Ali are frauds and that they follow the true Islamic word. There are approximately 120 million Shi’a Muslims in the world. Sufi Muslims are a blanket term referring to all mystical Muslims. It incorporates traditional religion into the Islamic faith and helped spread Islam further into Africa and Asia. Sufism is said to be "mystical Islamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God."
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/islam/islamintro.html http://www.religioustolerance.org/comp_isl_chr.htm http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/comparison_charts/islam_judaism_christianity.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_deno.htm http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/denominations.htm http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/turkey/index.html?8qa&scp=1-spot&sq=turkey&st=nyt Websites
http://www.islamcall.com/film_true_islam.htm • “Pillars of Faith: Religions Around the World” (2006) Kultur Video • Teacher Tube: • Ashley and Shelby’s World Religion Films
Books What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam by John Esposito The Story of Religion by Betsy and Giulio Maestro
Learning Contract • At the end of this lesson students will be assessed by creating a project folder. • Students are required to complete both of the compulsory activities and any combination of the other activities totaling 7pts. • This section of learning will finish with individual student presentations
Objectives • Students will be able to present to the class one of their projects and discuss what they have learned about how Islam, Christianity, and Judaism compare • Students will complete their portfolio of assignments and write a paper describing what they have learned
Ohio Content Standards • Grade Six • Compare world religions and belief systems focusing on geographic origins, founding leaders and teachings including: • Christianity • Judaism • Islam • Explain factors that foster conflict or cooperation among countries: • Language • Religion • Historical Relationships
All pictures were found on Yahoo images • Content Standards from the Ohio of Education K-12 Social Studies Content Standards Center for Curriculum and Assessment • Background information was found on a variety of sites including: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmxxZOWcBEQ&feature=user • http://www.islamfortoday.com/ruqaiyyah09.htm • http://www.learnnc.org/bestweb/islamkid • http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/rars.htm Bibliography