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Islam: History, values and culture

Islam: History, values and culture. We are all Muslims; some have the Gospels, others have the Quran. A Patriarch from Syria. Islam:. Myths and Reality. Terminology:. The religion is called ISLAM. The people are MUSLIMS or Moslim. 4.

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Islam: History, values and culture

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  1. Islam: History, values and culture

  2. We are all Muslims; some have the Gospels, others have the Quran A Patriarch from Syria

  3. Islam: Myths and Reality

  4. Terminology: The religion is called ISLAM. The people are MUSLIMS or Moslim. 4

  5. Myth #1:Most Muslims are Arabs who live in the Middle East. 3

  6. Reality: Of more than 1 billion Muslims worldwide, only about 1/5 are Arabs. 4

  7. Try to Guess: Which country has more Muslims than any other country in the world? 5

  8. Answer: Indonesia - with over 200 million Muslims. Note: The U.S. has about 5 million Muslims. 6

  9. http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/arthistory/ah369/islam_map.jpghttp://www.skidmore.edu/academics/arthistory/ah369/islam_map.jpg 7

  10. Myth #2:Muslims have a strange religion and worship a god called Allah. 8

  11. Reality: Muslims are monotheistic and worship the same one God as Christians and Jews. ????? 9

  12. Note: ‘Allah’ is the Arabic word for ‘God.’ 10

  13. Myth #3: Muslims believe it is o.k. to kill civilians in a holy war (“jihad”). 11

  14. Reality: Only Muslim extremists believe this. (Just like most Christians do NOT believe in bombing abortion clinics.) 12

  15. Practice versus practitioner. • Creator versus creation.

  16. Myth #4: Most Muslim women wear veils over their faces and are treated very badly. 13

  17. Reality: Muslim women have many different styles of dress. (Very few cultures require women to cover their faces.) The treatment of women varies from country to country and family to family. Some Muslim countries, like Pakistan, have had female prime ministers. The U.S. has never had a female president. 14

  18. Pakistani dress (left); Saudi Arabian (right) Shariah TV website 15

  19. Iranian woman Green Cine.com 16

  20. Somali (left); West African (right) Shariah TV website 17

  21. Malaysian (left); Indian/Bangladeshi (right) Shariah TV website 18

  22. Afghani women wearing burqas International Medical Corps photo 19

  23. Muslim girls in Texas protesting discrimination for wearing head scarves http://www.cairdfw.org 20

  24. Something to think about: Should women in a Western country be allowed to wear a headscarf if they choose? 21

  25. Main Beliefs of Islam 5 Pillars of Islam 22

  26. Faith: Belief in one God and that Muhammad is His prophet. 23

  27. Prayer: 5 times a day – facing Mecca http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/galleries/salah/images/5.jpg 24

  28. Alms Giving money to the poor is REQUIRED, not optional 25

  29. Fasting During the month of Ramadan, Muslims cannot eat or drink anything during the daylight hours. 26

  30. Pilgrimage Once in their lives – If they can afford it, Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca 27

  31. In Mecca during the pilgrimage www.thefaithclub.com 28

  32. Vocabulary: MOSQUE: a Muslim place of worship 29

  33. Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia http://islamicbooks.info/H-21-Madh'habs 30

  34. Mohammed Ali mosque, Cairo, Egypt http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/egypt.htm 31

  35. Inside the Mohammed Ali Mosque http://www.ask-aladdin.com 32

  36. Dome of the Mohammed Ali mosque http://www.ask-aladdin.com 33

  37. Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque), Istanbul Turkey 34 http://cs.ua.edu/~greg/personal.html

  38. Interior of the Blue Mosque http://www.britannica.com 35

  39. Dome of a mosque, Esfahan, Iran http://www.perceptivetravel.com/issues/1106/maclean.html 36

  40. Interior of a mosque in Iran http://www.worldisround.com/articles/73022/photo621.html 37

  41. Mosque in Djenne, Mali (West Africa) http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/17028.html 38

  42. North African mosque http://www.galenfrysinger.com/ tunis.htm 39

  43. Indonesian mosque http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/Brunei/index.html 40

  44. Islamic architecture in Spain http://www.islamservices.org 41

  45. Muslim mosque and tombstone in Sarajevo, Bosnia Yugoslavia: Republics and Provinces 42

  46. Mosque in Tempe, Arizona http://www.4uth.gov.ua/usa/english/society/muslimlife/mosques.htm 43

  47. Vocabulary: QURAN (or KORAN): Muslim holy book 44

  48. The Quran 45 http://www.minhajsisters.com/home/articles/index.minhaj?id=8

  49. 1. Which of the following is a true statement: A. All Arabs are Muslims B. All Muslims are Arabs C. Iran is an Arab country D. None of the above

  50. 1. Which of the following is a true statement: A. All Arabs are Muslims B. All Muslims are Arabs C. Iran is an Arab country D. None of the above

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