Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar: Crash Course World History #13
(Green's description of the Koran is from about the 2 min. mark through the 7 minute mark)
Published on Apr 19, 2012
In which John Green teaches you the history of Islam, including the revelation of the Qu'ran to Muhammad, the five pillars of Islam, how the Islamic empire got its start, the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and more. Learn about hadiths, Abu Bakr, and whether the Umma has anything to do with Uma Thurman (spoiler alert: it doesn't). Also, learn a little about the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and how to tell if this year's Ramadan is going to be difficult for your Muslim friends. Let's try to keep the flame wars out of this reasoned discussion.
Influential video that described the complexity of the Quran in a few short minutes and allowed me to understand it in an easier way.
ReplyDeleteThis video was full of information. From the history of Islam to the difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims. I love John Green videos because he says so much information in a way that students can capture and really understand.
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I really didn't know too much about Islam or the Qu'ran, but I now feel that I have a better understanding of it. There is still a lot that I don't know about it, but I think this video was brief enough for me to understand.
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The five pillars of Islam is extremely interesting to me. The fasting part is what always fascinates me the most. I have never voluntarily fasted and would actually like to give it a try one day
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This video explains a lot about the Islam and the Muslim community. Although it is a world religion just as Christianity and Judaism, and its beginnings were also in the East coast of the Mediterranean, Islam is the religion that we know the least.
ReplyDeleteJohn explains the five pillars of this religions, the main aspects that are followed by its followers.
Shahada: the fact that there is no other God than Allah, and that Muhammed is his prophet.
Salat: the five prayers that muslims need to do during the day, depending on the height of the sun.
Sawn: the time of the year where Muslims need to fast during the sunlight. No parties, no cigarettes. It is called Ramadam, and it lasts for a month.
Zakat: Muslims are required to give certain percentage of their income to the poor.
Hajj: Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, a mandatory religious duty that must be completed at least once in lifetime.
When John greens talks about the five pillars of islam it is really interesting to me all the little things they do throughout their day or week, Especially the fasting part.
ReplyDeleteThe Quran is really interesting because, unlike the New Testament or the Torah, it was recited directly by God to Muhammad (largely through the Archangel Gabriel). This means that Muhammad is the last of the prophets in the Abrahamic faiths, which means that Islam is deferential to Judaism and Christianity as "people of the books." I think this might have something to do with why, in many countries where Jews, Muslims, and Christians live, they are not always inclined to violence against each other.
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