Islamic+Beliefs+and+Practices

=Key Terms & People=

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed in your //**Social Studies Only**// notebook/binder. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__


 * jihad
 * Sunnah
 * Five Pillars of Islam

=**Main Ideas**=


 * Answer the following questions in your** //Social Studies Only// **notebook/binder. The answers may be written as a complete paragraph, as a list, or as a picture/diagram. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__**

1. What is the central teaching of the Qur’an? How does the Qur’an help Muslims obey God?

2. What are the Five Pillars of Islam? Why do Muslims fast during Ramadan?

3. What is Islamic law called? How is Islamic law different from law in the United States? What is a possible reason that opinions and writings about Islamic law have changed over the centuries? 4. Answer the following questions to help you write a paragraph describing Islam. What is the central teaching of the Qur’an? How do Muslims honor God? What is the function of the Sunnah?

=Resources=



=Video= [|Islam Empire of Faith2]

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