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NoteSheet 10.1
The Rise of Islam
(pg. 263)
1. What is the Story of Muhammad?
• Orphaned at the age of six, Muhammad was raised by
his grandfather and uncle
• At the age of 25 he married a wealthy businesswoman
of about 40 named Khadijah
• At the age of 40 Muhammad’s life was changed
overnight when the angel Gabriel told him that he was
a messenger of Allah (God)
• By 613 C.E he began preaching in public
• He was forced to leave Mecca in 622
• By 630 he and 10,000 followers marched to Mecca and
Mecca’s leaders surrendered
2. What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
• Faith
– “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
– Every Muslim must testify to this
• Prayer
– Five times a day, Muslims face toward Mecca to pray
– Usually at a mosque (Islamic house of worship)
• Alms
– Muhammad taught that all Muslims have a responsibility to support the less
fortunate
– A special religious tax giving money to the poor
• Fasting
– Muslims fast between dawn and sunset during the Islamic holy month of
Ramadan
• Pilgrimage
– All Muslims who are physically and financially able, perform a pilgrimage to
Mecca known as the hajj
Follow The P.P.A.F.F You Must
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– Pilgrimage
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– Prayer
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– Alms
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– Fasting
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– Faith
• May the P.P.A.F.F be strong with you my Children
3. What are the “links” of Islam to
Christianity
• To Muslims, Allah is the same God that is worshiped in
Christianity
– Muslims view Jesus as a prophet, not as the son of God
• They believe the Qur’an is the word of Allah just as
Christians believe the Gospels were revealed to Moses and
New Testament writers
• Both religions believe in
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Heaven
Hell
Judgment day
Holy Book
• Both trace ancestry to Abraham
• Are all people of the book
Words of the Day
• Islam
– Submission to the will of Allah
• Muslim
– One who has submitted