WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH

Bell Work: Please pick up your notebook and the test self-analysis sheet on the back table. Take a moment to copy down EQ and WOD in your notebook. Then complete the entire test self-analysis form.

DAILY AGENDA:

Bell Work: Self-Analysis Form

WOD doctrine Review Unit 2 Test Document Analysis:

SOAPS Doc. #1 Islam Anticipation

Guide

Essential Question: How did Islam rise from a small sect to the 2nd largest religion in the world?

Homework: Read Bentley and Ziegler, pgs. 259-268AND complete Anticipation Guide worksheet

DOCTRINE – A BELIEF OR SET OF BELIEFS, TENETS OR PRINCIPLES OF A GROUP, USUALLY TAUGHT (PRONUNCIATION)

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TEST DIRECTIONS:

Please raise your hand if you have a question during the test and I will come to you

Please cover your paper as you go and keep your eyes on your own test

You may use your notes, but must finish the test in class today

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DOCUMENT ANALYSIS:

Take 5 minutes to read and complete both sides of the paper provided.

SOAPS ANALYSIS:

• Speaker Author: Matthew, disciple of Jesus of Nazareth Speaker: Jesus of Nazareth

• Occasion Written in 70 CE (When did Jesus die?)

• Audience Christians (all literate people interested in Christianity)

• Purpose Record the words of Jesus (Document how God wants people to live)

SOAPS ANALYSISWhat is this document telling us?

Compare and contrast the attitudes of Christianity and Islam toward merchants and trade from the religions’ origins until about 1500. Are there indications of change over time in either case, or both?

Please take the next few minutes to complete the anticipation guide silently on your own.

ANTICIPATION GUIDE

#1. MUHAMMAD IS THE TITLE OF THE GOD IN ISLAM.

FALSE Muhammad is revered as Allah’s prophet. He is the most recent in a string of prophets to reveal Allah’s word. Allah is the term given to the God in Islam and in fact represents the same notion of God that Jews and Christians have.

#2. MOST MUSLIMS ARE ARABS.

FALSE The common image of a Muslim is a turbaned dark Arab man with a long beard. However this image is part of the minority of Muslims. Arabs make only 15% of the world’s Muslim population. As a matter of fact the Middle East comes in third with East Asia coming in at first (69%) and Africa (27%) coming in at second. Another common misconception is that all Arabs are Muslims. While the vast majority of Arabs are Muslims (75%), there are many other religions that Arabs practice including Christianity and Judaism.

#3. MUSLIMS DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE JESUS AS GOD.

TRUE Many people are amazed to find out that according to Muslim belief, Jesus is one of the greatest messengers of God. One cannot be a Muslim without believing in the virgin birth and the many miracles of Jesus Christ. Jesus is also mentioned in many verses of the Quran and is often used as an example of good virtue and character. However, the main difference between Christianity and Islam is that Muslims do not believe that Jesus was God.

#4. FOR ONE MONTH EACH YEAR, MUSLIMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EAT AT ALL DURING THE DAY.

TRUE The Lunar month of Ramadan is observed by all Muslims as a means of atonement for their sins. During that month, all Muslims are expected to go without food (and excess liquid) from sun up until sundown. They may, however, eat after sundown. Special exceptions are made for the sick, elderly, and young children.

#5. ISLAM IS INTOLERANT OF OTHER RELIGIONS.

FALSE Islam has always given respect and freedom of religion to all faiths. In the Quran it says “God does not forbid you, with regards to those who fight you not for religion nor drive you away out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them, for god loves those who are just.” There are many historical examples of Muslim tolerance towards other faith. One such example was when the caliph Umar was ruler of Jerusalem from 634 to 644 AD. He granted freedom to all religious communities and said that the inhabitants of his city were safe and that their places of worship would never be taken away from them. He also set up courts that were designated to the non Muslim minorities. Whenever he would visit holy areas he would ask for the Christian patriarch Sophronius to accompany him.

#6. AL-QAEDA IS AN ISLAMIC ORGANIZATION.

FALSE Al-Qaeda was founded in 1988 by Osama Bin Laden as a quasi-political organization bent on destroying western powers that were “conspiring against Islam.” Most of it’s members are Muslim, but practice an extremist form of Islam that is not consistent with the beliefs of most Muslims. As a group, they choose to depart from the teachings of the Qur’an and follow their own beliefs in an effort to form a new Islamic empire. The fact that they are almost exclusively Muslim does not make them an Islamic organization any more than the fact that they are mostly right-handed makes them a right-handed organization.

#7. CHILDREN AND WOMEN HAVE VIRTUALLY NO RIGHTS UNDER ISLAMIC LAW.

FALSE Children, according to Islamic law, have various rights. One of these is the right to be properly brought up, raised, and educated. Children must also be treated equally. When giving financial gifts they should all be the same amount and there should be no preference among them. Children are even permitted to take moderately from their parent’s wealth to sustain themselves if the parent declines to give them proper funds for living. A child is also not allowed to get hit in the face or hit by anything larger than a pencil. Islam gave back many human rights to the woman and Muhammad(s) was even reported saying that “women are the twin halves of men.” A Muslim woman is allowed to reject and accept any suitor for marriage and has the right to seek divorce. There is nothing in Islam that forbids a Muslim woman from exiting her house and they are allowed to drive. Also in regards to education, a woman is obligated to seek knowledge and it is considered a sin if she refuses.

#8. MUSLIMS BELIEVE THAT IF THEY DIE KILLING A NON-MUSLIM THEY BECOME A MARTYR AND ARE

REWARDED WITH 72 VIRGINS IN HEAVEN. FALSE The true Arabic meaning of the word jihad is struggle. However in

Islam it is often used to describe the striving in the way of god. There are many forms of jihad but the most important ones are Jihad al-nafs (jihad against ones self), jihad bil-lisan (jihad by being vocal), jihad bil yad (jihad by using action), and Jihad bis saif (jihad by using the sword). Each jihad is ranked differently and it was reported that Muhammad returned from a battle and said “We have returned from the lesser jihad (going into battle) to the greater jihad (the struggle of the soul).” This means that a Muslim struggling against himself and his soul is more important than the jihad of going into war. Another misconception is that only when a person dies in war does that person becomes a martyr. This is, however, false and it is believed that anyone doing anything for the sake of god and is killed becomes a martyr. A person who dies while performing pilgrimage in Mecca, a woman who dies while giving birth, or even someone who dies in a car crash while he was on his way to the mosque are all considered martyrs. There is a weak connection in the Hadith that describes the presence of Houris in Heaven. These are described as physically perfect companions.(“It was mentioned by Daraj Ibn Abi Hatim, that Abu al-Haytham 'Adullah Ibn Wahb narrated from Abu Sa'id al-Khudhri, who heard Muhammad saying, 'The smallest reward for the people of Heaven is an abode where there are eighty thousand servants and seventy-two houri, over which stands a dome decorated with pearls, aquamarine and ruby, as wide as the distance from al-Jabiyyah to San'a.”)

#9. MUSLIMS HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN SAVAGE AND BARBARIC IN WAR.

FALSE Quite the contrary, when it comes to the conduct of war there are ten rules that every Muslim army must obey:1. Do not commit treachery2. Do not deviate from the right path3. Do not mutilate dead bodies4. Do not kill children5. Do not kill women6. Do not kill aged men7. Do not harm or burn trees8. Do not destroy buildings9. Do not destroy an enemy’s flock, unless you use it for your food10. When you pass people who have devoted their lives to monastic services leave them alone

During the crusades when Saladin defeated the franks he honored the defeated Frankish army and supplied them with food and during the third crusade when Saladin’s enemy king Richard fell sick, Saladin sent him a gift of fruits and horses.

#10. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS THE FIRST MUSLIM PRESIDENT.

FALSE President Barack Obama was born and raised a Christian. Even while living for four years in heavily Islamic Indonesia, Obama attended St. Francis of Assisi private school (Catholic). He continues to practice his Christian faith. (Note: A recent public opinion poll showed that up to 22% of the American public believe he is Muslim, up from 14% when he was elected)

#11. EVERY MUSLIM IS EXPECTED TO VISIT THE HOLY CITY OF MECCA ONCE IN THEIR LIFE.

TRUE The Hajj, one of the main pillars (beliefs) of Islam states that all Muslims are to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life.

#12. ISLAM HAS NO HIERARCHY OF BELIEVERS. (ALL MUSLIMS ARE EQUAL IN IMPORTANCE)

TRUE Unlike Christianity, with its pastors, priests, bishops, pope, etc. Islam has no direct leadership structure. Imams (prayer leaders) and Ayatollahs (experts in Islamic Studies) do exist, but just in those defined roles. All Muslims, no matter how large, small, male, female, old, or young are considered equals in the faith.