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LESSON 1
ISLAM AND AL-ANDALUS
FIVE MINUTES to READ
pages Introduction and 1.1.
(pag. 6 and 7)
VOCABULARY
• Monotheism  monoteísmo: they
believe there is only ONE God.
• Prophet  profeta
• Muslims  for them Allah is their God
and Muhammad (Mahoma) is their
Prophet
• Nomad rancher  ganaderos nómadas
• Widow  viuda
• Iberian Peninsula
MAIN DATES
• 570 A.C.  Muhammad was born in Mecca
• 610 A.C.  Arcangel Gabriel appears and
tells Muhammad he will be the prophet of a
new religion, Islam
• 622 A.C.  Hegira or the moment in which
Muhammad has to scape from Mecca and go
to Medina. The Islamic calendar begins now
• 630 A.C.  Muhammad conquers Mecca
• 632 A.C.  Muhammad dies
1.1. The Rise of Islam
• 1.1.1. Muhammad, Prophet of Islam
– In Arabia, a desert peninsula, there were
Jews (judíos), Christians (cristianos) and
polytheists
– They worked as caravans, nomads rancher
and agricultures
– In Mecca, the main religious center, they had
the Kaaba, a black stone, maybe a meteorite
and they thought it was magic
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1.1. The Rise of Islam
• (…continuation)
– Muhammad was born in 570 and soon he
became orphaned (huérfano).
– He got married a rich widow
– He used to pray alone, in a cave
– When he was forty, arcangel Gabriel
appeared and told him that he was going to
be the prophet of a new religion, Islam
1.1. The Rise of Islam
• 1.1.2. Hegira (escape or runaway)
– Islam wasn’t accepted easily in Mecca and
they (people from Mecca) fought against
Muhammad
– Muhammad had to scape and leave Mecca
and took refuge in Medina. This happened in
622 and it’s called Hegira. It’s the beginning of
the Islamic era. They don’t live in 2011
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1.1. The Rise of Islam
• (…continuation)
– Muhammad got Medina became first islamic
city and with these soldiers he fought against
Mecca and in 630 he could enter Mecca as
conqueror. The first thing he did was destroy
the old idols.
– When he died, in 632, all Arabia was Muslim
1.1. The Rise of Islam
• The Holy Places of Islam
– Kaaba, a cubic monument that protects a
black stone. This religious place exists before
Muhammad. Now, to visit Kaaba is a Muslim
ritual.
– Medina, the place in which Muhammad had to
refuge during Hegira. In this city, Muslims built
the first mosque (mezquita)
Links and photos
http://elartedelahistoria.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/la-kaabay-la-piedra-negra/
http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/kaaba.htm
ACTIVITIES
• Who were Arabian people? What religion
they had?
• Who was Muhammad? Tell FIVE things
about his life
• Put in order:
– Hegira, Muhammad birth, Kaaba, Muhammad
death, first mosque, arcangel Gabriel