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Islamic Perspectives

This CD has been produced for teachers in schools that have purchased it from Dialogue Education. Explore Sunni and Shia Islam, schools of thought, and spiritual beliefs. Discover the diversity within Islamic denominations.

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Islamic Perspectives

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  1. Dialogue Education Islamic Perspectives Denominations THIS CD HAS BEEN PRODUCED FOR TEACHERS TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM. IT IS A CONDITION OF THE USE OF THE CD THAT IT BE USED ONLY BY PEOPLE FROM SCHOOLS THAT HAS PURCHASED THE CD ROM FROM DIALOGUE EDUCATION. (THIS DOES NOT PROHIBIT ITS USE ON A SCHOOL’S INTRANET).

  2. Documentary Islam: Empire of Faith. Part 2: The Awakening (full; PBS Documentary) Click on the image to the left. You will need to be connected to the internet to view this presentation. Enlarge to full screen.

  3. GAMES • Click on an image above for a game of “Penalty Shootout” or “Hoop-shoot”. Try playing the game with your students at the start and the end of the unit. Make sure you have started the slide show and are connected to the internet.

  4. Muslims are basically divided in two major factions, Sunnis and Shias, that are further divided into various Schools and orders. Denominations

  5. Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam and are known as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h or simply as Ahl as-Sunnah. Denominations

  6. The Sunnis believe that Muhammad did not specifically appoint a successor to lead the Muslim ummah (community) before his death. Denominations

  7. Madhhab is an Islamic term that refers to a school of thought or religious jurisprudence, or fiqh, within Sunni Islam. Denominations

  8. Hanafi The Hanafi school was founded by Imam Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘man; it is the largest school of thought followed by most Muslims around the world. Denominations

  9. MovementsAl-Ikhwan Al-Muslimun The Al-Ikhwan Al-Muslimun – Translated as The Muslim Brotherhood, this organisation was founded by Egyptian scholar Hassan al-Banna who graduated from Dar al-Ulum. Denominations

  10. Schools of belief Aqidah Aqidah is an Islamic term meaning creed or belief. Denominations

  11. Shia Islam Shia Islam (شيعة Shī‘ah, sometimes Shi'a or Shi'ite), is the second-largest denomination of Islam, comprising anywhere between 17 to 20% of the total Muslim population in the world. Denominations

  12. Shia Islam In addition to believing in the authority of the Qur'an and teachings of Muhammad, Shia believe that his family, the Ahl al-Bayt, including his descendants known as Imams, have special spiritual and political rule over the community... Denominations

  13. Shia Islam The Shi'a Islamic faith is vast and includes many different groups. Denominations

  14. Shia Islam An estimate of approximately 10–13% of the world's Muslims are Shi'a, which corresponds to about 130–190 million Shi'a Muslims worldwide. Denominations

  15. Shia Islam Significant Shi'a communities exist on the coastal regions of West Sumatra and Aceh in Indonesia. Denominations

  16. Shia Islam A significant syncretic Shi'a minority is present in Nigeria, centered around the state of Kano. Denominations

  17. According to Shi'a Muslims community, one of the lingering problems in estimating Shi'a population is that unless Shi'a form a significant minority in a Muslim country, the entire population is often listed as Sunni. Denominations

  18. Shi'a Islam is divided into three branches. • The Twelver • Ismaili • Zaidi Denominations

  19. The Twelver Shi'a faith is predominantly found in Iran (90%). Denominations

  20. The Zaidi dispute the succession of the fifth Twelver Imam, Muhammad al-Baqir, because he did not stage a revolution against the corrupt government, unlike Zaid ibn Ali. Denominations

  21. The Ismaili dispute the succession of the seventh Twelver Imam, Musa al-Kadhim, believing his older brother Isma'il ibn Jafar actually succeeded their father Ja'far al-Sadiq, and did not predecease him like Twelver Shi'a believe. Denominations

  22. Sufism or taṣawwuf (Arabic: تصوّف‎) is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. Denominations

  23. Classical Sufi scholars have defined Sufism as "a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God." Denominations

  24. Classical Sufis were characterised by their attachment to dhikr (a practice of repeating the names of God) and asceticism. Denominations

  25. Documentary - Sufi.Soul.Channel4.Part 1 (50 minutes) Click on the image to the left. You will need to be connected to the internet to view this presentation. Enlarge to full screen.

  26. Some mainstream scholars of Islam define sufism as simply the name for the inner or esoteric dimension of Islam. Denominations

  27. Minor Denominations * Ahmadiyya * The Berghouata * The Ibadi * The Quranists * Yazdânism Denominations

  28. Documentary You Tube- True Islam (50 minutes) Click on the image to the left. You will need to be connected to the internet to view this presentation. Enlarge to full screen.

  29. Bibliography • # ^ a b Milton C. Sernett (1999). African American religious history: a documentary witness. Duke University Press. pp. 499-501. • # Elijah Muhammad. History of the Nation of Islam. BooksGuide (2008). pp. 10. • # Grisell, Ronald (1983). Sufism. Ross Books. pp. 23. ISBN 978-0-89496-038-3 • # Miller, Tracy, ed (October 2009) (PDF). Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population. Pew Research Center. http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-08. • # Mourides Celebrate 19 Years in North America" by Ayesha Attah. The African magazine. (n.d.) Retrieved 2007-11-13. • # Momen, Moojan, An Introduction to Shi'i Islam, Yale University Press, 1985, p.277 • # "Shi'ah Islam". Islamic Harmonisation. http://www.islamic-harmonization.org/shiah.html. Retrieved 2010-07-01. • # Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2007). The Garden of Truth. New York, NY: HarperCollins. pp. 195. ISBN 978-0-06-162599-2. • # Richard Brent Turner (2004-08-25) Mainstream Islam in the African-American Experience Muslim American Society. Retrieved on 2009-06-22. • # Lincoln, C. Eric. (1994) The Black Muslims in America, Third Edition, (Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company) page 265. • # Rosemary Skinner Keller, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marie Cantlon (2006). Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America. Indiana University Press. pp. 752. ISBN 0-253-34685-1, 9780253346858 • # Wikipedia- Islamic Schools and branches- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_schools_and_branches • # Z. Mir-Hosseini, Inner Truth and Outer History: The Two Worlds of the Ahl-e Haqq of Kurdistan, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol.26, 1994, p.267-268

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