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Born In the Middle East:

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.

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Born In the Middle East:

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  1. Please come in and take out your YELLOWchart 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!

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

  3. Islam • Means submission to God (Allah)

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

  5. Monotheism • Belief in one all powerful God

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

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

  8. 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.

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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. HolyDays • 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/

  15. Holy Places • Three holy cities: • Mecca • The Kaaba • Medina • Jerusalem

  16. 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

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

  18. 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

  19. 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.

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