Islam by MATTHEW ERDMAN https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017 A Padlet all about Islam and what it's all about. en-us 2017-01-31 14:03:06 UTC 2023-05-18 13:36:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Islamic Calendar isabellapiatek2022 https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150524730
  • based on the revolutions of the moon
  •  354 days long
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  • celebrated on the first day of Muharram
  • on first Islamic month
  • usually quiet unlike other New Year’s celebrations
    • This year it’s on Thursday September 21, 2017
    ]]>     2017-01-31 14:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150526667     Other Islam Holidays isabellapiatek2022 https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150527138 Ashura- 
    • time of fasting and inner thoughts
    •  celebrated on 10th day of Muharram (1st month)
    Eid-Al-Adha- 
    • major holiday
    • celebrates the sacrifice that Abraham was willing to make of his son (Ishmael) when he was commended to show his commitment to Allah (god)
    ]]>     2017-01-31 14:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150527138     Muslim Places of Worship matthewerdman20 https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150531548
  • Muslim Places of Worship
  • A Mosque is a place where Muslims worship and pray to Allah
  • The leader of a Mosque is a Imam 
  • The Friday noon prayers are most important
  • During the Friday service, the Imam reads from the Qu’ran, leads in prayer, and gives a sermon(a talk about a religious subject) 
    • People also go to Mecca to visit where Muhammed was born
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  • The Five Pillars
  • 1st Pillar: Shahadah, a public declaration of faith, which is the recitation of the Islamic creed(basic belief).
  • 2nd Pillar: Salat, or Prayer. Muslims have to pray five times a day at certain times, always facing Mecca. 
  • 3rd Pillar: Zakat, or giving. A Muslim must give 2.5% of his/her wealth to charity.
  • 4th Pillar: Siyam, or fasting, is when a Muslim for 30 days must not eat, drink, or have sexual relations from dawn to sunset.
  • 5th Pillar: Hajj is where a Muslim must travel (take a pilgrimage) to Mecca at least once in their lifetime. 
  • They must go to the Kaaba (a sacred Islamic site) to pray and worship Allah
    • ]]>     2017-01-31 14:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150532300     Sunni and Shia (Shiite) andrewzhangson2022 https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150534256
    • Two major sects of Islam
    • Most beliefs are the same, yet leadership issues differ depending on sect
    • Majority are Sunni Muslim (85%)
      • Sunni Muslim people believe that the first four caliphs rightfully took Mohammed's place as leader of Islam.
    • Shia numbers = 15%
      • Shia Muslim people believe that the heirs of the fourth caliph, Ali, are legitimate successors of Mohammed.
    • Certain countries (Iraq, Iran) are mostly Shia
    • Iraq has seen the effect of where a leader (Saddam Hussein, Sunni Muslim) had different beliefs over the majority of Iraq (Shia Muslim)
    Middle East Countries: Islam Majorities
    Iraq (63% Shia, 34% Sunni)
    Iran* (90% Shia, 9% Sunni)
    Bahrain (70% Shia, 30% Sunni)
    Turkey (15% Shia, 85% Sunni)
    Jordan (2% Shia, 92% Sunni)
    Syria (13% Shia, 74% Sunni)
    Lebanon (36% Shia, 22% Sunni, 41% Other)
    Qatar* (14% Shia, 86% Sunni)
    Saudi Arabia* (5% Shia, 95% Sunni)
    * Indicates a country where abandoning Islam can be faced with the death penalty


    ]]>     2017-01-31 14:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150534256     Central Teachings of Islam isabellapiatek2022 https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150543656 Basic Teachings 
    • Five Pillars of Faith and comprise confession of Faith
    • Prayer
    • Giving alms
    • Fasting during Ramadan (ninth month of Muslim year )
    Another word for Islamic faith is "dawah" The call to prayer signals that the time for prayer has arrived, 5 times a day all around the globe there is calls to pray
    ]]>     2017-01-31 14:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150543656     Traditional Muslim Practices and Background isabellapiatek2022 https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150944527
  • Islam is a religion that is 1,400 years old found by Muhammad
  • At least once in their life each Muslim is expected to undertake a Pilgrimage to Mecca, the sacred city of Islam. It is a holy journey and called hajj in Arabic

    • ]]>     2017-02-01 18:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150944527     Other Practices isabellapiatek2022 https://padlet.com/matthewerdman20/Islam2017/wish/150944770 Animal Sacrifice
    • believe that it is God has given them the right to kill these animals and eat them 
    • Muslims are required to mention God at the time the animal is killed 
    • encouraged to perform animal sacrifice at special occasions in the Islamic calendar
    •  it is expected that part of the meat of the animal would be donated to the poor.
    Charity 
    • Required to give certain percentages of any type of wealth that they have accumulated. 
    • must give 2.5% of the money they have saved each year
    • not based on income, it is based on savings
    • small portion of the money that is sitting in the bank accounts of wealthy people and not helping anyone is used every year to help the poor
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  • Muslims have to pray five times a day at certain times, always facing Mecca. 
    • One before sunrise, one at noon, one in the afternoon, one after sunset, and one between sunset and midnight 
  • Each year, Muslims practice Siyam, or fasting.
    • For 30 days a year, during the month of Ramadan they cannot eat, drink, or have affairs when the sun is up.

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  • Some muslims believe that only vocal music is permissible and that instruments are forbidden 
  • There is a strong Tradition of cappella devotional singing 
  • Other muslims believe that any instrument is lawful as long as it’s used for the permissible kinds of music

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