现代大学英语 精读4 第10课 The Telephone.pptVIP

Lesson 10 The Telephone Anwar F. Accawi The Arabic countries People: Mostly Arabians/ Arabs Language: Arabic Religion: mostly Islam Similar culture and customs Asian and African countries Whole area: about more than 140 million square kilometres Population: about 0.34 billion Abundant in oil Unstable political situations League of Arab States 阿拉伯联盟（22个） 12个西亚国家：巴勒斯坦Palestine、约旦Jordan、叙利亚Syria、黎巴嫩Lebanon、沙特Saudi Arabia、伊拉克Iraq、也门Yemen、科威特Kuwait、阿联酋United Arab Emirates、卡塔尔Qatar、巴林Bahrain、阿曼Oman 7个北非国家：阿尔及利亚Algeria 、摩洛哥Morocco 、突尼斯Tunisia 、利比亚Libya 、苏丹Sudan 、毛里塔尼亚Mauritania 、埃及Egypt 2东非国家：吉布提Djibouti和索马里 Somalia 1个印度洋西部岛国：科摩罗 Comorin Islam Islam is the youngest of the worlds very large religions --- those with over 300 million members --- which include Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.? The name of this religion, Islam, is derived from the Arabic word salam, which is often interpreted as meaning peace. However submission would be a better translation. A Muslim is a follower of Islam. Muslim is an Arabic word that refers to a person who submits themselves to the will of God. Islam原意为“顺从”、“和平”，指顺从和信仰宇宙独一的最高主宰安拉Allah及其意志，以求得两世的和平与安宁。信奉伊斯兰教的人统称为“穆斯林”(Muslim，意为“顺从者”) Islam founded by Muhammad the Prophet (peace be upon him). Muhammad (pbuh)约570～632 The religion started in Mecca, when the angel Jibril (Gabriel in English) read the first revelation to Muhammad (pbuh) Allah is an Arabic word which means the One True God. Islam Islamic five fundamental beliefs 1. A single, indivisible God.信安拉：要相信除安拉之外别无神灵，安拉是宇宙间至高无上的主宰。《古兰经》第112章称：「安拉是真主，是独一的主，他没生产，也没有被生产；没有任何物可以做他的正敌。」据《古兰经》记载，安拉有99个美名和99种德性，是独一无二、永生永存、无所不知、无所不在、创造一切、主宰所有人命运的无上权威。信安拉是伊斯兰教信仰的核心，体现了其一神论的特点。 2. The Messengers of God.信使者：《古兰经》中曾提到了许多位使者，其中有阿丹、努海、易卜拉欣、穆萨、尔撒（即《圣经》中的亚当Adam 、诺亚Noah 、亚伯拉罕Abraham 、摩西Moses 、耶稣Jesus ），使者中最后一位是穆罕默德，他也是最伟大的先知，是至圣的使者，他是安拉「封印」的使者，负有传布「安拉之道」的重大使命，信安拉的人应服从他的使者。the last prophet, Muhammads message is considered the final, universal message for all of humanity. Islam 3. The