ISLAM

The word Islam, which is derived from Arabic, means to accept, to follow and to obey. In other words, Islam  is following God, the Master. God is our Creator and Master. Our success in life relies fully  on following  the Master. Therefore, we must all obey His commands, either in words or in deeds. But God has let us be free to obey or not to obey Him. Life is like a test. The successful test taker is one who obeys God. In other words, the real  succsess in this life and the life after death is in obeying God. True peace also lies only in following  God. The word Islam also means peace. Therefore Islam  means both obedience to God and peace. Islam seeks peace through obedience to God, the Creator and the Master. Islam is a religion  from God which leads its followers to gain true peace.

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VOCABULARY:

To derive  = mengambil, berasal	True= benar, sejati
deed = perbuatan	Command =perintah
Test  = ujian	obedience = ketaatan,kepatuhan
To accept =  meneriama

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.      What does Islam mean?

2.      What language is the word “Islam”?

3.      Who is God ?

4.      Does God create everything?

5.      Is there other meaning of Islam ? What is it ?

            

 GRAMMAR IN FOCUS

Passive Construction

The words Islam is derived from Arabic( kata  “ Islam diambil dari Bahasa Arab)

Untuk membentuk pasive adalah to be + bentuk ke tiga

Home Work : Put the  verb in parentheses into passive form

1. The Qur’an ….. during Muhammad ‘life (write).
2. The life goal can ….. by hard work and prayer (achieve).
3. The books …. By the students yesterday. (read)
4. The new library ……. Officially …. By the rector two years ago ( open)
5. When I came to the library, it ,,,,,,,,, (close)

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FAITH

A muslim believes in Allah and he expresses his belief in words, plents in the heart and actualizes it in deed. This faith is expressed in detail by two kinds of expression general and specific.

As a general faith, a muslim believes in Allah with  all his names and atributes , and he accepts all his commands. There are ninety –nine atrributes  and names of  Allah and a muslim believes in all his atrributes . Allah is All –Powerful, the All- Knowing and the Creator of the universe. A Muslim regards Him as the only Ruler and Master. A muslim has to depend upon Allah’s mercy alone.

A specific faith in detail is that a Muslim believes in Allah , His angels, His Holy books, all of His prophets,, the day of judgment and life after death, and in the fact that  good and evil all come from him. A true Muslim believes in all of these articles of faith, and follows the last prophet in his actions. The teaching of the last prophet is  known in full detail ; either it is written in the Quran , the final book, or in Sunnah. The faith gives human beings peace and security.

VOCABULARY:

faith = keimanan	To plant = menanamkan
deed = perbuatan	To regard=menganggap
To express = menyatakan	To actualize = mengamalkan
Attribute = sifat	To depend = tergantung

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.      What is general faith ?

2.      How many attributes does God have?

3.      Mention some of God”s attributes!

4.      What is spesific faith?

5.      Where can we find the teachings of Islam ?

              GRAMMAR IN FOCUS

There are four  verb form  (basicly) : they are :

Form (F)   1;  go, study, open, eat.   Form  (F) 2 : going, studying, opening, eating.      Form (F) 3 : went, studied, opened, ate. Form 4 : gone, studied, opened, eaten.

VERB GROUP TO CREATE A SPECIAL MEANING

Have/ has + F4 : telah … (perfect tense)

Be+ F4 : di…… (pasive). Be + F 2 :  sedang … (continuous tense)

Have/has+been+ F4  : telah di … (perfect passive)

HOME WORK: Write down your answer in another paper of the questions  above (short answer) 3. beautiful;    4. bad;            5 little

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ALLAH KNOWS EVERYTHING

Mr. Abdullah has three sons, the eldest was ‘Ali”, the second was Ahmad and the youngest was Hasan. He loves his sons very nuch and he wanted them to be good muslims when they grew up. As a father, Mr. Abdullah was a good Muslims so that his sons could regard him as their model.

One day Mr Abdullah tested his sons to know their belief in God. He gave his sons some cake and asked them to eat it in a place where no one could see them. Ali took the cake and he went to his room. He shut the door and ate the cake. He thought that no one could see him. Ahmad went to a cave near his house. It was dark in the cave. He was sure that no body was there who could see him. He ate the cake in the darkness of the cave. Hasan thought and thouht about finding a place wheere nobody could see him. He thought that there was no such place. He remembered  that Allah could always see him. So he did not eat the cake.

Ali and Ahmad came back to their father and told him about what they did. Hasan came back and returned the cake to his father and said that there was no place which was secred from Allah. Mr Abdullah was very pleased with Hasan and told his two sons to learn  a lesson from their little , Hasan,. He said that Allah knew everything, saw everything . So it was said , they sould not do anything bad even in secret.

VOCABULARY:

To grow up = dewasa.	Secret = rahasia
Cave = goa	To return=mengembalikan
To regard  = menganggap	To be pleased = senangi

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.      How many sons did Mr Abdullah have?

2.      What did Mr Abdullah do one day ?

3.      Where did Ali go then ?

4.      Where did Ahmad go ?

5.      What lesson did Mr Abdullah give to his children ?

           

  GRAMMAR IN FOCUS

Comparison : big – bigger –biggest ; good- better -best

                            Expensive- more expensive –most expensive

HOME WORK ; find out the comparison degree of : 1. tall;            2. old;

3. beautiful;    4. bad;            5 little

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ALLAH –THE GOD

God is the Lord of universe. He is the creator of the universe. He creates the world for us and also creates us in the best form. In Arabic, God is called Allah. Allah is the proper name for the one and only God. There is no one like Him and He has no partner. He is eternal and knows everything. God is Great as well as Merciful. God sent prophets to guide us , from Adam , the first prophet , to Muhammad , the last prophet. The prophet told us how to thank God and obey Him. They also taught us how to live  like good human beings, be happy and successful. There fore we have to believe in one God, thank Him and obey Him.

VOCABULARY:

universe  = alam semesta.	To guide          = membimbing
eternall      = abadi	To provide        =menyediakan
To create   = mencipta	To obey  =mematuhi
MERCIFUL   = Maha Pengasih	God= Tuhan

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUETIONS

1.      Who creates the universe?

2.      Are we created by the God ?

3.      Are there any other God than Allah ?

4.      Who was Muhammad and who was Adam ?

5.      What must we do to God ?

             

GRAMMAR IN FOCUS

a.       SIMPLE PRESENT AND SIMPLE PAST.

                                                           i.      He creates the world and universe

                                                         ii.      The prophet told usulan how to thank to God.

b.      DISCOURSE MARKERS, LOGICAL SQUENCE.

                                                           i.      Therefore ,we have to believe in God , thank Him and obey Him.

                                                         ii.      Thus ,we have to study harder.

PUT THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES TO SUIT THE TENSES

1. God ….. everything .(know).
2. The prophet …. Us how to live according the guidence  of God (teach)
3. God ….. the prophet to evey nation (send).
4. We …. To God  five times a day (pray)

5.      God is eternal and ….. every think (know)

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PROPHET MUHAMMAD (2)

MATERI      2        : PROPHET MUHAMMAD

The Islamic religion was preached by Muhammad for 23 years, He invited  us to believe in Allah and to obey Him.. We have to live in obedience to Him Alone.We know Allah , the creator , from prophet Muhammad. Muhammad is the greatest benefactor for all mankind. He taught love and brotherhoot. He asked  his followers to be polite and to be kind to others. He asked us to love children and to respect elders. He  taught us to help one other. He stopped people from doing harm to others. He asked Muslims to be always truthful. He practised what he preached. He is a good example for our life . The message brought by him is the final message. There is no prophet after Muhammad . We have to f ollow his teaching.

VOCABULARY:

Obedience  = ketaatan	Harm              = membahayakan
Truthful      = benar	Respect           =menghormati
Benefactor   = peraudn (ukhuwah)	To preach       =menyiarkan
Mankind      = kemanusiaan	A good example= suri teladan

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUETIONS

1.      How long was Islam preached by Muhammad?

2.      Who is  Allah ?

3.      Did Muhammad teach love and brotherhood?

4.      What did he asked his followers?

5.      What do we have to do always ?

            

 GRAMMAR IN FOCUS

A.    Auxiliary verb : have to ,must

-          We have to live in obedience to Allah

-          We have to follow Muhammad teaching.

B.     Indirect speech (asked, told, said that, suggested)

-          He asked me to come to his house tomorrow

-          She said that she had passed her exams

FILL IN THE BLANKS WHITH THE WORDS  FROM THE TEXT ABOVE

1. The Islamic religion …………… by Muhammad for 23 years.
2. We………… live in obedience to Him Alone.
3. He ……………. people from doing harm to others.
4. He ……… a good example for our life.

5.      We……….. follow his teaching..

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