Islam Portfolio Thing
31 03 2008Hi!
During the caravan days at school, I worked as the Kattib (Secretary) who was responsible for taking notes and documenting important ideas and/or facts. In this role, I learnt more interesting facts about Islam, and how many Muslims there are in various parts of the world. I also learnt from this game to be very careful with my money and wisdom cards, and not to entrust them to anyone.
Wisdom cards are classified into three groups; facts, trivia, and truth. Fact cards contain ideas and statements of facts. Trivia cards contain information about Islam. And, truth cards include important ideas about the Muslim world. Finally, the Quiz cards include questions to test peoples’ knowledge about Islam.
The most interesting aspect about the caravan game is that you experience good and bad things, like life itself. Also, the caravan game is interesting because we get the chance to earn more money which you can use to buy Wisdom cards and other things. I dislike the caravan game because you sometimes loose your money. Also, because one has only a very limited period of time to answer the questions included in the Quiz cards.
In my opinion, next year students should be provided with more time to answer the Quiz card questions. Also, I think that the caravan game sometimes becomes a bit boring for the students because it becomes like a routine. Finally, I think next year we should include more people in the group to make the game more exiting.
The project is to organize an Arab fashion show which shows as many Arabic clothing styles for both men and women. Also, to explain to our audience the various clothing styles and their origin. Also, we had to find out which head accessory is used by people who live in each Arab city. Finally, to select a suitable song for each fashion show.
I believe our group members understood each others very well because we listened well, shared ideas and kept our promises to each other. I also thought that, in certain instances, Sama became a little bossy because she thought she had to take action in order for the group to finalize the project on time.
The trip on the dhow was really fun and interesting. We talked to other people about Islam, we eat Arabic food which included rice, beef, lamb, salad, bread, and special dipping. Also, sharing our project with each other was interesting, especially when we listened to Arabic music and played cards, such as UNO and Spoons. Finally, we swam in the Persian Gulf where the water was very cold, but felt refreshing. Overall, we all had a lot of fun during that dhow trip.
A few important connections can be made between Islam and my experiences on the dhow. Such connections mostly include “Trading; where Muslims used to carry their merchandise on dhows and sail to other countries. Also, “Learning” where Muslims used dhows to sail to other countries, explore other cultures and learn new customs and languages. We learned from each other during the dhow trip by sharing our projects and ideas.
I think the Islam unit was very interesting and I would like to learn more about it in the future. I learned a lot about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Also, I learned that Muslims pray five times a day and believe that if you are good you can go to Heaven which flourish with greenery and waterfalls. Whereas, if you are bad , you will go to Hell where you will burn in the fire and the water you drink will make you even more thirsty than before.
The understanding of Islam impacts my life through out the whole day. Five times a day, the call for prayer reminds me that Muslims must pray in order to strengthen their belief in one god and ask for forgiveness.
I hope you like it!
Bye!
P.S. Sorry Mr.R that you were not here for the end of the Islam unit.
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