JOHN MARSHALL E.

MATEO
GR. 11 – CONCEPTION

INTRODUCTION TO WORLD
RELIGIONS AND BELIEF
SYSTEMS

MODULE
6
WEEK 6
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Activity 12. Reflection

Direction: Reflect on the important duties which could help you live a better life. Relate these duties
to the 5 Pillars of Islam. Use a separate paper for your answer.

I promise to I help people in

make my mom the simplest
I pray every day.
proud, for she is way, by making
my everything. them happy.

I sacrifice some My special

of my days to journey is
help my mom to studying, for this
sell slippers. will make me
successful.
My duties are important because given the required means, everyone has a responsibility
to work hard to end poverty, starvation, ignorance, and inequality. They should work to
promote sustainable development across the world so that everyone can live in dignity,
freedom, security, and justice.

They are like the 5 pillars of Islam because it is like the basic norms of my life.

They make me feel like I am a responsible person because of the obligations that I have an
this obligations keeps me going in life.
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Activity 13 The Qur'an on Jihad
Direction: Written below are some passages from Qur’an on Jihad or Holy war. Read and
analyze them carefully. Then write on space your comment or reaction about the passages if
they advocate peace or warlike. Explain your answer. Use separate paper for the activity
Passages from Qur’an
Fight in the way of Allah against
those who fight against you, but
begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah
loveth not aggressors.
(Qur’an 2:190)
To those against whom war is
made, permission is given (to
fight). Because they are wronged;
and verify. Allah is most powerful
for their aid.
(Qur’an 22: 39)
Therefore if they withdraw from
you but fight you not, and
(instead) send you (guarantees
of) peace, then Allah Hath opened
no way for you (to war against
them).
(Qur’an 4:90)
But if the enemy inclined towards
peace, do thou (also) incline
towards peace, and trust in Allah:
for he is one of that heareth and
knoweth (all things)
(Qur’an 8: 61)
Reaction or comment
These verses focus on a few major human issues. Infraction.
 (Persecution in the land—chaos) Not to fight or murder those
who are not fighting. Persecution is even worse than death.
The fair character of injunctions in these verses may be
deduced with easy by any sensible intellect.
According to our study, this (verse 39) is the first passage of
the Quran in which permission to fast was provided in the
month of Zil-Hajj in the first year following Hijrah. The
instruction to battle was then delivered in Rajab or Shaban of
A.H. (verses 190, 191, 193, 216, and 244 of Surah Al-
Baqarah). 2.
Except for those who join a tribe with whom you have a pact
(of peace), or those who approach you with their breasts
restrained from killing both you and your own people. If Allah
had wanted it, He would have given them authority over you
and had them fight you.
The Verse of Peace is verse sixty one of the Qur'an 8, in
which the Prophet is commanded to accept requests for peace
and compromise from those who have broken their pledges
and fought with Muslims in his capacity as the leader of the
Islamic community, and not to waver out of fear of the
consequences, but to trust in God. The passage is used to
demonstrate Islam's peaceful nature.
ASSESMENT
During the 'battle of Marawi,' which pitted the Philippine military against militants
allied to the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) between May and October this year,
civilians on the island of Mindanao paid a high price, with dozens killed and widespread
destruction of homes and property, according to Amnesty International.
Based on a research expedition to Lanao del Sur, Mindanao in September, The
'Battle of Marawi': Death and Destruction in the Philippines is the first extensive human
rights examination of the conflict.
It details how IS-allied militants targeted Christian civilians for the worst of the
violations, including at least 25 extrajudicial killings, numerous kidnappings, and widespread
looting.
Meanwhile, Philippine security agents imprisoned and abused fleeing civilians, as
well as looting. Their widespread bombing of militant-held portions of Marawi city
obliterated entire neighborhoods and killed civilians, underscoring the necessity for a probe
into whether the operation complied with international humanitarian law.
"The civilian population of Marawi has suffered greatly as a result of one of the
Philippines' most extensive military operations in decades. Thousands of people who were
displaced en masse when fighting broke out in May are now returning to a city that has
been utterly destroyed in places, where civilians have been slaughtered by militants and
both sides have committed abuses," said Tirana Hassan, Crisis Response Director at Amnesty
International.
Amnesty International spoke with 48 survivors and witnesses, many of whom
detailed how IS-affiliated militants in Marawi city routinely targeted civilians and carried out
unlawful killings.
At least 25 civilians were slain in ten distinct events, according to multiple witnesses,
by militants shooting or cutting their necks. The majority of them were slaughtered as they
attempted to flee to safety because they were Christians. Murdering people is a war crime.
After rioting erupted, a group of six Christian painters hid in their employer's house
for five days before attempting to flee. They sought refuge in a canal leading to Lake Lanao
after being pursued and shot at by militants.
Militants also took a huge number of people as hostages, according to survivors and
witnesses interviewed by Amnesty International. They were tortured to forced labor and
used as human shields by the insurgents. At least one hostage was slain in cold blood, while
several more were mistreated physically.
On 23 May 2017, a firefight broke out between Philippine government forces and an
alliance of IS-aligned militants in Marawi – a city of 200,000 in the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao, in the southern Philippines.
 The militants, including the Maute group and the Abu Sayyaf group, quickly took
control of large areas of the city, prompting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to impose
martial law and suspend the writ of habeas corpus on the entire island of Mindanao.
Within a month, the conflict displaced 360,000 people in Marawi and surrounding
areas. Hundreds, if not thousands, of civilians remained in the besieged city for weeks or
months, either as hostages or trapped in the crossfire.
The battle lasted for five months, and resulted in the mass displacement of civilians,
the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure, and the loss of civilian lives.
According to official figures, 920 militants, 165 soldiers and 47 civilians were killed in
the fighting, and more than 1,780 hostages were rescued from the IS-linked militants. But
restrictions on access to Marawi during the conflict have precluded any independent
corroboration of these numbers.
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GRADE 11 – CONCEPTION
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGION AND BELIEF SYSTEM
ASSESSMENT WEEK 1
PERFORMANCE TASK (1 PRODUCT)
The learner prepares character sketches of a person who is spiritual but not religious and a
person who is religious but not spiritual.

SITUATION: Being a member of a religious group, you are assigned to share your thoughts
on the difference of a religious person and a spiritual person. You are to expound the idea
that there are persons who may be religious but not necessarily spiritual and persons who
may not be religious but are deeply spiritual.

GOAL: To make a written speech addressed to a group of youth about the difference of a
religious and spiritual person.
ROLE: Speaker on a specific topic.
PRODUCT: Written speech.
AUDIENCE: Fellow members of a religious group.

People have been discriminated for centuries based against on their religious and
spiritual views, thanks to the combined use of religion and spiritual differences. Despite the
fact that spirituality and religion are two distinct concepts, they both have the potential to
spark lively discussions.

Before we start the discussion, I would like to greet you all, good day everyone, I'm
Marshall and I'm looking forward to talking with you today about the difference of a
religious and spiritual person.  On behalf of Jesus Is Alive Church, I'd like to welcome you
today. For those of you who don't already know me, my whole name is John Marshall
Esguerra Mateo and I am a grade 11 student at Ilocos Norte College of Arts and Trades
taking up Academic Track, Humanities and Social Sciences Strand. I am a resident of Brgy. 7-
A, Laoag City.

Religion is a collection of organized ideas and practices that are adhered to by a

particular community or group. Although there are several faiths, each with its own rituals
and beliefs, the one thing they all agree on is is that existence has a spiritual aspect, and
that connecting with that aspect via meditation, prayer, or other means is beneficial to us
all. Spirituality is more of a personal pursuit that focuses on finding inner peace and
meaning in life. It also has something to do with how people come to form views about
what life is all about and how they fit in with others.
Spirituality, on the other hand, connotes a feeling of connectedness to something
greater than you; living everyday life in a reverent and holy manner. Or as Christina
Puchalski, MD (leader in trying to incorporate spirituality into healthcare), puts it,
“Spirituality is the aspect of humanity that refers to the way individuals seek and express
meaning and purpose and the way they experience their connectedness to the moment, to
self, to others, to nature, and to the significant or sacred."
There are a lot of religions that are based on historical figures or archetypes (e.g.,
Christ, Buddha, Moses, Krishna, Muhammad). Throughout the ages, oral tradition and
recorded scripture have passed down the specifics of these holy or developed creatures'
existence. These religious icons are revered and devoted to, and they serve as the
cornerstone for religious activities and rituals within a community.

Spirituality, on the other hand, is more typically centered on putting the founder's
teachings into practice. The Japanese poet Matsuo Basho advised spiritual aspirants to avoid
following in the footsteps of the knowledgeable. Look into what they've said.

Religion is really about having trust in something. To put it another way, faith in
anything is predicated on accepting the religion's teachings without question. Unlike the
scientific worldview, religions don’t require evidence to validate their claims. Through
religion, you are taught to have faith in God or the scriptures as being the infallible and
ultimate truth of reality. Acceptance and submission to the divine are promoted as the way
to enlightenment.

Spirituality does not discount faith, but it places a greater emphasis on personal
encounters with the soul or divine. Meditation, yoga, solitude, and contemplation are all
spiritual activities that allow you to establish conscious touch with expanded realms of
consciousness. This helps you validate the teachings for yourself rather than just accepting
them blindly on the basis of faith. You don't need to rely on someone else's word when you
already know something since you've had the experience and allowed it to sink in.

Religions can include a subtle (or not so subtle) undercurrent of dread woven into
their teachings, despite their best intentions. Original sin, divine judgement, God's wrath, or
eternal punishment can all generate a mental atmosphere of worry and anxiety about your
worthiness and if your acts will result in divine retribution or karmic punishment. Your
afterlife fate can hover in the background of your mind like a specter, subtly influencing
your thoughts and conduct.

Spirituality, on the other hand, often rejects fear and worry in favor of a more loving,
compassionate perspective to life and death. Spirituality is built on a consciousness-based
worldview that encourages all people to awaken in unconditional love and goodness. Your
decisions and actions are motivated by a desire to alleviate suffering and make the world a
more peaceful and loving place for all.

As you can see, there are significant differences between spirituality and religion;
yet, these comparisons aren't intended to be absolutes or to pit one against the other. The
ways in which religious and spiritual beliefs are practiced are different. Each practice, on the
other hand, serves as a vehicle for bringing you closer to the truth you seek. Whichever path
you take, or a combination of the two, is the personal and subjective expression of your
waking journey.