Five Pillars of Islam: Practice, Survival, Resistance and Adaption from Africa to the Americas
Five Pillars of Islam: Practice, Survival, Resistance and Adaption from Africa to the Americas
This multi-day lesson will focus on the role of Islam in the Kingdoms of Western Africa, where Islam influenced the area tremendously in the time period prior to the Atlantic slave trade. The geographic focus will be on Africa that now encompasses the modern countries of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, and Nigeria. Students will also learn that Islam was brought to the Americas by enslaved African Muslims. The overall theme of the lesson will be the practice, survival, resistance and adaptation of the five Pillars of Islam in Colonial and Antebellum America.
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Essential Questions:
What are the five pillars of Islam?
How did Islam influence the kingdoms of Western Africa prior to the Atlantic Slave Trade?
What impact did the Atlantic Slave Trade have on Africa?
What were the differences and similarities in experiences of Omar bin Said and Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori in Colonial and Antebellum America?
How did individuals that were enslaved in the Colonial and Antebellum America continue to practice the Five Pillars of Islam?
What role did Islam have on the slave rebellions in the Americas?