Jesus is a revered Prophet in the Islamic tradition. Learn about the ways that Muslims understand Jesus.
Snapshot of Classroom Lesson:
– Religious adherents hold their beliefs to be sacred and it can be challenging to hear about beliefs in another tradition that disagree with our own.
– How can we think about these differences in a way that fosters humanization rather than dehumanization?
– Ask students to investigate what an Islamic primary source says about Jesus by researching and analyzing passages from the Qur’an.
– Explain: The Qur’an is not organized by topic or chronology. Therefore, the reader has to skip around the book and collect pieces of evidence to then, later, put the story together.
– Religious adherents hold their beliefs to be sacred and it can be challenging to hear about beliefs in another tradition that disagree with our own.
– How can we think about these differences in a way that fosters humanization rather than dehumanization?
– Ask students to investigate what an Islamic primary source says about Jesus by researching and analyzing passages from the Qur’an.
– Explain: The Qur’an is not organized by topic or chronology. Therefore, the reader has to skip around the book and collect pieces of evidence to then, later, put the story together.
Discussion Questions:
– In what spirit did Francis approach the court of al-Malik al-Kamil
– Why was Jesus familiar to al-Malik al-Kamil?
– What are the main differences between the Islamic and the Christian views of Jesus noted by the scholars in the video?
– What are the similarities in views of Jesus between Islam and Christianity?
– In what spirit did Francis approach the court of al-Malik al-Kamil
– Why was Jesus familiar to al-Malik al-Kamil?
– What are the main differences between the Islamic and the Christian views of Jesus noted by the scholars in the video?
– What are the similarities in views of Jesus between Islam and Christianity?
