The Muslim faith prescribes 5 articles of faith, or “pillars” of Islam: 1) daily prayer, 2) charity, 3) fasting, 4) pilgrimage, and 5) profession of faith. Where do you find examples of or injunctions to these acts in the selections you read?
Who is the speaker? What is the speaker’s purpose? Who is his audience?a
The Qur’an retells several episodes from both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Gospels. What facts differ in the Islamic telling and how do this differences change the emphasis?
It what ways does the Qur’an proclaim a new “covenant” with the “People of the Book”?
Why do you think the Qur’an emphasizes both the singular (unitarian) nature of God and the humanity of Jesus?
Come up with one additional questions from your reading to pose to the class.