presentation islam

Islam:The history and misconception.

By: Aziz

ZaynievMs. Oren.

Thesis

There are lots of religions in the world and Islam is one of them. Islam like any other religions loves peace in the world and doesn't allow violence, but many people that don't know about Islam define it in a wrong way. This results in many misconceptions and stereotypes about Islam and Muslims.

Relevance

Islam is my religion and I want to show what it is about and what it really means. It’s something that we and most Muslim people believe in. So you don’t have to agree with me.

Overview

Islam and its meaning.

Islamic principles.

Islamic prayers and believes.

Islam vs. Terrorism.

Application

Class activity

Conclusion

Ground Rules

No violence

Stay away from forbidden things

Respect each other

Participate/Contribute

(Yuan)

Meaning of Islam

Silm and Salam which means peace.

Submission to God.

A Muslim is supposed to live in peace and harmony with its environment.

( Jelloun )

Muslims - The followers of Islam

Muslims – the followers of Islam.

Muslims are not to be confused with Arabs.

An Arab could be a Muslim, a Christian or an atheist.

Arab - any person who adopts the Arabic language.

Quran (the Holy Book of Islam) is written in Arabic.

(Sakr)

Muslims

More than 70 branches

Same believes but different ways

Different types of muslims

Their differences

(Williams)

Learning Islam

Special schools

Mosques

Neighborhood

Families

(Turner)

Allah

Allah is the name of the God.

Allah is the Creator of all human beings.

Muslims worship Allah.

(Tanzil)

Prophet Muhammad (saw)

Muhammad is the messenger of god.

He was born in 570, common era, in Makkah, Arabia.

Muhammad is the very last Prophet of God to mankind.

There were 124 prophets in total including Muhammad (saw).

(Alkoutali)

The Sources of Islam

Qur'an

Hadith

Sunnah are the Prophet's sayings and deeds.

(Bakhtiar)

Prophecies

“There will be a time, when people will start drawing pictures on their bodies.” (Hadith)

Islamic Principles Continued

Oneness of God

Islam rejects the idea of multiplicity of Gods

Oneness of mankind.

People are created equal in front of the Law of God.

There is no superiority for one race over another.

No one can claim that he is better than others.

(Sakr)

Islamic Principles Continued

Oneness of Messengers

Oneness of the Message.

All 124 prophets had the same message and teachings

Misunderstanding of people

Believe in Angels

Day of Judgment

(Sakr)

Practices of Islam

God instructed the Muslims to practice what they believe in. In Islam there are five pillars, namely:

Shahada – Creed

Salat – Prayers

Saum – Fasting

Zakat – Purifying tax.

(Baines)

Pilgrimage (Hajj)

Celebrations (Eid)

Muslims have two celebrations (Eid)

The Eid of Sacrifice

The Eid of Fast-Breaking

(Baines)

Holidays

The holy day of the Muslims is Friday.

Gather in Mosques to practice a prayer

A must thing to do

(Baines)

Diets

Allowed:

Healthy foods

Forbidden

Pork and its by-products

Alcohol

Narcotic or addictive drugs.

(Quran)

Place of Worship

Mosque or Masjid

(Tanzil)

Mosque of Kaaba in Makkah

(Namedonam)

Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) in Madinah

Masjid Aqsa in Palestine.

Place of Worship

Allowance to pray any place

Miracles

Miracles

Baby with the recitation of Quran on its body.

video

Terrorism

The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.

(Islam)

Islam vs Terrorism

Islam – love, mercy and peace.

Terrorism is the total opposite of Islam.

Terrorists are disbelievers.

(Hadith)

Islam vs Terrorism

“O you who believe! Do not kill yourselves, for truly Allah has been to you most merciful. If any do that in rancour and justice, soon shall We cast him into the Fire” (Quran 4:29-30)

(Khalid)

Islam vs Terrorism

Can a real muslim be a terrorist?

Where do they get the idea of going to heaven if they kill themselves and hurt innocent people?

Al – Qaeda

(Khalid)

Misconception

Women have no rights.

Four wives.

Jihad – Holy war.

(Quddus)

Misconception

Jihad

Application.

Class Activity

Hello

Marhaba

Goodbye

MA'a salama

Class Activity.

Conclusion

Throughout my research I understood that one person cannot represent his race, religion or the society he lives in. But most people aren’t like this that’s why there are so many stereotypes about different races and religions.

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