Islam Project

By: Chloe, Sierra, and Leah

GeographyDear Americans,As a towns person I know Arabia very well because I have lived here all my life. In Arabia we trade lots of stock. We are mostly made up of Muslims. The surrounding area s mostly open desert and sand dunes. We have a couple of oases every now and then. It is very hot here and so we wear long sleeve shirts pants and hats to cover our bodies as much as possible. We had to adapt to the harsh weather and surroundings by changing our clothing style and food. A few main things the Arabian people eat are Wheat, Barley, Dates, Rice, and Meat. This is easy to find here in the dry land. For a drink we usually have coffee. I hope you liked learning about our Culture!

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Muhammad Timeline

• AD 570- Muhammad was born in Mecca• AD 595- Muhammad marries Kahadijah.• AD 610- An angel appears and tells Muhammad to spread the word of God. • AD 613- Muhammad begins to spread the message• AD 619- Kahadijah and Muhammad’s uncle AbuTalib died.• AD 622- Muhammad and his followers leave Mecca for Medina in the Hegira.• AD 624- The Nakhla raid started. This happened in one of the four months

that fighting was forbidden. • AD 632- Muhammad dies. Islam begins to spread across southwest Asia and

north Africa.• AD 633- Muslim conquest begins.

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The 5 pillars of FaithCHLOE

1. A Muslim must acknowledge that there is only one god and Muhammad is his prophet.2. Muslims must pray 5 times a day acknowledging Mecca at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, dusk and after dark.3. Every Muslim must pay a Zagat, a tax imposed by Muhammad, to the government.4. A Muslim must fast for the month of Ramadan. During the fasting month, one must refrain from eating, and drinking, from dawn until sunset.5. A Muslim must make a pilgrimage to Mecca. Every adult Muslim who is able to do so must make this pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime.

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TeachingsCHLOE

Sunnah denotes the practice of Prophet Muhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharia and the best example

Sunnah

Sharia deals with many topics that are addressed by secular law, including politics, crime and economics, as well as personal matters such as hygiene , diet, prayer, and fasting.

Sharia

Qur'an is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be the verbatim word of God .It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language. The Quran is composed of verses that make up 114 chapters of unequal length which are classified either as Meccan or Medinan.

Qur’an

ComparisonsLEAH

Islam Judaism Christianity

adherents called Muslims Jews Christians

current adherents 1.3 billion 14 million 2 billion

current size rank 2nd largest 12th largest largest

major concentration Middle East, Southeast Asia Israel, Europe, USA Europe, North and

South America,

sacred text Qur'an (Koran) Bible Bible (Jewish Bible + New Testament)

other written authority Hadith Talmud, Midrash,

Responsa church fathers,

church councils,

religious law Sharia Halakhah Canon Law

clergy imams rabbis priests, ministers, pastors, bishops

house of worship mosque synagogue church, chapel, cathedral

main day of worship Friday Saturday Sunday

church and state integrated separate separate

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Empires

LEAHOttoman’s:

G: It was very large, spanned from the Balkans through Turkey, through the middle East and into much of North Africa, It was desert mixed with a lot of mountainranges in turkey and the Balkans... and the whole coast of these places bordered the Mediterranean.

R: The Ottoman system had three court systems, one for muslims, one for non-muslims and one for trade court.

A: They found a way to be able to expand very quickly and easily ( I couldn’t find anything)

P: At the very top of the pyramidal societal structure was the Sultan,absolute commander of all. A step below the Sultan were a small group of wealthy, esteemed leaders,their main duties of this select little group were toprotect and enlarge the financial assets of the state.

E: The economic history covers the period 1299-1923. It was split to 2 era’s. The first is the classic era enlargement. The Second period was the reformation era

S: The basic division in Ottoman society was the traditional Middle Eastern distinction between a small ruling class of Ottomans and a large mass of subjects calledrayas.

Safavid:

G: The Safavid Empire expands from the Caspian Sea, Arabian Sea, to the Persian Gulf.

R: It was all other religions, and forms of Islam were suppressed

A: Safavid ruled one of the greatest Persian empires, marking one of the most important turning points in history of islam.

P: The political system was organized into a shape like a pyramid: Shah (top), bureaucracy and landed class (Middle), Common people (bottom)

E: What fueled the growth of Safavid economy was Iran's position between the burgeoning civilizations of Europe to its west and India and IslamicCentral Asia to its east and north.

S: The Safavid Empire lasted from 1501-1722, it covered all of Iran, and parts of Turkey and Georgia. The Safavid Empire was a theocracy

Empires (continued)

Mughal:

G: The Empire extended from Bengal to Balochistan (east to west) and Kashmir (north) and Kaveri (south). That territory the Mughal

ruled was over 1.2

million square miles

R: Religions that the people believed in, in the time of the Mughal Empire were mostly Hinduism, Islamic.

A: The flourishing of art, such as calligraphy, The Mughal Empire was famous for its mix of foods including Mughlai Plao, Akbari and

Shah Jahani

P: In the Mughal period there was an emperor. This emperor could make its own laws without having to talk to anyone else about them.

E: The economy was very strong during the Mughal period.

S: The standard of living of the poor was very low also had better treatment for women.

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Achievements• Mathematics was an achievement because now the whole world uses it. Muslims were the

first people to invent the number “zero”. • Astronomy was an achievement to Muslims because it was important to their religion. • Medicine was an achievement. Scientists in Greece and India studied medicine and keep

adding knowledge to what they discovered. They created tests, wrote descriptions, made encyclopedias, and opened the first pharmacy.

• Literature was an achievement. When scientists and doctors studied ancient Greek they decided to write down their thoughts. They started to write poetry and Muslims saw all of their thoughts.

• Art was an achievement. Muslim artists created calligraphy, decorative writing. They wrote it on tiles, wove it into carpet and hammered it into steel sword blades.

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Sunni and Shia

SUNNI SHIA

70-90% of all Muslims are

Sunni

10-20% of all Muslims are

Shia’s

Locations:South East Asia

South AsiaChinaAfrica

Most of Arab

2 main dominations of Islam

Locations:IranIraq

LebanonAzerbaijan

Bahrain

Both Pillars

Place to Worship:Imam Bargah

Place to Worship:Mosque

Population:120 MillionPopulation:

1.2 Billion

Believe in one God

Prophet:Muhammad

Why did Sunni separate from Shia?

Was Muhammad the last

messenger of Allah?

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Islam TodayIslam Today

"The Trouble with Islam is an open letter from me, a Muslim voice of reform, to concerned citizens worldwide – Muslimand not. It's about why my faith community needs to come to terms with the diversity of ideas, beliefs and people in ouruniverse, and why non-Muslims have a pivotal role in helping us get there." - "That doesn't mean I refuse to be a Muslim,it simply means I refuse to join an army of automatons in the name of Allah."

‘At Friday prayers in Qatar's most popular mosque, the imam discussed the civil war in Syria, the unrest in Egypt and the U.N. endorsement of an independent state of Palestine”

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Role of Women

Role of Woman:

The relationship between women in Islam is different from the role of men in Islam.

"Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and because they spend from their means.Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient and guard in the husband's absence what Allah orders them to guard."

The Qur’an does not actually say that mentions that women have to be housewives.

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