Islam Entry Event

Islam Project

Entry Event

​The Origins of Islam

​Watch the video. Think about the following questions.

• ​How was Islam founded?

• ​What are the basic principles of Islam?

• ​What are the two main sects of Islam?

• ​How are they different?

Multiple Select

Who was Muhammad?

• Another name for Jesus
• God
• a prophet that had a vision in which he heard God, speaking through the angel Gabriel

• the founder of Islam

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

• Quran
• The Analects

• Common Sense
• Bible

Multiple Choice

Which term refers to the people who follow Muhammad and Islam?

• Islams

• Muslims

Multiple Choice

Christianity, Islam and Judaism all have what in common? 

• All are  monotheistic
• All are polytheistic
• Each have a unique holy city
• Each have a unique prophet that is the son of God

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the body of law for Islam?

• Talmud
• Hajj
• Sharia
• Mecca

Multiple Choice

Islam requires Muslims to make at least one pilgrimage to

• Mount Hija

• Mecca

• Medina

• Egypt

Multiple Choice

What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?

• Kaaba
• Tajj
• Hajj
• Medina

Multiple Choice

What are the basic beliefs of the Islami faith called?

• Four Noble Truths

• Eightfold path

• Five Pillars

• Three Wise Sayings

Multiple Choice

According to the Five Pillars of Islam, every Muslim must:

• Read the bible
• Give alms
• Believe in many gods
• Obey official priests

Multiple Choice

Which of these is not a pillar of Islam?

• Faith in Allah

• Gain wealth through kind deeds

• Give to the poor

• Pilgrimage to Mecca

• Daily prayer

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the place where Muslims worship?

• Altar

• Church

• Mosque

• Synagogue

Multiple Choice

How many times per day do Muslims pray?

• 1
• 2
• 12
• 5

Multiple Choice

Which is part of Ramadan?

• Praying five times a day

• Fasting during daylight hours for one month

• Giving to charity

• Going to Mecca once in your lifetime

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a reason why Islam spread quickly throughout the medieval world?

• conquest

• tolerance for other religions

• trade

• missionaries and religious pilgrims

• It was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire

Mohammed unveiled a new faith to the people of Mecca in 610. Known as Islam, or submission to God, the monotheistic religion incorporated some Jewish and Christian traditions and expanded with a set of laws that governed most aspects of life, including political authority. By the time of his death in 632, Mohammed had consolidated power in Arabia. His followers subsequently built an empire that would stretch from Central Asia to Spain less than a century after his death.

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​“The Sunni-Shia Divide.” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, https://www.cfr.org/sunni-shia-divide.

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​The Spread of Islam

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​After Mohammed's death, a debate over succession split the community, with some arguing that leadership should be awarded to qualified individuals and others insisting that the only legitimate ruler must come through Mohammed’s bloodline.​

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​“The Sunni-Shia Divide.” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, https://www.cfr.org/sunni-shia-divide.

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​Succession

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​A group of prominent early followers of Islam elected Abu Bakr, a companion of Mohammed, to be the first caliph, or leader of the Islamic community, over the objections of those who favored Ali ibn Abi Talib, Mohammed’s cousin and son-in-law. The opposing camps in the succession debate eventually evolved into Islam’s two main sects. Shias, a term that stems from shi’atu Ali, Arabic for “partisans of Ali,” believe that Ali and his descendants are part of a divine order. Sunnis, meaning followers of the sunna, or “way” in Arabic, of Mohammed, are opposed to political succession based on Mohammed’s bloodline.

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​“The Sunni-Shia Divide.” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, https://www.cfr.org/sunni-shia-divide.

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​Review

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​Sunnis and Shias agree on the basic tenets of Islam: declaring faith in a monotheistic God and Mohammed as his messenger, conducting daily prayers, giving money to the poor, fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and performing the pilgrimage to Mecca.

​“The Sunni-Shia Divide.” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, https://www.cfr.org/sunni-shia-divide.

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​Review

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Multiple Choice

What does "succession" mean?

• the state of being victorious

• a popular tv show

• the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc.

• formal withdrawal from an organization

Multiple Choice

What is a schism?

• a battle between good and evil

• a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief

• a handheld device used for cutting paper

• None of these

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of well know schisms?

• Catholics and Protestants

• Shia and Sunni

• The Union and The Confederacy

• The Jedi and the Sith

Multiple Choice

a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam

• Caliph

• tolerance
• Shia
• Sunni

Multiple Select

Who was Abu Bakr?

• He was the fourth Muslim ruler or caliph.
• He was the third Muslim ruler or caliph.
• He was the second Muslim ruler or caliph.
• He was the first Muslim ruler or caliph.
• Muhammed's father in law, and one of his closest companions

Multiple Choice

Shia Muslims believed that the Caliph should be

• another prophet chosen by the angel Gabriel

• awarded to the most qualified candidate

• continued on by blood relatives of Muhammad

• chosen by a lottery

Multiple Choice

Sunni Muslims believed that the Caliph should be...

• selected from the community by the community

• a blood relative of Muhammad

• chosen by lottery

• another prophet chosen by the angel Gabriel

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between the Sunni and the Shia?

• The Sunni did not want to spread Islam to other parts of the world.
• The Shia thought that caliphs should be related to Muhammad.

• The Shia believed that the Muslims should not practice religious tolerance.

​Islam Today

How did attitudes toward Muslim-Americans, or those percieved to be Muslim, change after 9/11, 2001?

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This is one of the questions we will explore in this project.​

We will now watch two short videos.

Pay attention to what is happening in each video, and how each makes you feel.​

​Video #1

​What can we learn from the video?

Multiple Choice

What happened to Noor?

• She set a personal best in her race

• She was disqualified

• Both of these

• None of these

Multiple Choice

Why was she disqualified from the race?

• She is Muslim

• for wearing a Hijab

• for winning

• for cheating

Multiple Choice

How did Noor feel when she learned she had been disqualified for wearing a hijab?

• shocked

• sad

• angry

Multiple Choice

Noor was disqualified because she broke the rules.

• True

• False

Poll

How would you feel if something like this happened to you?

• angry

• sad

• disappointed

• all of these

Multiple Choice

How did Noor feel after this incident became public?

• overwhelmed with support

• happy that she was able to share her story

• confident that something like this will not happen again

• all of these

​Video #2

​What can we learn from the video?

Multiple Choice

What happens in this video?

• a girl loses her hijab during a game

• other girls huddle around her so she can fix it

• the crowd supports all of the girls

• all of these

Poll

How does this video make you feel?

• proud

• happy

• encouraged

• all of these

​Entry Event Review

• ​We have completed Part 1 of our Entry Event.

• ​In this project, we will focus on:

  • The rise and spread of Islam

  • Stereotypes and misconceptions​ surrounding the religion

  • The First Ammendment and religious freedom

• Part 2: We will now read Primary Source Letters from Muslim American teenagers about their experiences following 9/11/2001.

• We will then read and discuss the project Entry Letter.

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