Muslim Devotion & Innovation

As part of a close reading activity, individuals respond to three questions and craft two short essays based on a passage about Islam, one of the world most widespread religion.

Presenting both a thorough scope of the foundations of Islam, as well as a question about Islam in America after 9/11, this slideshow provides a comprehensive outline of the background and five pillars of Islam. Viewers will walk away...

A detailed description of Hajj provided by the Council on Islamic Education. Includes suggested questions and activities for the classroom plus a great glossary.

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]

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...

Explains the five "Pillars of Islam," and defines key terms, such as jihad and hadith. Includes a link to another AAADC site with more information about Islam and a link to an Adobe pdf file with reading selections about Islam for high...

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]

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...

A special report, published by the BBC news division just for kids, provides a short guide on the history, beliefs, and practices of Islam. Additional features include interviews with Muslim youth in different countries and diaries of...

This website provides basic information on each of the Five Pillars of Islam, "the framework of the Muslim Life" - faith, prayer, "zakat," fast, and pilgrimage.