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Islam in the United States
EMILY JANDA
Ikram Omar
Five Pillars of Islam
1.
Declaration of faith
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2.
“There is one God, and Mohammed is his messenger”
Obligatory prayer
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5 times a day
3.
Compulsory giving
4.
Fasting in the month of Ramadan
5.
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Other Teachings
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Islam teaches that Jesus was a respected prophet
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Meaning of Jihad
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“Moderation in all things”
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Respect for parents and elders
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Men and women are equal
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Hold different roles in society
Things to know when working with
Muslims
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Islam is not one specific culture
Things to know when working with
Muslims
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In the United States, it is the Muslim woman’s choice to
“cover” in the hijab or to wear Western clothing.
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Just because a woman is in an hijab does not mean she is
oppressed
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Once a Muslim child hits puberty, he or she is
considered an adult.
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Alcohol, drugs, and pork are forbidden in Islam.
Things to know when working with
Muslims
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Mental health stigma
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Divorce stigma
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Stigma of male-female interaction
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Eye contact with elders
Personal Biases
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Terrorism
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Muslims are victims of terrorism
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like any other religion: same words are
interpreted differently by different people!
Bible or Quran?
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“Had God willed, He would have made you a single community, but He
wanted to test you regarding what has come to you. So compete with
each other in doing good.”
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“Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have.
Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox
and sheep, camel and donkey.”
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Quran
Bible
“God does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you,
and to bestow His grace on you, so that you may be grateful”
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Quran
Bible or Quran?
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"As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world
and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help.“
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“But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered
dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.”
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Quran
Bible
”If,
however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity
can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there
the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous
thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must
purge the evil from among you.”
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Bible
References
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Ali, A. (2011). The Quran. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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NIV Bible (Large Print ed.). (2007). London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd :.
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What is Encountering the World of Islam? | Encountering the World of
Islam. (2015). Retrieved December 7, 2015, from
https://encounteringislam.org/