PowerPoint on the Islamic texts (Quran, Sunnah, & Hadith)

1. Sacred Texts
of Islam

2. Clear Targets
1. I can differentiate between
the Sunnah, Hadith, &
Qur’an.
2. I can explain the importance
of the Sunnah & Hadith.

3. Qur’an
OWords of Allah
OConsists of 114 “Surahs” or
“Chapters.”.

4. Qur’an
OEach Surah consists of “Ayah”,
or “Verses.”
OEach ayah is literally
considered to be a “sign from
God.”

6. Quotes from
the Qur’an
OAnd your Allah is One Allah:
There is no god but He, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful.”
O“If the debtor is in a difficulty,
grant him time Till it is easy for
him to repay. But if ye remit it by
way of charity, that is best for you
if ye only knew.”

7. Quotes from
the Qur’an
O“There is no God but Allah and
Muhammad is the Messenger
of Allah.”
O“Much silence and a good
disposition, there are no two
works better than those.”

8. Hadith
O(Arabic for "narrative" or
"report")
OAlthough not the spoken
Word of God

9. Hadith
Oimportant source of doctrine, law,
and practice.
O"revered in Islam as a major source
of religious law and moral guidance”
OA hadith is a narration about the life
of the Prophet or what he approved

10. Quotes from the Hadith
OThe strong person is not the good
wrestler. Rather, the strong person is the
one who controls himself when he is
angry.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 73, #135)”

11. Sunnah
O Arabic word sunnah -the way Prophet
Muhammad lived his life.
O The Arabic word hadith (pl. ahadith) is
very similar to Sunnah, but not identical.

13. Quotes from the Sunnah