Ms.

Diane Nicoll 7th Grade History Unit 1: Lesson 3

Islamic Beliefs

Name: Jocelyn

Date: 9/13/17

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

Slides and Notes

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.

● Islam is the worship of the same God that

inspired the Jewish and Christian religion
Background
● Honor the Jewish and Christian prophets
Information
● Believe that muhammad revealed the purest
version of God’s truth

● The word of God

● It is the record of 22 year revealations to
Muhammad
● First revelation - cave outside Mecca in 610 C.E.
The Qur’an ● Continued until his death in 632 C.E.
● Talked about:
○ Who is God, soul?
○ Morality, Law
● Poetic

● Recognize the Jewish Torah and the Christian

Gospels as holy books
Sacred Text
● Qur’an is the Muslim holy book
● Followers wrote down what Muhammad said

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● Nineteen years after he died they wrote it down

poetically
● 114 chapters each made up of verses

● Traditions of the prophets

● God chose Muhammad as his prophet because he
is a perfect model
● By following the Sunnah you are being faithful
● Muhammad's words and actions are guidelines
The Sunnah for living a proper life
● These are also written down
● People who saw and knew him wrote it down
● Most Muslim countries have Islamic laws that
come from Muhammad's actions
● Theocracy-Government based on religion

● One God- Monotheistic

● God called Allah
● God created the universe
Islamic Beliefs
● No human figure represents God
● Muhammad was a prophet, he had no divine
power himself

● Each person has a soul

● Each person can choose between good and evil
The Soul and the ● What you chose affects what happens in the
Afterlife afterlife
● Afterlife is spent in heaven and hell
● Judgment day

● To go to heaven you must:

○ Recite the Qur’an
Islamic Practices ○ Must be studied in it’s original language
○ Treated with great respect
○ Carry a copy everywhere

● Muhammad taught that there was no difference

Islamic Influence in
between everyday life and religious life
Muslim Daily Life
(3 slides) ● Laws were written in the Sharia aka Sunnah
● Sharia had rules of personal conduct

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● Rules- 5 Pillars of Islam

● Resolving family issues
● Resolving business issues
● Education began by studying the Qur’an
● Later studied laws, math, and history
● Social classes do exist within the Muslim society
● 4 classes from highest to lowest:
○ Arabs
○ Non Arabs
○ Jews
○ Christians
○ Slaves
● Men were expected to support the family
● Woman stayed at home
● Had fewer rights than men
● Marriages were arranged by families

● Declaration of faith-about Muhammad

● Prayer-five times per day
● Almsgiving/Charity-It’s a duty for Muslims to
share their wealth (does not just mean money)
● Fasting-During the month of Ramadan from
Islamic Laws
sunrise to sunset to focus on God
(3 slides)
● Pilgrimage/trip-Go to Mecca once in their lives,
collect 49 stones and throw them at big rock
pillars outside of Mecca, touch at least one time
and circle around 7 times the holy rock called
Kaaba

Summary ● The Qur’an is a sacred Islamic book

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