1. Islam and Muhammad Essential Questions:
Chapter 3 Lesson 2
Essential Questions:
Day 1: What impact did Muhammad have on the Arabian Peninsula?

2. Listening to the story of Muhammad’s Life….
You will be listening to Muhammad’s life story in 4 parts.
Early Life
The Call to Prophethood
Teachings Meet Rejection
The End of His Life
***Take notes for each section
After each section, you will write a summary using the 4 key words you choose from a list.
After each section, find four Arabic words that best represent that section.
Write a summary using each of those words in the summary.

3. The Night Journey

4. Muhammad the Prophet
You, Muhammad are the messenger of Allah. Go tell your people.
There is only one god, Allah.
Follow Islam and submit to the will of Allah
When you submit, we will call you “Muslim.”
End of day 1.

5. Essential Question Day 2: What are the key elements taught in the Koran and Sunnah? -5 Pillar -Shari’a
CA Standards - Islam
Explain the significance of the Qur'an and the Sunnah as the primary sources of Islamic beliefs, practice, and law, and their influence in Muslims' daily life.

6. Islam’s Holy Books Quran (the what) Sunnah (the how)
-Means “recitation”
-Means “Road” or “Practice”
-God’s words told to Angel Gabriel who told Muhammad
Muhammad’s specific habits, practices, customs and silent approvals
-a book of commandments
-Much of this info comes from his wives
-written about 30 years after Muhammad’s death
-Islam law

7. Battle of Badr

8. Shari’ah = Muslim Law based on the Qur’an and the Sunnah
obedience to Qur’an
Examples of laws

9. Qu’ran, Pillars

10. Islamic Beliefs and Daily Life
Connect personal w/ relig.
5 Pillars of Islam
Professing Faith- Shahada
Prayer-Salat
Alms-Zakat
Fasting-Siyam
Pilgrimage-Hajj
What are some of the rituals and daily practices of your belief system?

11. Profession of faith:
“I profess that there is one God and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah.”
Giving of Alms:
-responsibility to those less fortunate
Prayers:
-pray 5 times a day
-facing Mecca.
Pilgrimage to Mecca
-must make once in lifetime (if able-bodied)
Fasting during Ramadan:
-from dawn to dusk during the month of Ramadan

12. The Pilgrimage: Hajj
What does this picture say to you?

13. The Hajj

14. Reading about each book…
Critical Read the essay, “Teachings of the Qur’an and the Sunnah,” by ReadWorks.
Make sure you are able to explain:
The difference between the two books
What each book reveals
The answers at the end of the reading.

15. Summarize using the EQ
What are the key elements in the Islam religion? Include:
Who is their main prophet
Holy books
Beliefs
5 Pillars
Daily rituals