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RISE OF ISLAM
RISE OF ISLAM
• Bedouin traders and Islamic origins
• role of Mecca (the Ka’aba)
• Muhammad- an orphan; becomes a business manager
for Khadijah, a wealthy businesswoman; they marry; he is
devout
• the Cave of Hira Revelation (Muhammad was 40)
• Muhammad did not believe he was creating a new
religion
• Islam= “Surrender”
•622- Muhammad leaves Mecca for Yathrib (Medina) (this
is known as the Hijrah)
The Black Rock
RISE OF ISLAM
• 630- Muhammad marches to Mecca with 10000
followers. Mecca surrenders.
• Muhammad dies at age 63
• The Qur’an or Koran- written in Arabic (only Arabic
version considered the true word of God); it is not a
chronological text; 114 chapters or surahs, 6236 verses;
many are in rhymed prose
• Hadith= statements of Muhammad
• Five Pillars:
Faith- “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad
is his messenger”
Prayer- 5 times a day facing toward Mecca
RISE OF ISLAM
Alms- special religious tax
Fasting- during Ramadan, fast between dawn and
sunset; spiritual over physical
Pilgrimmage- the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca
• Sunna= Muhammad’s example
• Shari’a or Sharia- Muslim law