1. THINKING FOCUS QUESTION Why did Muhammad introduce a new religion?

2. CONTENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE SWBAT to trace the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of Muhammad.

3. LANGUAGE LEARNING OBJECTIVE SWBAT to list and discuss the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of Muhammad.

4. WHAT DO THESE TWO HAVE IN COMMON?

5. HOW ON EARTH WILL I CONNECT THEM TO ISLAM?

6. ISLAM Islam means “to submit to God”.Islam means “to submit to God”. A follower of Islam is called a Muslim.A follower of Islam is called a Muslim.

7. Origins of Islam

8. What symbol is used to represent Christianity?

9. The cross. Raise your hand if you know why the cross is the symbol of Christianity.

10. Christianity began with Jesus, or Christ. Jesus died on the cross. The symbol of the cross is to remind Christians of that.

11. JESUS Unlike Christianity, Muslims do not believe that Jesus was the son of God.Unlike Christianity, Muslims do not believe that Jesus was the son of God. They do believe many stories about his life.They do believe many stories about his life.

12. The symbol associated with Islam is the crescent moon and star.

13. Not everyone is in agreement about the symbol for Islam. The symbol itself was around for several thousand years before it became a Muslim symbol. It had been the flag of Constantinople BEFORE the Ottoman Turks invaded. Some believe it represented Greeks gods or goddesses and others think the star represents the five pillars of Islam. Many Muslims today reject using the symbol because it lacks religious significance.

14. Sooo…Christianity began with Christ. Raise your hand if you know how the Islamic faith began.

15. PROPHET MUHAMMAD Muslims believe that God had spoken to Muhammad through the angel and had made him a prophet (a person who tells of God’s messages).Muslims believe that God had spoken to Muhammad through the angel and had made him a prophet (a person who tells of God’s messages).

16. MUHAMMAD’S CONCERNS Mecca became a rich city because of the caravan trade.Mecca became a rich city because of the caravan trade. Poor people had hard lives.Poor people had hard lives. Many rich merchants began to ignore the poor and keep their wealth for themselves.Many rich merchants began to ignore the poor and keep their wealth for themselves.

17. THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Muhammad was concerned about the changing values in Mecca.Muhammad was concerned about the changing values in Mecca. He would go to a cave outside the city to pray and meditate.He would go to a cave outside the city to pray and meditate.

18. The Angel Gabriel An angel appeared and spoke to Muhammad, telling him to “Recite! Recite!”An angel appeared and spoke to Muhammad, telling him to “Recite! Recite!”

19. ARE PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT CHANGING VALUES TODAY? What are some of the concerns of today’s world?What are some of the concerns of today’s world?

20. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? What happens when a person says they have seen something that no one else has seen? (It could be an angel, God, aliens…)What happens when a person says they have seen something that no one else has seen? (It could be an angel, God, aliens…) Would tell anyone if you believed God spoke to you through an angel?Would tell anyone if you believed God spoke to you through an angel?

21. POLYTHEISM Muhammad’s ideas seemed new to most Arabs. At the time, most people in Arabia believed in many different gods, a belief called polytheism.

22. A BELIEF IN ONE GOD MONOTHEISM

23. ARABS WORSHIPPED THEIR GODS AND GODDESSES AT A SHRINE.

24. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL? What if someone told you to stop worshipping in the way you had for your entire life?What if someone told you to stop worshipping in the way you had for your entire life? Instead of many gods, they were told you now were to worship only one god.Instead of many gods, they were told you now were to worship only one god.

25. HE DIDN’T STOP THERE! Muhammad’s new religion seemed like a threat to people who made money from the yearly pilgrimages to the Kaaba.Muhammad’s new religion seemed like a threat to people who made money from the yearly pilgrimages to the Kaaba. Mecca’s powerful merchant leaders thought they would lose business if people didn’t worship the gods at the Kaaba.Mecca’s powerful merchant leaders thought they would lose business if people didn’t worship the gods at the Kaaba.

26. PILGRIMAGE A journey to a sacred or holy place.A journey to a sacred or holy place.

27. HE STILL DIDN’T STOP THERE! Muhammad wanted everyone who believed in Allah to become part of a community where rich and poor would be equal.Muhammad wanted everyone who believed in Allah to become part of a community where rich and poor would be equal. He taught that people should give money to help the poor.He taught that people should give money to help the poor.

28. REMEMBER THESE TWO?

29. Not surprisingly, at first Muhammad did not have many followers.

30. They even made Muhammad leave Mecca. This departure came to be known as the “hegira”.

31. Muhammad moved to Medina which was named after him. Translated Medina means “prophet’s city”.

32. In Medina, Muhammad became a spiritual AND political leader.

33. His house became the first mosque or building for Muslim prayer.

34. Muhammad was welcomed back to Mecca and the people accepted Islam as their religion.

35. In Mecca, the statues of gods and goddesses in the Kaaba were destroyed.

36. Muhammad died not long after returning to Mecca. Islam continued to grow.

37. THINKING FOCUS QUESTION Why did Muhammad introduce a new religion?

38. THINKING FOCUS ANSWER God (Allah) spoke to Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel. He was told to “recite” that there was only one God, Allah. He wanted everyone, rich and poor, to be treated equally.