Crash Course
Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar
How did Islam become the religious and organizing principle for one of the largest empires in the world? Invite learners to discover the rich history and evolution of the religion, as well as its major tenets in the Five Pillars of Islam.
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Pbs Learning Media: Zakaat
In this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Imam Bashar Arafat, a scholar and interfaith leader in Baltimore, Maryland, describes zakaat, an almsgiving tax that Muslims pay annually. [2:01]
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Wnet: Thirteen: Access Islam: The Hajj (Part 1)
Thousands of Americans each year take the pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the Hajj. This is one of the five pillars of Islam. This video follows an American Muslim as he prepares for his trip. [3:45]
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Wnet: Thirteen: Access Islam: The Hajj (Part Ii)
Millions of Muslims each year take the pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the Hajj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. This video continues to follow an American Muslim as he experiences his first Hajj. [5:33]
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Wnet: Thirteen: Access Islam: The Hajj (Part Iii)
Thousands of Americans each year take the pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the Hajj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. This lengthy video follows an American Muslim as he returns from his first pilgrimage and looks at how it...
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Wnet: Thirteen: Access Islam: Zakaat
Access Islam presents a video and accompanying transcript on the one of the five pillars of Islam called "Zakaat". This practice of almsgiving becomes even more important during Ramadan.
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Wnet: Thirteen: Access Islam: Muslim Prayer
Learn the importance of Muslim prayer rituals, one of the five pillars of the Muslim faith in this online video. [2:29]
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Pbs Learning Media: Hajj Part Iii
Students learn about an American Muslim's impressions of his first pilgrimage to Mecca in this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly. [10:38]
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Pbs Learning Media: Hajj Part I
In this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, meet an American Muslim as he prepares for Hajj, the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca that commemorates the Abrahamic roots of Islam. [3:08]
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Pbs Learning Media: Hajj Part Ii
Performed with over two million other Muslims, the rites of Hajj, the required pilgrimage to Mecca, have a profound personal impact on each pilgrim. In this video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, a Muslim from America experiences...