Introduction to Islam
... Muslim: a person who follows the teachings of Islam and “submits to God and finds peace in Him” ...
... Muslim: a person who follows the teachings of Islam and “submits to God and finds peace in Him” ...
Ethnic Groups
... • Sunni Islam• Believes that the leader can be elected • Majority of Muslims • Shia Islam• Believes that the leader must be a descendent (or related to) Muhammad • Minority of Muslims but he majority in Iran ...
... • Sunni Islam• Believes that the leader can be elected • Majority of Muslims • Shia Islam• Believes that the leader must be a descendent (or related to) Muhammad • Minority of Muslims but he majority in Iran ...
The difference between a Shia and a Sunni MuslimTop of Form
... Almost all Muslims belong to either the Shia or Sunni religious sect. The break occurred sometime in the late seventh century when disagreements developed over who was the rightful heir to Mohammed and who would provide the religious and political leadership to the Muslim community. ...
... Almost all Muslims belong to either the Shia or Sunni religious sect. The break occurred sometime in the late seventh century when disagreements developed over who was the rightful heir to Mohammed and who would provide the religious and political leadership to the Muslim community. ...
Practiced religions in the United States and Turkey
... to ritual laws with a more liberal attitude towards religious belief. Follow a link below to learn more about Judaism. Jewish rituals and religious observances are grounded in Jewish law (halakhah, lit. "The path one walks." An elaborate framework of divine mitzvot, or commandments, combined with ra ...
... to ritual laws with a more liberal attitude towards religious belief. Follow a link below to learn more about Judaism. Jewish rituals and religious observances are grounded in Jewish law (halakhah, lit. "The path one walks." An elaborate framework of divine mitzvot, or commandments, combined with ra ...
Islamic Art - Montgomery Township School District
... • SHARIA – the entirety of Islamic law; some Islamic societies actually have this as their main laws; deals with marriages, relations with nonMuslims, punishment of criminals • A Muslim should marry another Muslim • No stealing, telling the truth • Avoiding the “four deadly sins” – No fornication/ad ...
... • SHARIA – the entirety of Islamic law; some Islamic societies actually have this as their main laws; deals with marriages, relations with nonMuslims, punishment of criminals • A Muslim should marry another Muslim • No stealing, telling the truth • Avoiding the “four deadly sins” – No fornication/ad ...
Warm-Up Question
... that caliph must caliphs should follow come directly from Muhammad’s Muhammad’s example, but don’t bloodline have to be relatives ...
... that caliph must caliphs should follow come directly from Muhammad’s Muhammad’s example, but don’t bloodline have to be relatives ...
Al-Qaeda Operative Adam Gadahn, aka 'Azzam the American': ‘The Truth... is Sweeping Across America and Constitutes a Fearsome Challenge to...
... "If the Zionist Crusader missionaries of hate and counter-Islam consultants, like Daniel Pipes, Robert Spencer, Michael Scheuer, Steven Emerson, and yes, even the Crusader-in-chief George W. Bush, were to abandon their unbelief and repent, and enter into the light of Islam and turn their swords agai ...
... "If the Zionist Crusader missionaries of hate and counter-Islam consultants, like Daniel Pipes, Robert Spencer, Michael Scheuer, Steven Emerson, and yes, even the Crusader-in-chief George W. Bush, were to abandon their unbelief and repent, and enter into the light of Islam and turn their swords agai ...
Women And Islam
... as common practice. Sons were a source of pride while girls brought along disgrace. Islam immediately prohibited such a brutal discrimination. It was spelled out clearly that one person, be it male or female, can be better than another by virtue of his or her piety alone, not sex, not origin. ACTIVE ...
... as common practice. Sons were a source of pride while girls brought along disgrace. Islam immediately prohibited such a brutal discrimination. It was spelled out clearly that one person, be it male or female, can be better than another by virtue of his or her piety alone, not sex, not origin. ACTIVE ...
The Muslim World 622-1629
... Ali- called Shi’aover leadership • Shi’a led many revolts against Umayyads ...
... Ali- called Shi’aover leadership • Shi’a led many revolts against Umayyads ...
Welcome To The Introduction to Islam
... exact word of Allah “God”. The record of the exact word revealed by Allah “God” and it has been translated into more than 80 languages. Memorized by the prophet Muhammad and many of his companions. Revealed over a period of 23 years. Millions of Muslims memorize the Quran by heart. – madrassas ...
... exact word of Allah “God”. The record of the exact word revealed by Allah “God” and it has been translated into more than 80 languages. Memorized by the prophet Muhammad and many of his companions. Revealed over a period of 23 years. Millions of Muslims memorize the Quran by heart. – madrassas ...
Main Ideas
... Judaism and Christianity, but they also presented new ideas. • Muhammad taught that there was only one God, Allah, which means “the God” in Arabic. This is similar to Christianity and Judaism. • Muslims also recognize many of the same prophets as Christians and Jews. • Muslims don’t believe that Jes ...
... Judaism and Christianity, but they also presented new ideas. • Muhammad taught that there was only one God, Allah, which means “the God” in Arabic. This is similar to Christianity and Judaism. • Muslims also recognize many of the same prophets as Christians and Jews. • Muslims don’t believe that Jes ...
Hinduism
... wudu. First they wash their faces then their hands up to the elbows. Finally the wipe their heads and wash their feet up to the ankles. • As they pray they have to stand, bow, kneel and touch the ground with their foreheads. • There are no chair or stools in a mosque. • Prayer is very important to M ...
... wudu. First they wash their faces then their hands up to the elbows. Finally the wipe their heads and wash their feet up to the ankles. • As they pray they have to stand, bow, kneel and touch the ground with their foreheads. • There are no chair or stools in a mosque. • Prayer is very important to M ...
Origins islam
... prophet Muhammad's death in 632. One side believed that direct descendants of the prophet should take up the mantle of the caliph – the leader of the world's faithful. They were known as the Shiat-Ali, or "partisans of Ali," after the prophet's cousin and son-in-law Ali, whom they favored to become ...
... prophet Muhammad's death in 632. One side believed that direct descendants of the prophet should take up the mantle of the caliph – the leader of the world's faithful. They were known as the Shiat-Ali, or "partisans of Ali," after the prophet's cousin and son-in-law Ali, whom they favored to become ...
Lecture 11—The Formation of Islamic Civilization 622
... the ninth century to the heavy use of slave soldiers (Mamluks), mostly Turkish in origin. The officers of these men increasingly took over the Caliphate, alienating the common man from the Caliphate. Society: As time passed, many provinces became partly to entirely independent, but except for Egypt ...
... the ninth century to the heavy use of slave soldiers (Mamluks), mostly Turkish in origin. The officers of these men increasingly took over the Caliphate, alienating the common man from the Caliphate. Society: As time passed, many provinces became partly to entirely independent, but except for Egypt ...
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Islam in the Modern World
... its increasing role in the modern world. As the current state of world affairs portrays, Islam is no longer a religion discussed only in certain academic circles here and there, but rather a subject that is hardly missing from any major headlines of the international media. In the past, the image of ...
... its increasing role in the modern world. As the current state of world affairs portrays, Islam is no longer a religion discussed only in certain academic circles here and there, but rather a subject that is hardly missing from any major headlines of the international media. In the past, the image of ...
Spread of Islam
... 1. Arabia is a bleak land about 1500 miles long and 1200 miles wide. It features two large deserts, portions of which have no rainfall. There are a few seasonal streams but no real rivers. Although the people are nomads, before 450 powerful states in Yemen did exercise control. The decline of Yemen' ...
... 1. Arabia is a bleak land about 1500 miles long and 1200 miles wide. It features two large deserts, portions of which have no rainfall. There are a few seasonal streams but no real rivers. Although the people are nomads, before 450 powerful states in Yemen did exercise control. The decline of Yemen' ...
Essential Question: –What was the impact of the
... that caliph must caliphs should follow come directly from Muhammad’s Muhammad’s example, but don’t bloodline have to be relatives ...
... that caliph must caliphs should follow come directly from Muhammad’s Muhammad’s example, but don’t bloodline have to be relatives ...
Islam Is a Diverse and Complex Faith
... this was the question of Mecca and how to incorporate it into the Muslim fold. A number of military encounters and raids that pitted the early Muslim community against Meccans figure prominently in Islamic sources, and several of them are mentioned in the Qur’an. While each side had its share of vic ...
... this was the question of Mecca and how to incorporate it into the Muslim fold. A number of military encounters and raids that pitted the early Muslim community against Meccans figure prominently in Islamic sources, and several of them are mentioned in the Qur’an. While each side had its share of vic ...
1. Misconception: Islam is a religion only for Arabs... The fastest way
... temptress", and thus does not blame women for the "original sin". Women in Islam participate in all forms of worship that men participate in. Actually, the rights that Islam gave to women over 1400 years ago were almost unheard of in the West until the 1900s. Less than fifty years ago in England and ...
... temptress", and thus does not blame women for the "original sin". Women in Islam participate in all forms of worship that men participate in. Actually, the rights that Islam gave to women over 1400 years ago were almost unheard of in the West until the 1900s. Less than fifty years ago in England and ...
CHAPTER 67 : THE RESURGENCE OF ISLAM IN THE MIDDLE
... described in these words from Revelation 9: "And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loo ...
... described in these words from Revelation 9: "And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loo ...
David Drennan – An introduction to Islam
... to Yathrib which became known as Madinat al-Nabi, ‘the city of the prophet’. Today, simply known as Medina, it is the second holiest site for Muslims, after Mecca. This migration, known as the hijra in Arabic was so pivotal in Islamic history that it marks the beginning of the Muslim lunar calendar. ...
... to Yathrib which became known as Madinat al-Nabi, ‘the city of the prophet’. Today, simply known as Medina, it is the second holiest site for Muslims, after Mecca. This migration, known as the hijra in Arabic was so pivotal in Islamic history that it marks the beginning of the Muslim lunar calendar. ...
Exam Review Sheet - Malibu High School
... Know characteristics of the Four Major Climate Regions & adaptations people made to not only survive, but flourish Be able to account for why location of peninsula is ideal for spread of goods and ideas Know Terms from Story The Prophet Muhammad Know Terms from story Be able to account for ...
... Know characteristics of the Four Major Climate Regions & adaptations people made to not only survive, but flourish Be able to account for why location of peninsula is ideal for spread of goods and ideas Know Terms from Story The Prophet Muhammad Know Terms from story Be able to account for ...