1. Unit 3: Western Religions
The Rise of Islam
Unit 3: Western Religions

2. Pre Islam Arabian Peninsula Centers of Trade: Desert Life
Nomadic Herders
Fiercely independent
No central government.
Centers of Trade:
Oasis towns
Mecca-Major economic cross roads
Medina (Yathrib)
“The City of the Prophet”

3. Pilgrim’s destination
Mecca
Center of worship
dotted with temples
Pilgrim’s destination
Meccans provided services to religious pilgrims.
Home to the Ka’aba
Houses all the idols
Black stone

4. Ka’aba

5. Life of Muhammad Born in 570-632 CE Muhammad’s vision Koran (Qur’an)
Born in Mecca
Member of Quarish Tribe
Prominent Meccan Family
Married wealthy
Muhammad’s vision
Meditation at Mt. Hira
Angel Gabriel appears
One true God! ALLAH!
Koran (Qur’an)
22 years of messages

6. Final Prophet
Monotheism
10 commandments
Golden Rule

7. Muhammad Preaches Why is Muhammad a threat? Murder Squad Mecca Medina
Polytheistic
Monotheism (ALLAH)
Profiting from Shrines
Murder Squad
Muhammad escapes
Mecca Medina
Hijrah
Ummah
Communities of faithful

8. The Conquest of Islam Muhammad leads an army. Pagan Shrines destroyed
Conquer Mecca
630 CE
Pagan Shrines destroyed
Ka’aba preserved
Arabian Peninsula
632 CE

9. Unit 3: Western Religions
The Teachings of Islam
Unit 3: Western Religions

10. Lets Get Down to the Basics
Islam
Submission to the will Allah
Muslim
One who has submitted
Sunna: Habit or Practice
Sayings/Practices of Muhammad
Proper Life
Imam
Religious Leader
Shari’ah
Path to Water
Laws based on Qur’an
Covers all aspects of life
Ummah: Islamic community under Shari’ah
Jihad

11. 5 Pillars of Islam Shahadah: Sawm Salat Zakat Hajj
Belief in One god Allah
Sawm
Fasting during Ramadan
What is Ramadan?
Salat
Prayer 5x’s a day
Zakat
Charity
Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca

12. Leadership of the Faithful
The Caliph == head of state in a Caliphate
leader of the Islamic community
Caliph means "successor" or "representative".

13. Sunni vs. Shia Comparison Activity
Directions:
Please take a Laptop.
Each member of the group will be responsible for watching both videos located on macshistory.weebly.com
Each member of the group will fill out the Venn Diagram independently.
The group will then divide between the two current events. Answering the prompt in the discussion.
Small group will discuss the differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims and how has impacted Syria’s Civil War.

14. Sunni and Shiite (Shi’a)
Shi’a (Shi’ites)
Partisans of Ali
Leadership
Descended from Muhammad.
Do not recognize Sunna.
Quran Interpretation
Sunni Muslims
Followers of Muhammad’s example
Abu Bakr Successor
Sunna
Believe Rulers should follow Muhammad’s example.
Quran Interpretation

15. Sufism: Muslim Mystics
No Materialism
Devotion to a spiritual path

16. Expansion of Islam Umayyad's Caliph Abu Bakr “Rightly Guided”
First Muslim Dynasty
Massacre Shi’a
Atlantic Ocean to Indus River
Caliph
Leader of Islamic Community
Abu Bakr
First Caliph
Wrote most of Koran
“Rightly Guided”
Abu Bakr (632-34)
Umar (634-44)
Uthamn (644-56) (Murdered)
Ali- ( ) (Murdered)

17. Spread of Islam Islam unites all Arabs What is a Jihad?
Qur’an says to spread faith.
What is a Jihad?
Inner struggle (good vs. evil)
Holy War- Against non believers
Koran on the conquered:
People of the book
Religious tolerance
Byzantine and Persian Empires

18. Battle of Tours Charles Martel Islamic Army is defeated
The Hammer
Tours, France
Islamic Army is defeated
Christianity is preserved

19. Unit 3: Western Religions
Sharia
Unit 3: Western Religions

20. What images do you imagine when you think of Islamic Women?

21. Where Do The Customs Come From? Impact of Sharia on Islamic States
Sunna: Habit or Practice
Sayings/Practices of Muhammad
Proper Life
Hadith – reports of the things the prophet said or did
Sharia
The Path to Water
This is the ideal or goal

22. Is this Really Sharia? 19 year Iraqi girl
Crime: Unknown number on her cell phone
Punishment: Beaten and Shot 7 times by her husband and in-laws

23. Is This Really Sharia? 16 year old Turkish girl
Crime: Flirting with boys
Punishment: Beaten and buried alive by her family

24. We are not So Different You and I
Unit 3: Western Religions

25. Similarities Semitic Origins Divine Revelation
Judaism, Christianity, Islam.
Divine Revelation
Judaism- Mt. Sinai
Christianity- Jesus
Islam- Mt. Hira

26. Similarities Ethical Orientation Linear concept of History
Good vs. Evil
Obedience vs. Disobedience to God
Linear concept of History
Creation
God works throughout history.

27. Similarities Devotion to traditions in Torah, Bible and Koran
Stories of Adam, Abraham, Noah, Moses