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Islam 1) The Prophet Muhammad a) 570 AD – born in . . . b) 610 – received first Revelation from angel Gabriel . . . c) 610 to 622 – Family initially his only followers . . . d) 622 – fled Mecca to Medina (beginning of . . . ) e) 630 – Returned to Mecca f) 632 - Arabia unified by . . . 2) Spread of Islam, 632-750 AD a) By 642 . . . b) By 656 . . . c) In 661 . . . d) By 711 . . . e) In 732 . . . 3) Inherent Appeal of Islam a) Simplicity of _________________ => b) _______________________ for believers => c) High … d) Conversion incentives i) Dhimmi = Tax on _______________, __________________ (“People of the Book”) who didn’t convert (1) Wear … (2) Acknowledge Muslim _____________________________ (3) Suffer severe … (4) Effectively, __________________________ class citizens ii) Forced conversion of ______________________ 4) Split in Islam about 700 AD – Why? a) Succession to Caliphate as successor to ________________________________ b) Incorporation of non-Koran elements i) As Islam expanded . . . ii) Some Muslims … c) Worldliness of _________________ d) Discrimination against ____________________________ by Arab Muslims e) Differences between Sunni (“beaten path”) and Shia (“faction”) – SEE ATTACHMENT! i) Sunni => ii) Shia => 5) Sources of Islamic Teaching a) Koran i) Verses taught to … ii) Belief that these were a ____________________________ of the monotheistic teachings about God iii) Originally oral teachings => b) Hadith i) Traditions relating to the … ii) Considered important tools for determining . . . iii) Originally passed down orally => c) Sharia (Islamic law) => 6) Five Pillars of Islam a) Shahada i) Muslim declaration ________ _______________________ ii) “There is no God but Allah … b) Salat i) Mandatory prayers … ii) Daily connection to ________________ by followers c) Zakat (Tithe) => d) Sawm i) Fasting during month of ______________________________ ii) Purpose => e) Hajj i) Pilgrimage to _______________________ ii) All faithful Muslims required to … 7) Islam Today a) Second largest religion in the world i) ________ billion Muslims (20% world’s population) ii) Fastest growing … iii) ________ countries with Muslim majority populations (1) Many located in … (2) Also in …