Baghdad Early Islamic Civilization Guided Reading Scripts

Baghdad Early Islamic Civilisation Guided Reading Scripts
5 scripts, 6 speakers each, plus quiz for each script.
Approximately 5 minutes reading time for each (not including the quiz)
1. When?
2. Where?
3. The Story of Muhammed
4. Beliefs of Islam
5. World Religions

An assembly on the Baghdad Early Islamic Civilisation is also available from Sue Russell plus
An Assembly on Islam which tells the story of Muhammed and gives a brief outline of Islamic beliefs
Sample Text
Script 1: When?
Narrator: So. When does the story begin?
Child 1: Well, I suppose you could say it started with Muhammed.
Child 2: He was, after all, the founder of Islam.
Narrator: Dates?
Child 3: Muhammed was born around 570 AD.
Child 4: Islam began in 610 AD when Muhammed became Allah’s messenger
Child 5: His prophet.
Narrator: And what was his mission?
Child 5: To deliver the Qur’an or the Word of God.
Narrator: Aha! So that was how Islam began. Now let’s talk about how it spread.
Child 1: Well, Muhammed himself died in 632 AD
Child 2: But his followers continued to spread the message of Islam.
Narrator: You mean, Muslims?
Child 3: Correct. And today there are over one thousand million!
Narrator: But let’s not gloss over the history that quickly! I want to hear all about that Golden Age!
Child 4: Ah! You mean up until the 14th century?
Child 5: Yes. Shame about those Mongol invaders, destroying pretty much everything they could lay their hands on.
Child 1: Which included that amazing city of Baghdad!