Introduction to Judism by Waseem Almas.pptx

Introduction to Judism by Waseem Almas

1. 1 Introduction to Judaism Waseem Almas

2. 2 Introduction to World Religions Judaism , Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shintoism

3. 3 Etymology of the term religion The term comes from a Latin word religare that means “ to tie or bind” . Which indicates two objectives of religion: first, to bind humanity and the divine together ; and second, to bind humans into a community united by their shared faith . Judaism

4. 4 JUDAISM AND THE JEWS Rank Country Population % of World Jewry 1 United States 7,460,600 44.5% 2 Israel 7,427,000 44.3% 3 France 440,000 2.9% 4 Canada 398,000 2.6% 5 U.K. 312,000 1.9% 6 Argentina   171,000 1.1% 7 R ussia  132,000 1.0% There are about 14 million Jews in the world.

5. 5 8 Germany 125,000 0.8% 9 Australia 117,000 0.8% 10 Brazil 90,500 0.6% 11 South Africa 50,000 0.3% 12 Hungary 46,000 0.3% 13 Mexico 40,000 0.3% 14 Ukraine 33,000 0.3% 15 Netherlands 29,700 0.2%

6. 6 Hazrat Ibrahim 3 Wives Hajra Sara Qathura 2 Times Migration 1 st Migrated to Makkah with Ismail’s Mother Hajra 2 nd Migrated to Palestine with Ishaq’s mother Sara (2000 BCE)

7. 7 Hazrat Ishaq Wife Raqba Twins son Yaqub Issu Yaqub ka laqab Israel ta Two wives Yaqub Two wives Raheel and Leah Yousuf Benjamin Yahuda Lawi Reuben Simeon Isachar Zebulun Dan Naphtali Gad Asher Lawi Musa Haroon (1391-1271 BCE)

8. 8 The twelve tribes returned to Palestine and defeated the local inhabited and founded Jewish Kindom . Important Nabi after Musa ( Hazarad Dawood and Sulaiman ) they establish the first temple of Jews. ( Haikal Sulaimane ) After the death of Sulaiman , Assyrian Empire in 8th century BCE occupied Israel and exiled 10 tribes of Jews. The two remaining tribes were attacked by Babylon King Nabuchadnezar and compelled to exiled as well the 1 st temple was destroyed.

9. 9 After 150 years the Jews came again to Palestine and built their temple again known as 2 nd temple. In 70 AD Roman General Titus attacked Palestine and destroyed Jerusalem and killed 1 lac 30 thousand Jews in single day and destroyed their 2 nd temple. During the reign of Hazrat Umer RA , Palestine was under the control of Roman empire and Jews were not allowed to enter their mother land, but when Umer RA conquered Palestine so he made a pact with Romans which allowed Jews to come and do their religious activities in Palestine 1 st W War and decline of Ottomans

10. 10 The Torah The word Torah means “teachings and instructions.” The Torah is the set of laws that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. This set of laws is believed to have been given to Moses in two forms: the written form, known as the Written Torah, and the oral form, known as the Oral Torah. The Written Torah consists of 613 rules, which include the ten commandments are most important.

11. 11 Ten Commandments I am the L- rd your God. There is only one G-d, The Lord You will have no other gods, neither in belief nor through an act of worship. 3. You shall not pronounce the Holy Name of G-d needlessly. 4. Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it, by ceasing productive labor and dedicating it to spiritual rest. 5. Honor your father and mother. 6. Do not murder.

12. 12 7. Do not commit any act of adultery. 8. Do not steal. 9. Do not testify as a false witness against your neighbor. 10. Do not covet your neighbor’s possessions. Commandments

13. 13 Monotheism Thus the Jews believe that there is only one God, the creator of the world and the author of the divine laws, both written and oral, which were given to Moses. The Afterlife Daily Prayers Jewish males observe three daily prayer services during the day—in the morning, afternoon, and evening. The Sabbath Day The Sabbath occurs every sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday. Strictly no work is to be done on Sabbath for it is the most sacred day of the week for the Jews, dedicated solely to prayer and rest from the usual everyday activities. Crux of the religion

14. 14 Torah about Interfaith harmony Deuteronomy 12:1-3 Torah emphasizes strict separation and the destruction of other religious practices and worship sites and objects of other religions in order to preserve religious purity. Passage suggest lack of tolerance or understanding between different religious groups. The emphasis is on the exclusivity of the Israelites' monotheistic faith and the need to eliminate rival beliefs rather than fostering coexistence or dialogue. Sifre on  Deuteronomy Ch. 60, 61

15. 15 On November 2, 1917 , Britain’s foreign secretary, Arthur Balfour , wrote a letter to Lionel Walter , a figurehead of the British Jewish community. It committed that British government to “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people” and to facilitating “the achievement of this object”. The letter is known as the  Balfour Declaration . What was the Balfour Declaration?

16. 16 Arab Revolt on Massive Jews immigration 1937 to 1939 Palestinians to launch a general strike, withhold tax payments and boycott Jewish products. Britain had massed 30,000 troops in Palestine and also laid the foundation of Jewish paramilitary that later became the core of the Israeli army. In those three years of revolt,  5,000 Palestinians  were killed, 15,000 to 20,000 were wounded and 5,600 were imprisoned.

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19. 19 The 1948 Nakba , or the ethnic cleansing of Palestine Zionist paramilitaries From 1947 to 1949, more than 500 Palestinian villages, towns and cities were destroyed and 15,000 Palestinians were killed, in what Palestinians refer to as the  Nakba , or “catastrophe” in Arabic. An estimated 750,000 Palestinians were forced out of their homes. six million  refugees living throughout Palestine and in the neighbouring countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt On May 15, 1948, Israel announced its establishment.

20. 20 On June 5, 1967, Israel occupied the rest of historic Palestine, including the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Syrian Golan Heights and the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula during the Six-Day War against a coalition of Arab armies. 1967 Six-Day War and the settlements

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24. 24 The wars on the Gaza Strip

25. 25 Killed 34735 women 9500 UN aid for Jews $26bn Children 14500 30 percent acute malnutrition Missing 7000 infected with diseases 1.09 million  homes destroyed 62 % aid workers   200  killed cost of damage to critical infrastructure $18.5bn hospitals 26 destroyed 1.1 million people food insecurity healthcare professionals 350 killed and 520 wounded Displaced 2.3 million