Muslims and Founder Is the Prophet Muhammad
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Homework: None Do Now: 1. Open to I.N. page 18 2. Check Pro/Con list Pro Con Station 1: Celebration Station 1: not going to = joy/break from work celebration = bad afterlife Station 4: if you did not Station 2: church follow church rules, you helps poor and sick were excommunicated Station 3: Church Station 5: Christians attacks teaches people to Jews and non-Christians read and write Station 6: people could pay for a good afterlife (indulgence) Station 7: non- Christians labeled as witches and killed (Inquisition) Islam Page 19 https://my.hrw.com/ss2/ss06_07_08/student/flash/wgisw_m4enn_crCD/assets/video.html Left Right • Islam began around 610 C.E. in the Arabian Peninsula. • In Arabic, Islam means surrender to the will of Allah (God). • Followers of Islam are called Muslims and founder is the Prophet Muhammad. • Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last and greatest prophet of Islam. • Other prophets include Abraham, Moses and Jesus Prophet = messengers 1. Abraham 2. Moses 3. Jesus 4. Muhammad • The Muslim holy book is the Qur'an (Koran) • It states how people should live their lives • It describes the Five Pillars of Faith (obligations all Muslims must fulfill in their lifetime.) Five Pillars of Faith (the main duties of Muslims) 1. Pray five times per day 2. Giving to charity 3. Belief in and submission to one God (Allah) 4. Fasting during the month of Ramadan 5. Trip (Hajj) to Mecca once in a lifetime The Grand Mosque in Mecca The Green Dome in Medina Muhammad's grave lies under the Green Dome Jerusalem Dome of the Rock •The two largest groups of Muslims are: > Sunnis > Shiites •The Sunnis account for about 90% of the world’s Muslims. *Caliph = ruler • Many Muslims are immigrating to Western Europe, making Islam the fastest growing religion in Europe. • Muslim populations are highest in France, the United Kingdom and Germany, and in Eastern European countries, like Bosnia and Albania. • Today there are about 1.5 billion followers of Islam. 1,500,000,000 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. Homewor3k:. 3. 3. Use I.N. pages 16,17 and 19 Exit Question: What are you doing this weekend?.