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)