Monday - no school
Tuesday - Buddhism
Eight Fold Path - Doing the right thing, thinking the right things, speaking right
- Right View - View the world right
- Right Intentions
- Right speech
- Right Action
- Right Livelihood
- Right Effort
- Right Concentration
- Right Mindfulness
Reincarnation - One must stop the cycle of rebirth as a suffering
Worship
- Meditation
- Importance of the lotus flower
- believer can blossom while rooted in the impurity of the world
Dalai Llama - spiritual leader of Buddhism
Islam -
Middle East, North Africa, Indonesia
Crescent and star is the international symbol for Islam
Islam is means "submission (to Allah)" in Arabic
"Allah" is an Arabic word which means "the only true God
Muslims believe that the Qur'an is God's word as revealed to the prophet Muhammad (570-632 AD) through the angel Gabriel
Muslims do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, although they do believe he was a prophet
Islam is very family oriented
The primary means of transmitting the religion are through the family
There are two main sects of Islam: Sunni and Shiite
One of their main differences is in their beliefs about who were the leaders following the death of Prophet Muhammad
Sunni means tradition - everywhere else is mostly Sunni
Shiite means faction - mostly in Iran
Wednesday - 5 Pillars of Islam
- Shahada(witness) is the Muslim profession of faith
- Say this twice a day
- Salat(daily prayer)
- They say it 5 times during the day
- Sawm(fasting) is abstaining each day during Ramadan
- Ramadan is the holiest day for Islam. It marks when Muhammad had the Quran revealed to him
- Sawm is to help Muslims develop self-control, gain a better understanding of God's gifts and greater compassion towards the deprived
- Zakat(almsgiving) is giving money to the poor
- Compulsory gift of 2.5% of one's savings each year
- Giving in this way is intended to free Muslims from the love of money
- Haj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that all physically/financially able Muslims should make at least once in their life
- Takes place during days 8-13 of the 12th month of the Islamic Lunar calendar
- They circle the Kaaba seven times
Sharia Law - Islamic Law - based from the Quran
Many African and Middle Eastern countries' laws are based on Sharia Law
5 Major Crimes
- Theft, highway robbery, intoxication, adultery and falsely accusing another of adultery
Thursday - Islam Review
Friday - test
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