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The Story of the Qur’an (Koran)

The Story of the Qur’an (Koran). Mr. Gunnink Survey of Literature 2011-2012. What is Islam?. Islam is an Arabic word meaning “submission” or “peace” Followers of Islam are called Muslims Muslims are monotheistic, believing in one God named Allah (Arabic word meaning “God”)

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The Story of the Qur’an (Koran)

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  1. The Story of the Qur’an (Koran) Mr. Gunnink Survey of Literature 2011-2012

  2. What is Islam? • Islam is an Arabic word meaning “submission” or “peace” • Followers of Islam are called Muslims • Muslims are monotheistic, believing in one God named Allah (Arabic word meaning “God”) • Their sacred text is the Qur’an • Islam is the second largest religion in the world (24%) • However, only 0.6% of Americans are Muslims

  3. Who Wrote the Qur’an? • A merchant and poet named Muhammad • Lived in Saudi Arabia from 570-632 CE • Saudi Arabia at the time was populated by Christians, Jews, and followers of native gods and goddesses • When he was forty, he claimed to have been visited by an angel, who told him he was the messenger of God, and he needed to speak what he was told • Over the next two decades, he would receive and recite revelations from God, which eventually were written down

  4. Opening Lines of the Qur’an (Sura 96) Recite in the name of thy lord who created,Created man from a clot;Recite in the name of thy lord,Who taught by the pen,Taught man what he knew not.

  5. Relationship to Judaism and Christianity • Islam considered Jews and Christians “People of the Book,” since all religions have a holy text and believe in one God • In fact, all three religions see themselves as descended from Abraham (sometimes they are called “Abrahamic religions”) • The Qur’an tells slightly different versions of many Biblical stories • Islam sees the Qur’an as completing what the Judeo-Christian Bible started

  6. Shared Stories • Adam and Eve • Cain and Abel • Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael • Noah • Lot; Sodom and Gomorrah • Joseph • Moses • David and Goliath • Jonah • Mary • Jesus

  7. Prophets • Muhammad considered himself a prophet of God, like many other prophets before him • Abraham, Moses, and Jesus were among them • According to the Qur’an, Muhammad was brought to Jerusalem to pray with Abraham, Jesus, and Moses • After that, he briefly ascended to heaven • On this spot, Muslims built the Dome of the Rock • This is also where the Jewish Temple once stood

  8. The Dome of the Rock

  9. The Rise of Islam • Using the revelations he received, Muhammad was able to create a new religion which slowly gained popularity both through free will and through military conquest • After his death, his recitations were written down from memory and recited orally • The poetic language of the Qur’an, while difficult to appreciate in English, has been memorized and revered by millions of Arabic speakers then and now

  10. A Portion of the Qur’an

  11. Sources • http://pewforum.org/Topics/Religious-affiliation/Muslim/ • http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/index.html • www.quran.com • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DomeOfTheRock053011.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Iqra.jpg/230px-Iqra.jpg

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