The Quran

by Kylie Braunreiter and Kathleen Chang

What it is

Holy book of the Muslims Extremely similar to the Bible and Torah Torah

How the Koran came to be

Mohammad went to pray one day in a cave Angel Gabriel- Mohammad! You are Allahs Messenger. Heard verses for many years till death Varied from a few words to 200 lines Mt. Hira

Angel Gabriel and Mohammad

Things the Koran Teaches

The Five pillars of islam

Shahada Salat Zaakat Ramadan Hajj

Shahada

Believe in Monotheism Feel that Allah is your only God Accept Mohammad as messenger for God

Salat

Inside of a Mosque

Pray 5 times a day Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Ishaa Different times of day Specific way: bow head or turn towards Mecca

Ramadan

Fasting Cannot drink or eat meat from sun up to sun down Seek nearness of God and express gratitude Forbidden for some groups such as diabetic and elderly

Zakat
practice of giving to charity 5 Guidelines must declare to God his intentions paid on the day due after offering- cannot exaggerate on spending extra money payment must be kind: no money- must compensate must be distributed in the community was taken from

Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca during Islamic month if you can afford- you must go after you go- become a hajj (someone who has traveled to Mecca) You must: walking seven times around the Kaaba touch the black stone travel seven times between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah symbolically stone the Devil in Mina

What it teaches
right and wrong stories of Gods prophets sort of a rulebook for Muslims no fighting, unless non-believers are fighting to end the Islamic religion

Annotated Bibliography
No author provided. 5 Jan 2012.< http://www.phawker.com/2007/page/191/>. I got one open face Koran page that was nicely decorated. No author provided. askSam- Koran {Quran} 5 Jan 2012. <http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/koran/> I found one picture of the Quran.

No author provided. Historic Writings. Houstin Baptist University. 5 Jan 2012. <http://www.hbu.edu/hbu/DBM_Historic_Writings.asp?SnID=2> I got a picture of the Torah.

No author provided. Mohammad. Wikipedia. 5 Jan 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad> I got various pictures of the Koran and Mohammad and the Kaaba.

No author provided. The Religion of Peace. 5 Jan 2012. <http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/023-violence.htm> I found one picture of the Quran.

No author provided. Terry Jones To Proceed Burning of Qurans Despite Threats. Pinoy Tutorial. 5 Jan 2012.<http://pinoytutorial.com/lifebytes/terry-jones-burn-koranbooks/> I got a picture of the inside script of the Koran.

No author. Page from the Koran: Treasures from the Archives BYU-Idaho. 5 Jan 2012. <http://www.lib.byui.edu/exhibits/Archives%20website/koran.html> I got two pictures of yellowing pages from the Koran.

No author provided. Quran. Wikipedia. 5 Jan 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran> I found one picture of the Quran.

No author provided. What the Koran tells us about Islam. Antishara. 5 Jan 2012. <http://www.lib.byui.edu/exhibits/Archives%20website/koran.html> I got a picture of a blue colored Koran.

Annotated bibliography

No author provided. Mount Safa. Wikipedia. 5 Jan 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Safa> I got a picture of Muslims praying at Mount Safa.

No author provided. The Black Stone. Wikipedia. 5 Jan 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone> I got one picture of the black stone.

No author provided. Zakat << Just Giving Blog. 5 Jan 2012 <http://blog.justgiving.com/community/making-zakat-donations-on-justgiving/attachment/zakatheader-600/>. I got a poster of Zakat.

No author provided. Five Pillars of Islam. 5 Jan 2012. <http://www.realmagick.com/five-pillars-of-islam/>. I found a picture of the five pillars of Islam.

No author provided. Mosque. Wikipedia. 5 Jan 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque>. I found a picture of a mosque.

No author provided. Allah. Wikipedia. 5 Jan 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah> I found a calligraphy piece saved as a JPEG.