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Flashback
What body of water would Arab traders need to
cross to get to Europe?
What city is the largest and richest city in Arabia?
Where did people set up villages in Arabia?
Why would Arab traders travel in caravans?
Muhammad
While in the hills to meditate in 610 C.E., he says
he was visited by an angel and was told to
preach Islam.
Traveled around and told people to only follow
the one true god (Allah)
Muslims believe he was the last major prophet
Islam
Islam is the religion.
Muslim (or Islamic) is the
person.
2nd largest religion in the world
“Islam” means “surrendering to
the will of Allah.”
Similarities to Judaism and
Christianity
Belief in one god (monotheistic)
God determines right from
wrong
Has a law that must be
followed
Believe God spoke to people
through prophets
Believe Moses and Abraham
were prophets
Differences from Judaism and
Christianity
Muslims believe Ishmael
carried the promise of
God, not Isaac like the
Jews and Christians
believe
Believe that Jesus
references a future
prophet
Differences from Christianity
Muslims believe Jesus and
Muhammad were both
prophets
Christians believe Jesus
was divine (the son of
God) and not just a
prophet
Muslims do not believe
that Muhammad was
divine
Quran
Muslims wrote down the
messages that Muhammad said
he received from Allah (God).
Quran: holy book of Islam
Instructs Muslims how they
should live
Teaches lessons similar to the
Bible
Quran
Instructs Muslims not to
eat pork, drink liquor, or
gamble
Has rules about
marriage, divorce, family
life, property rights, and
business practices
Five Pillars of Islam
Belief
Prayer
Muslims must declare that there is no god
but Allah and that Muhammad is his
prophet
Muslims must pray five times per day facing
toward Mecca
Charity
Muslims must give to the poor
Fasting
Muslims must not eat from dawn to dusk
during the sacred month of Ramadan
Pilgrimage
Muslims must visit Mecca once in their life
Ramadan
Ramadan begins in the evening of July 19, 2012
and ends in the evening of August 18, 2012.
Sunnis and Shiah
In early Islamic history, Mu’awiyah started to rule.
Most Muslims, called Sunnis, came to accept him
A minority of Muslims, known as the Shiah, or
“party of Ali,” refused to accept him
Believed only people directly descended from
Muhammad should rule
This struggle still exists today