Islam Presentation

The Rise, the Religion, and the Misconceptions

Islam

Created by Emi, Jayda, Nylah, and Yousif

11/9/23

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents
Islam

Misconceptions and stereotypes,
and how we can change them

04 | The Bad

The Five Pillars that make up
this religion will be explained.

02 | Religion

The contributions and
achievements of Islam.

03 | The Good

The rise, spread, and founder of
Islam will be described.

01 | The Origin

How people treat Muslims is
against the First Amendment.

05 | The 1st Amendment

Islam is a monotheistic religion that is one of the top world religions, and our first topic.

The Origin

01
Islam

Islam’s Beginning

● Started in Mecca and Medina

● Beginning in the 7th century C.E.

● Created by Muhammed

● Monotheistic, worshiping God

The beginning
Islam

Muhammad -
born around
570 C.E. in
Mecca, and
died around
632 C.E.

Muhammad is the one who founded Islam. He spread the word about his God to people who did not know
about it. He gained followers that make a pilgrimage to Mecca every year that brings them closer to God.

The Founder
Islam

Multiple Choice

• Muhammad’s lifetime was…

• • 590 A.D. to 739 A.D.

• • 570 C.E. to 632 C.E.

• • 570 A.D. to 632 A.D.

Multiple Select

• What is a way that Islam spread to the rest of the world?

• It had many followers

• Areas that were conquered by Arabs

• The silk road had many Muslims going back and forth

• All of the above

There are five main rules that give this religion an outline.

Religion

02
Islam

Five Pillars
make up the
structure of
Islam

The five pillars are the rules or guidelines for the lives of Muslims. They show when to pray, what to eat
when, and that it is important to worship and trust God.

Five Pillars
Islam

CHARACTERISTICS

Declare your faith

Shahada

Five Pillars
Islam

Pray 5 times throughout the
day

Salah

Give to those in need

Zakat

Fast during Ramadan

Sawm

Make a pilgrimage to Mecca.

Hajj

Multiple Choice

• During Salah, what time of day do Muslims not pray?

• Afternoon

• Dawn

• Midnight

Dropdown

Ramadan is the ​

Select answer

month of the ​

Select answer

calendar when Muslims​

Select answer

.

Contributions and achievements that this religion has done.

The Good

03
Islam

DID YOU KNOW?

● Technology

● Science

● Art

● Navigation

Contributions
Islam

DID YOU KNOW?

●

Modern day medicine

●

School subjects

○

Algebra

○

Calculus

○

Geometry

○

Chemistry

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Biology

Achievements
Islam

Multiple Choice

•  ______ and ________ are 2 contributions that Muslims made to modern day life

• Cooking, metal work

• Navigation, art

• Farming, sailing

• Painting, building

Multiple Choice

Muslims helped with modern day medicine.

• True

• False

Stereotypes and misconceptions about Muslims, and how we can help change it.

The Bad

04
Islam

What are some stereotypes?

●

Arabs and Muslims are the
same

●

Islam is not the same as
Judaism or Christianity

Stereotype
one

Stereotype
two

●

Hate all people that don’t believe

Stereotype
Three

Stereotypes
Islam

​

Stereotype

Over-generalized belief about a particular category of people

False Assumptions

❏ Islam promotes violence

❏ Islam oppresses women

❏ Muslims’ God is Allah

Misconceptions
Islam

How can we
change some of
the
misconceptions
that we see or
hear about?

Except that small groups of people don’t define an entire religion. People believe that Islam wants and
encourages violence because of terrorist groups. Islam looks down on violence, and will punish it if they can.

Misconceptions
Islam

FIX THE PROBLEM

Multiple Choice

What is a stereotype?

• An opinion that is based off of a false idea

• • Unfair and fake ideas about a large group of people

• What is a Stereotype?

Multiple Select

What are reasons why people might not like Muslims?

• False Ideas

• Their God

• Terrorist

• The idea's in the Qur'an

• Politics

This section will help explain how people that treat Muslims differently from other races defy the First

Amendment.

The First

Amendment

05
Islam

“Congress shall make no law respecting an

establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free

exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably
to assemble, and to petition the Government for a

redress of grievances.”

Passage from the First Amendment on Freedom of religion,

The first Amendment
Islam

What do you
think that
passage
means?

Explanation
Islam

Multiple Choice

• The First Amendment was made to…

• To keep people from their belifs.

• Have a set religion.

• • Allow people to follow a religion and not have to worry about being judged or punished for their decisions.

• I don't know.

Multiple Choice

• What does the First amendment mean by freedom of religion?

• There is no set religion for the United States, and everyone can believe in what they think is right

• There is a set religion for everyone to follow.

• No one is allowed to believe in any God or follow any religion.

Multiple Choice

• Muslims have been mistreated, what is not a way they were treated?

• Hated

• Anger

• Compassion

• Disgust