Download Lesson 13 Holy Books

Starter for 5!
1. Give two Muslim beliefs about the afterlife.
2. Which prophet was the father of all nations and showed great obedience to
God?
3. How many names are there for Allah?
4. Which Christian denomination uses images and candles to help them worship?
5. Give an example of a conditional pacifist.
Starter for 5!
1. Give two Muslim beliefs about the afterlife. E.g. it is known as akhirah, there
will be a Day of Judgement, the angel Israfil will announce the world will be
destroyed
2. Which prophet was the father of all nations and showed great obedience to
God? Ibrahim
3. How many names are there for Allah? 99
4. Which Christian denomination uses images and candles to help them worship?
Orthodox
5. Give an example of a conditional pacifist. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Think of an acronym for a rainbow:
Sometimes its easier to
remember things in a
different way!
Holy Books in Islam
Learning Objective: To explore 4 other holy books that have been revealed by
God.
I can give examples
of 4 other holy
books in Islam.
I can explain the
status and
authority of these
holy books.
I can evaluate the
authority of the
holy books in
Islam.
Qur’an Recap
What can you
remember for
last lesson?
The Quran
Jibril
Distorted
Authority
Muhammad
Arabic
The Recital
114 Surahs
22 years
Advice
The other holy books…
Now we need to
find out about
them!
TAWRAT
ZABUR
INJUL
SUHUF
The Holy Books
Tawrat (Torah)
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5 books in the Torah
Revelations to Musa (Moses)
Put together long after Moses death
It offers (guidance and light)
Additions and subtractions have
been made to the original text
The Scrolls of Abraham
• Scrolls of Abraham
• Written on parchment
• that has now gone
• The revelations given to
Ibrahim and some of the
earliest scriptures
Zabur (The Psalms)
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The book of Psalms
A collection of prayers
They offer guidance
The predicted the coming of the
messiah
Injil (The Gospel)
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Gospels of Jesus
They show respect for Jesus
They say he was a Messiah
NOT the son of Allah
Written by his disciples who
had a weak understanding
Authority of the holy books
It is important to remember that Muslims believe the only holy book in Islam which
has not been distorted or changed is the Qur’an as this was God’s final message.
Therefore, whilst the holy books are useful for learning about the revelations of
God they do not have the same authority as the Qur’an.
Create you book covers!
You are going to create a front cover and a blurb for each of the 4 holy books.
Cut a piece of card into 4 and fold them into a book cover.
You need to include:
Title
Outline/Blurb
Author
How is it an Authority
Score them out of 5 for subject content and
accuracy
Holy Books in Islam
Learning Objective: To explore 4 other holy books that have been revealed by
God.
I can give examples
of 4 other holy
books in Islam.
I can explain the
status and
authority of these
holy books.
I can evaluate the
authority of the
holy books in
Islam.
Holy Books in Islam
Rank the 4 holy books and the Qur’an in order of importance based on
what you have learned this lesson.
Qur’an
Injil (The
Gospel)
Zabur (The Psalms)
Tawrat
(Torah)
Scrolls of
Abraham