Guide for Video on Islam
Meaning of “Islam”
surrender, submission, resignation
Muhammad, the Prophet
tried to spread new way of life – islam
Meaning of “Muslim” -
a follower of Islam
Mecca -
city where Mohammed came from, center of Islamic
religion
the hejira:
Islamic calendar that started on the date that Prophet
Mohammed fled Makkah and escaped to Madinah
(622).
Medina -
site of the tomb of Mohammed, city of the prophet
Islamic calendar -
based on cycles of the moon
Karbah -
Quran -
Collection of revelations
Source of personal conflict -
Translation rules –
Meaning of “Quran” –
Relationship between Quran and the state
Sharia –
Islamic Law -
Five categories of human behavior
1) permissible -
2) regulated -
3) mandatory -
4) disapproved -
5) forbidden -
Territorial limits to Sharia -
Five pillars of faith:
1) Profession of faith
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- Spring '08
- HANIK
- Islam, Islamic calendar, Major Islamic Empires, Karbah Quran Collection
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