Ms. Diane Nicoll 7th Grade History Unit 1: Lesson 3 

Islamic Beliefs
Name: Eitan Boaz

Date: 9/14/17

Class: 7th Grade: “Medieval and Early Modern World History”

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Slide Student Notes

Unit 1: Islam 
Title  7th Grade History 
Lesson 3 - Islamic Beliefs
Explain the significance of the Qur’an and the Sunnah
Goal  as the primary sources of Islamic beliefs, practice, and
law, and their influence in Muslim daily life.

According to islam faith believe in same god as you in

jew and christian
Background 
Honor some prophets
Information 
Muslim believe that muhammad gave purest version
of god's truth

Word of god
Record of 22 years of revelations
First revelation in a cave out mecca 610 CE
Continue until death 632 CE
Inside =
nature of god
What he created
The Qur’an 
If you have soul
Faithful follower
Law
Family
Language = poetic
Qur’an show 20 years of muhammed years
Its god's words that muhammad said

Muslem look at torah and christian writings as holy

books
Sacred Text 
Qur’an = muslim holy book = most sacred in islam 
Muhammed did not write it down

 
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Followers memorized it
Qur’an didn’t exist until he died in 651 CE
Qur’an has 114 chap made up of verses
Qur’an remained unchanged and un-modernized
6,238 verses

Sunnah = what muhammad did

Traditions of the prophet
God like muhammed so people want to be like
muhammad
Perfect model
Words and actions in the Sunnah
In Sunnah have islamic principles
Helps interpret Qur’an
The Sunnah 
Passages deal with islamic law
Written by people who knew muhamed
Some countries make it government law
These countries = theocracy
Theocracy = iran and saudi arabia and vatican city
Promotes morality
Or ethical concepts
theocracy=cracy= government, theo = religion

“One who eats fill while neighbor have no food is no

believer”
Monotheistic
Islamic Beliefs 
No human can be god
Islam=the faith
Muslim=the believer, person

Jews
Christians
Muslims
Jew Not in top 10 of size
Chris 1st
Muslim 2nd
Israel
Video 1  Europe america
Middle east, northern africa, indonesia, US
Torah
Holy bible(torah + new testament)
Qur’an
Many including Moses
Jesus(divine)
Muhammed

 
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Each person have own soul

Individuals can choose between good and evil
The Soul and the  Heaven or hell
Afterlife  Judgement based on what you have done in life
Obey god words surrendered your life to god
Wash your hands before touch Qur’an

Recite Qur’an
Treat Qur’an well
Islamic Practices 
Carry Qur’an with them
Study Qur’an in original language

Woman no drive
No eat pork
No difference between religious and daily life
Law of praying
Detailed rules of personal conduct
Rules come from the five pillars of islam
No steal
No gamble
Islamic Influence in 
Laws about family issues
Muslim Daily Life  
Laws about business
(3 slides) 
Education
Strong religious basis to begin education by study
Qur’an
Study law philosophy math history
Social classes = arabs, immigrants, everyone else
Men have to support family
Women stay home and have less rights
If husband dies can have polygamy

Faith
Prayer
Fasting
Giving to the poor
Pilgrimage
No god but the god
Islamic Laws  
Muhammed is the ultimate of all prophets
(3 slides) 
Declare this faith
Have to pray 5 times a day
Almsgiving = share wealth with poor
Fasting ramadan = fast for month = eat no food if you
can see sun
Pilgrimage = journey somewhere special

 
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Summary 
 

 
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