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Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys Laramie County Library 2200 Pioneer Ave, Cheyenne, WY Dr. Seth Ward, UW Rel

Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys Laramie County Library 2200 Pioneer Ave, Cheyenne, WY Dr. Seth Ward, UW Religious Studies Introduction to Islam for the Equality State Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at  6:30 p.m. Thanks to the Wyoming Humanities Council. BOARD MEMBERS 2013-14

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Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys Laramie County Library 2200 Pioneer Ave, Cheyenne, WY Dr. Seth Ward, UW Rel

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  1. Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys • Laramie County Library • 2200 Pioneer Ave, Cheyenne, WY • Dr. Seth Ward, UW Religious Studies • Introduction to Islam for the Equality State • Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.

  2. Thanks to the Wyoming Humanities Council • BOARD MEMBERS 2013-14 • Dave Reetz, President, PowellRex Myers, President-Elect, PowellTom Rea, Past-President, CasperLinda Fleming, Membership Chair, Secretary,BaggsNish Goicolea Ferrero, Parliamentarian, Rock SpringsStu Healy, Development Task Force Chair, CheyenneCaroline Mills, Finance Committee Chair/Treasurer, Fort WashakieEric Sandeen, Grants Chair, LaramieCarol Chidsey, LanderCarmaCorra,CheyenneAntoinette DeNapoli, LaramieKaren Everett, CheyenneDon Hodgson, TorringtonJB King, MoorcroftJohn Tollakson, SheridanJan Torres, Rock SpringsCharlie Thomson, JacksonPaul Ulrich, Pinedale

  3. Thanks especially to • STAFF • Shannon Smith,Executive DirectorSheila Bricher-Wade,Program OfficerJason Burge,Communications ManagerKathy Burman,Fiscal OfficerLeslie Capps,Associate DirectorEmyDiGrappa, Field OfficerJenny Ingram,Grants Coordinator

  4. Read the Books • In the Country of Men by HishamMatar • Persepolis by MarjaneSatrapi • House of Stone by Anthony Shadid • Broken Verses by Kamila Shamsie • Dreams of Trespass by Fatima Mernissi

  5. An Introduction to Islam • Islam is the religion of more than one fifth of the world's people, and is often considered the fastest growing religion in America. • A brief presentation on Islam should examine its practices and beliefs, its Scripture and its spirituality, its phenomenal growth in America and the political and religious goals which motivate activist adherents in the Middle East and elsewhere. • Muslims define the meaning of Islam as • submission to Allah's will. • A believer is a "Muslim," the religion is "Islam." "Muslim" or "Islamic" are adjectives, for example, "Islamic practices" or "Muslim beliefs."

  6. “HADITH OF  GABRIEL” • Umar ibn al-Khattab, told me: One day we were sitting in the company of Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None amongst us recognized him. At last he sat with the Apostle (peace be upon him) He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs and said: • Muhammad, inform me about al-Islam (submission to God). • The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Al-Islam implies that you testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and you establish prayer, pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform pilgrimage to the (House) if you are solvent enough (to bear the expense of) the journey. • He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth.

  7. He (the inquirer) said: Inform me about Iman(faith). • He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your faith in Allah, in His angels, in His Books, in His Apostles, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil. • He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. • He (the inquirer) again said: Inform me about al-Ihsan(performance of good deeds). • He (the Holy Prophet) said: That you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, for though you don't see Him, He, verily, sees you.

  8. He (the enquirer) again said: Inform me about the hour (of the Doom). • He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring (about it). • He (the inquirer) said: Tell me some of its indications. • He (the Holy Prophet) said: That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and master, and that you will find barefooted, destitute goat-herds vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings. • He (the narrator, Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: Then he (the inquirer) went on his way but I stayed with him (the Holy Prophet) for a long while. He then, said to me: Umar, do you know who this inquirer was? I replied: Allah and His Apostle knows best. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He was Gabriel (the angel). He came to you in order to instruct you in matters of religion.

  9. Islamic Beliefs: the Five Pillars • Shahada—testimony • Salat—Prayer • Sawm—Fasting • Zakat-Alms • Hajj-Pilgrimage

  10. There is no God but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God Shahada: Testimony

  11. 5 times a day In the hadith of the “Night Journey and Ascent to Heaven” Muhammad goes to the 7th heaven and receives the command regarding prayer. Term is the same as pre-Islamic Selota All Prayers include the recitation of the first chapter of the Qur’an Prayer Times Between Dawn and Sunrise After the moment of Noon Afternoon: halfway from Noon to Sunset Evening: After Sunset but before Dark Night Salatصلوة

  12. Prayer Clocks

  13. Term is the same as pre-Islamic Zechut“merit” Sadaqa is used for “extra” alms. Can be given to any deserving poor (not only Muslim). Zakat زكوة

  14. In order to calculate your zakat, please fill all of the fields. Please note that Women’s jewelry is not subject to Zakat unless its amount is excessive or the jewelry is not being used. 1. Cash on hand and in bank accounts (savings, checking) 2. Refundable deposits (e.g. on rented apartment) 3. Non-delinquent loans (money you loaned to others) 4. Expected Tax refund      5. Gold and its certificate      6. Shares, stocks, bonds, IRA, pension plans, options, etc. 7. Business cash on hand and in banks plus invoices due. 8. Business inventory Enter $0 if less than Nisab. 9. Net income you are entitled to as of Zakat due date. 10. Your liabilities Zakat Calculation

  15. Moon Sighting

  16. Hajj--Pilgrimage

  17. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba

  18. Imam Hussein Mosque Karbalah

  19. God Angels Prophets Books Judgment Divine Power and Determination Six Beliefs

  20. Muhammad • Muhammad lived approx. 570-632 • First Revelation: about 610. • Preaching in Public: 612. • Emigration from Mecca to Medina: 622. • "Farewell" Pilgrimage to Mecca: 632. • Muhammad's practice (“sunnah”) is known from the Hadith: • Muhammad's act, word, silence.

  21. First Revelation Cave of Hira610 Taught privately for 2 years 10 years in Mecca 612-622 10 years in Medina 622-632 Complete with Al-Yawmakmaltu “To- day I have completed Your religion.” Qur’an

  22. The First Chapter of the Qur'an • In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate! Praise belongs to God, the Lord of the Worlds. The All Merciful, the Compassionate,Master of the Day of Judgment. • Thee only do we serve, to Thee alone do we pray for help. • Guide us on the Straight Path. • The Path of those whom Thou has graced; Not of those against whom Thou art wrathful, nor of those who are astray.

  23. Defense, No Compulsion, Sword Verses • [2.190] And fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you, and do not exceed the limits, surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits. [2.191] And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers (defensive fighting verse) • [2.256] There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error; therefore, whoever disbelieves in the Shaitan and believes in Allah he indeed has laid hold on the firmest handle, which shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing. • (“No compulsion” verse) • [9.5] So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. • (The Sword verse)

  24. 114 chapters, Meccan and Madinan. • Sermonic not narrative. • Stories of Prophets, support for poor. • Legal material ususallyMedinan. • UthmanicRecension. • God's uncreated Speech. • Qur’an memorized in Arabic.

  25. LAW. RELIGIOUS CALENDAR • Law: shari’a. “revealed law” fiqh“jurisprudence”  • fatwa“response/legal opinion” mufti “one eligible to give a response.” • Four sources of Law: Qur’an, Sunna, Qiyas(analogy), Ijma’ (consensus). • Religious Calendar: Fridays-Jum‘a(gathering for prayer), not Sabbath;  • Ramadanand ‘Id al-Fitr, • Pilgrimage and‘Id al-Adha.  • Shia:‘Ashuraand Arba‘in. 

  26. Islam in America • 962 Mosques in 1994 • 2000: 1,209 • 2011: 2,106 • Immigrant/African American • Arab, Middle East (Turkish/Persian), African, South Asian, East Asian. • Students, esp. University / Community / Prison • Bagby: Muslims who attend Eid Prayer (the high holiday prayers after Ramadan and • Hajj) increased from about 2 million in 2000 to about 2.6 million in 2011. The • total Muslim population cannot be determined by this figure, but it does call into • question the low estimates of 1.1-2.4 million Muslims in America. If there are • 2.6 million Muslims who pray the Eid prayer, then the total Muslim • Population should be closer to the estimates of up to 7 million.

  27. Pew Study 2010 • COUNTRY Est. 2010 Muslim Population • United States 2,770,000

  28. Association of Religion Data Archives: Using data from the 1980-2010 Religious Congregations and Membership Studies, this list ranks U.S. counties on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population who are Muslim. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings. Congregational "Adherents" include all full members, their children, and others who regularly attend services. "Percent" is the percentage of the total population that belongs to that denomination. Note: Adherents are sometimes residents of a county different than the location of their congregation. Wyoming

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