Module 7: ISLAM

Prerequisite Skills: Knowledge and skills in the application of spirituality

Instructor: Mrs. Nieves R. Madelar
Level: First Year College
Allotted Time: Six Hours

OVERVIEW
This module is designed to help you understand the basis of Spirituality of all existing religion

OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:
1. Develop a sense of spiritual awareness in Islam
2. Appreciate the spiritual value necessary for the enhancement of their spiritual life.
3. Trace the origin of the Islamic religion.

PRETEST
1. Direction: Study the problem in each item. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided
before the number of each item.
1. It symbolizes a childs birth into the fold of Islam.
a) Ramadan b) Hariraya c) Paggunting d) Pilgrimage to Mecca
2. The Islam Holy scripture.
a) Analects b) Lun Yu c) Koran d) Tao
3. It means submission to Allah.
a) Ramadan b) Islam c) Hariraya d) Paggunting
4. Those who submit themselves to Allah are called ________.
a) Islam b) Moros c) Muslim d) Moslem
5. The thanksgiving feast celebrated by the Muslims after Ramadan.
a) Paggunting b) Hariraya c) Ramadan d) Pilgrimage to Mecca
2. Enumerate the answer of the following:
6 -10 List down five basic doctrines of Islam

LEARNING FOCUS

1. Mohammed (Mohammad) an Arabian leader and prophet (570- 632 A.D), founder of Islam, whos
professed revelations are found in the Koran.
2. Koran- The holy book of Islam which the Muslims believe was given to Mohammed by the angel
Gabriel; it is believe to contain the true words of Allah.

Islam has 5 basic practices for their entrance to heaven:

a. Affirmation of the creed- There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is the prophet of Allah
b. Five daily prayers- facing the city of Mecca while kneeling
c. Alms giving- of their income
d. Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime
e. Fasting (during Ramadan)
3. Allah- the Arabic name for the Supreme Being: the name the Muslims call their God.
4. Mosque- the temple of the Muslims
5. Muslims- the believers and the followers of the Islam faith
6. Mecca- a city in Arabia and a holy place to the Muslims; the center of their pilgrimage. It is about 45
miles inland from the Red Sea and 225 from Medina.
7. Moro- bandit (the name we use to refer to our Muslim brothers or to those who are from Mindanao
which irritates them because no one likes to be called a bandit)
Next to Christianity, Islam is the most widely spread of all the great religions. Usually the faith is called
Mohammedanism but the Muslims do not like that. They want their religion to be called Islam, its true
name, and the believers, Muslim. To call it Mohammedanism seems to them to be putting Mohammed at
he center and they want Allah, not Mohammed there. Islam means having peace through submitting to
the will of God.
Islam was introduced and spread in the Philippines 200 years before Christianity arrived in the
country; its influence is still as strong as it was before.
In the Philippines, the Muslims are located largely in the Sulu Archipelago, Southern Palawan and
the lowlands of Central, Western, and Southern Mindanao. The four largest Muslim groups are the
Maranaos around Lake Lanao; the Maguindanao in the valley of Rio Grande of Cotabato; and the
Tanongs and the Samals of Sulu region.

Religious Practices of Muslim:

1. Hariraya or a thanksgiving feast is celebrated by Muslims after Ramadan
2. Ramadan is the thirty day period of fasting and praying which starts at the ninth day of the
lunar calendar. After the fast, food and drinks are lovingly served in the houses and the mosque.
Dancing and singing are parts of the celebration. People greet each other Ansalamo
mualaikom. Peace be with you, youngsters kiss the hand of their elders while friends and foe
makes amends for their wrong doings. Feasting and reveling last till late in the night, when the
sounds of the gong and the boom of the lantaka signal the end of celebration.
3. Paggunting or baptism among the Samals symbolizes a childs rebirth into the fold of Islam.
Held in the mosque usually on Friday, it starts with one solemn chanting of verses from the Koran
by a group of readers led by the imam or priest. In the middle of the circle of the readers is an
earthen bowl of burning incense, young coconut and razor. After the reading the mother the
mother presents the child to the congregation. Each Koran- reader takes the razor and cuts a
strand of the childs hair, letting it fall on the holy water of the young coconut, symbolic of the
return of nature to itself, the Muslim idea of immortality. The parents offer a feast after the
ceremony and customarily, saroka (alms) are distributed to the poor.
4. The pilgrimage to Mecca is the most sacred observance among the Muslim. Pilgrimage for all
Islam countries gather at sacred mosque in Mecca.

The Muslims have 5 basic doctrines:

1. Their God is Allah who is the true God, who knows all, sees all and is all- powerful.
2. Mohammed the greatest and last is one of the prophets of Allah.
3. Gabriel who gave visions to Mohammed is the chief angel.
4. They claim inspiration for four books: Torah, the Jewish, Pentateuch, the Psalms of David,
the Gospel of Jesus, but the most important is the Koran.
5. As to the end of time, all human beings will be resurrected and Allah will judge each, sending
them either to heaven, a place of pleasure, or hell for all who will have opposed Allah or
Mohammed.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Activity 1 a. Film Viewing

Title of the Movie: Beyond Justice
b. Reaction/Reflection on the movie

Activity 2 Graded recitation

POST TEST
Name: __________ Course: __________
Course/Year/Section: __________ Date: __________

1. Direction: Enumerate the answers of the following items:

1 - 5What are the five basic practices of the Muslims for their entrance to Heaven?
6 - 10What are the five basic doctrines of the Muslims?
11-12 List down five places where Islam adherents are well spread.

REFERENCES:

1. World Religions by Michael Keene, pages 122-144

2. The Worlds Religions-Understanding the Living Faith by: Dr. Peter B. Clark pages 84 119
3. http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/pick/index.htm
4. http://www.sacred-texts.com
5. Sara Wenner, 2001, www.mnsu.edu
6.jmeli@teaneckschools.org