Islamic+Practices

=Background =
 * =Islam means surrender or submission in Arabic (4) =
 * =Established by the prophet Muhammad around AD 610(1) =
 * =Muhammad had receieved a revelation from the archangel Gabriel to preach the belief of monothesim and Allah(1) =
 * =Many people believe that Abraham's son, Ishmael, is the ancestor of Arab people(1) =
 * =Abraham and Ishmael went to Mecca to worship God at a stone in Mecca called Kabba(1) =



= = =Five Pillars of Faith =
 * =Shahadah- One must publicly state that Allah is the only God and Muhammad is his messenger (2) =
 * =Salah- Once a person goes through the step of Shahadah, one must pray fives times daily of specific prayers (2) =
 * =Zakah- One must give a portion of their income to help the poor and/or other Islamic causes (2) =
 * =Ramadan- Ninth month of Islamic lunar calender in which one is permitted to fast from dawn to dusk. (2) =
 * =Hajj- One must travel to Mecca at least once in their life (2) =



=Other Practices and Beliefs =
 * =Allah is the only God (3) =
 * =Gabriel is the head angel (3) =
 * =Torah of Moses, the Zabur, the Injil and the Koran are the most important scriptures (3) =
 * =<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">28 prophets in the Koran including Adam, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (3) =
 * =<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Judgment Day (3) =
 * =<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Predestination (3) =

=<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 175%;">Relating to //The Kite Runner// =

=<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 175%;">Discussion Questions =
 * =<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">"He lectured us about the virtues of //zakat// and the duty of //hadj//; he taught us the intricacies of performing the five daily //namaz// prayers, and made us memorize verses from the Koran" (p 15)(5) =
 * =<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">"He told us one day that Islam considered drinking a terrible sin; those who drank would answer for their sin on the day of //Oiyamat,// Judgment Day" (p 16)(5) =
 * =<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">"On //Eid,// the three days of celebration after the holy month of Ramadan, Kabulis dress in their best and newest clothes and visited their families" (p 44)(5) =
 * =<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Learning and understanding what happened to Hassan and Amir, do you think that religion had anything to do with Amir not helping his friend, Hassan? =
 * =<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Amir finally moved to the United States and moved away from where he grew up as a kid. Do you think that Amir will lose some of his practices and beliefs or will he still maintain his culture living in the United States? =
 * =<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do you think that religion more before he leaves for the United States or when he returns years later. =

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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">References
====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">1)Oakes, J. //Where and when did Islam Originate.// Retrieved from: https://www.evidenceforchristianity.org/index.php?option=com_custom_content&task=view&id=4631 ==== ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">2) Amir Ali, M. //Introduction to Islamic beliefs and practices//. Retrieved from: http://www.ilaam.net/Brochures/Brochure-31.html ==== <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">3) Xenos Christian fellowship. //Background of Islam.// Retrieved from: http://www.xenos.org/essays/islam.htm <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">4) Pennington, Rosemary. (2008). //What is the meaning of the word Islam.// Retrieved from:http://muslimvoices.org/word-islam-meaning/ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">5) Hosseini, K. (2003). //The Kite Runner//. New York. Penguin Group Inc.