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Islam

Islam. McCluskey Global Studies. Friday, Oct. 14. Organizer #6 check (10 pt ) Turn in essay rewrites Future Project Discussion/GS10 Term Paper Finish Christianity presentations Notes: Islam- foundation and beliefs HW: MON: Current Events Article Reviews, Org’r #7 (10 pt ).

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Islam

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  1. Islam McCluskey Global Studies

  2. Friday, Oct. 14 • Organizer #6 check (10 pt) • Turn in essay rewrites • Future Project Discussion/GS10 Term Paper • Finish Christianity presentations • Notes: Islam- foundation and beliefs • HW: • MON: Current Events Article Reviews, Org’r #7 (10 pt)

  3. Monday, Oct. 17 • Org’r #7 check (10 pt) • Turn in 2 Current Events articles • 5 min- Current Events catch-up? • Get Persepolis book, Project due Nov. 2nd!! • Islam Notes • HW: Organizer #8 (10 pt) due Wednesday • Organizer #9 (10 pt) due Friday

  4. 3 main objectives for Islam: • Know basic foundation story and beliefs • Be able to explain how Islam became such a widespread religion and powerful, unified empire • Compare/contrast Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

  5. Foundation of Islam • 570 CE • 610/613 CE • 622 CE • 630CE • 632 CE

  6. Basic Beliefs: 5 Pillars of Islam • “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet” • Pray 5 times a day, facing Mecca

  7. Alms to the Poor (2.5%, or 1/40th) -everything belongs to God, everyone can give something 4. Fast during the month of Ramadan • Month when Quran was revealed • Dawn to sundown- no food, drink, or sex • Eid al-Fitr = feast at end of Ramadan 5. Hajj: once in lifetime, if able, make pilgrammage to Mecca

  8. The Hajj:Rituals • Day 1: • Wear Ihram = white seamless cloth • Purity, equality, grace of God • Proclaim the “Talbiyah” = “I’m at your service, God”- go to Mina • Day 2: • Go to plains of Arafat, meditate on God’s forgiveness (where Adam and Eve found themselves after exile from Eden)

  9. Day 3: back to Mina • Throw stones at 3 pillars (Devil) • FEAST = Eid Al-Adha = feast of sacrifice • Go to sacred Mosque in Mecca to perform • “the circling”: Walk around Kaaba 7 times • Kiss Black Stone • “the running” = commemorate Hagar, Abraham’s wife*, running for water when building Kaaba

  10. Forbidden in Islam: • Gambling • Pork • Alcohol • Dishonesty • Sexual impurity • Idol worship!!! • (art?)

  11. Holy Books • Quran = “recitation” • Dictated words of God • In Arabaic, because God’s words were in Arabaic • Hadith • Collection of sayings from Muhammad to supplement the revelations from God in Koran

  12. Beliefs about Muhammad • A prophet, not a god, not divine • The final prophet • Moses and Jesus = prophets, revered, but some of message corrupted, and corrected by Muhammad

  13. Wednesday, Oct. 19th • Organizer #8 check (10 pt) • Finish Discussion/Notes: Causes of spread of Islam • GS10: Ms. DeGroat visit: Choosing an Essay topic • GS9: C/C: J, C, and I (“Think, pair, share”) • HW: GS10: Venn Diagram for J, C, and I (10 pt) due Fri • All: Org’r 9 now due MONDAY, Read Persepolis!

  14. How did Islam become such a widespread religion and powerful empire? • Historical setting: time and place? • Appeal of Beliefs? • Organization and Structure? (Muhammad and immediate followers) • Help from political powers/structure of the time? • Help from decline/weaknesses of political powers of the time? • Followers/spread after Muhammad’s death????

  15. Friday, Oct. 21st • GS 10: Turn in Venn Diagram (10 pt- daily) • All: Finish notes on Spread of Islam • GS 9: Venn Diagram (10 pt-daily) • Think: 5 minutes individual work • Pair: 5 minutes paired collaboration • Share: 5 minutes class discussion • Turn in • HW: Organizer #9 due Monday (10pt, HW)

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