Aim: To introduce the idea of the Human Condition and to begin
to consider what life is about for a Muslim.
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Being human EssentialNot Essential
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I am important because
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How self aware are you?
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Pulling everything together.. The Human Condition
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What does it mean to be human? In pairs discuss the questions
on page 3. What is life about? Take notes on your partners answers
as you may be asked to feedback to the class.
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Does human life have a purpose or meaning? Does human life have
a special value? Is death the absolute end of human existence?
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Complete the questions 1A-E from page 4 on your own in your
jotter.
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Why Study Islam? Think of as many reasons as possible why it is
important to study the religion of Islam?
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Why Study Islam? Second largest religion in the world 1.5
Billion followers Huge positive influence on our society and
culture language, science, maths, literature, music Second largest
religion in Scotland 50 000 Most misunderstood religion.
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Introduction 1.What do you know about Islam and the Muslim
people? 2.When was it founded and by whom? 3.Where do Muslims live
in the world? 4.How can we identify followers of Islam?
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Alien Abduction Watch the video and answer the questions on
your worksheet. Questions
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Islam is a rapidly growing world religion and is said to be the
fastest growing religion in the modern world. It claims very near
to one and a half billion believers who are widely spread across
the world. With the daily media spotlight on this faith and its
followers it is a religion that is often misrepresented; now its
time for you to explore this world faith for yourself.
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"Righteous is he who believes in Allah and the Last Day and the
Angels and the Scriptures and the Prophets." -- Qur'an 2:177 Islam
is a religion based upon the messages received by the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) about God in the 7th century, which were later
recorded in the Qur'an (Koran); Islam's sacred text. The faith
spread rapidly and today Islam is the second largest religion in
the world. The Arabic word Islam means "submission," and the
religion's central belief of submitting to the will of God. Islamic
practices are defined by the Five Pillars of Islam: faith, prayer,
fasting, pilgrimage and charity.
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Read pages 6 and 7 and complete task 1. Answer in full
sentences.
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Recap Watch the Conversations with Muslims and take notes, then
rewrite your notes into a paragraph summary.
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Success: To introduce the idea of the Human Condition and to
begin to consider what life is about for a Muslim. I can give an
opinion on what life is about. I can tell my partner 3 things about
Islam.
