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A 3 page essay that takes the stance that this is a speech that is being given to sixth graders shortly after the events of 9/11/01. The speaker has been asked to explain Islam and the Qur'an to the children as clearly as possible in light of recent events. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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religion that he founded in the seventh century, which is known as Islam, by conducting these despicable attacks. The position of these terrorists could not be further from the truth,
as Islam and its sacred book, the Quran, does not support their actions. The heart and soul of Islamic culture is the Quran, which records the words of Muhammad
(Matthews and Platt 192). Islam draws on the traditions of both Judaism and Christianity and sees itself as in line with these faiths, regarding both Christians and Jews as "People
of the Book," that is, as believers who place their faith in a supreme being and try to live by his word as recorded in holy scriptures (Matthews and Platt
192). The morals taught by the Quran are similar to those of both Judaism and Christianity in that it stresses "monotheism; Gods total power and knowledge; his divine mercy and
forgiveness; human weaknesses and sins and...faith" (Matthews and Platt 192-193). Westerners are frequently surprised to learn that believers in Islam consider both Abraham and Jesus to be Moslems. The
word "Moslem" means one who has submitted himself to God and since these men were obedient to Gods will, they fall under this category (Matthew and Platt 193). Islam does
not acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God, but it, nevertheless, acknowledges the legitimacy of his teachings and presents him as a prophet similar to Muhammad. In Sura 5
(in the Quran, chapters are called "suras"), which is entitled "The Table," God is pictured as speaking concerning the leadership provided by the Jewish prophets of the Old Testament. The
Quran then pictures God as describing how Jesus, "son of Mary," was sent forth, "confirming the Torah already revealed" and the "Gospel," which substantiated "what was revealed before it in
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