Sunnah and Quran notes

1. Chapter 9 History:
Topic: The Five Pillars of Islam
Essential Question 1: What is
the difference between the
Qur’an and the Sunnah?

2. In the Qur’an…
• God describes laws,
teachings (“The
straight path”)
• People are guided in
life
• There are passages
that Muhammad and
followers recited
– The words he says in
the Qur’an were
believed to come
from Angel Gabriel
• Arabic is used

3. Other interesting facts about
the Qur’an:
• Muslims do not allow
their holy book to
touch the ground or
get dirty
• Most Muslims
memorize a lot of
Qur’an verses in
Arabic
• QUR’AN WORDS=
GUIDE TO MUSLIM
LIFE

4. What is the Sunnah?
• Sunnah= practice of religion
– The example that Muhammad set for Muslims
during his life (It could be like a precedent or guide
for Muslims)
• EXAMPLES: Muhammad told Muslims to be sure to
not let others go hungry
• Children must honor parents

5. *After Muhammad died, thousands of
stories were researched about him and
his journeys throughout Muslim lands
• The stories that
Muslims though to be
true were placed into
a collection called
hadith
• Muslims think hadith
sets an example for
them for living life

6. Part 2 EQ : What are the five Pillars of Islam?
• FIRST PILLAR:
• Shahadah  = profession or declaration of faith
• When Muslims state belief in one God (Allah)
– “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the
messenger of God.”
• Shahadah also means that Muslims submit to
God, making him the center of life
• This pillar follows them from birth to death. Kids
learn prayers that they recite
• Muslims believe in a day of judgment
– This who lived moral lives go to paradise,
disbelievers go to…

8. What is the second pillar of Islam?
• Salat= daily prayer
• “Prayer is proof” of
Islam
• This pillar is about
discipline, spirituality,
and closeness to
God
• People called to pray
5 times a day
• A crier called a
muezzin chants to
call everyone to pray
from a minaret
(tower)

9. Muslims pray in a holy temple called a
mosque.
• Before praying,
Muslims go to
fountains to wash
hands, face, arms,
feet (For
purification)
• Then, they form
lines to enter
prayer area
• They follow prayer
leader called Imam

10. • Worshippers face
the qibla
– (It is a mark on
the wall that
points towards
Makkah)
• Men and women
stand in separate
places
• Imam starts chants
with “Allahu akbar”
• Muslims pray and
kneel

11. The Third Pillar of Islam is Zakat!
• Zakat is almsgiving
(giving $, food to
poor)
• Zakat means
“purification”
• Muslims believe that
by giving some
materials away, they
don’t become greedy
• Muslims share 2.5 %
of income/materials
with poor

13. Zakat gives funding to…
• Building fountains
• Soup kitchens
• Clothing, shelter for
poor
• Hospitals,
orphanages
• Stranded travelers
• School fees for kids
who can afford to
go