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Students will summarize the life and teachings of Muhammad
Students will understand how the teachings of Islam provide laws and guidelines for the religious practice and everyday life of Muslims
Students will describe the connection between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Life on the Arabian Peninsula was far behind the rest of the “modern” (570 C.E.) world
The Arabian Peninsula was surrounded by empires (Byzantine, Persian, etc.) which had strong central governments and citizens following government sanctioned religions
The Arabian Peninsula was politically fragmented (individual clans governing within), most people believing in many religions
Thievery was common due to the lack of material goods
Corruption, blood feuds, drinking and gambling were uncontrolled
Byzantine Empire 527-1453 C.E. Replaced the western part of the Roman Empire Primarily a Christian empire Located around the border of the Mediterranean Sea
Persian Empire 559 B.C.E.-651 C.E. Controlled in part by a strong
polytheistic religion called Zoroastrian
Adventurous and militant empire
Located in where modern day Iran is today
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Byzantine Empire, 565 C.E.
Persian Empire
Born in 570 C.E.(?) in Mecca
Orphaned as a child and raised by his uncle
He worked as a merchant in the caravan trade
At 25 he married his boss Khadija, a wealthy business woman
Muhammad began receiving visions at the age of 40 when the Angel Gabriel spoke to him during meditations
He began spreading the word of Allah with little success at first
However in time Muhammad became a religious leader, a military leader, and a political leader
http://members.aol.com/gcvard/gabriel.gif
In 622 C.E. he was driven from the city of Mecca by the Koriesh clan and embarked on the Hijrah
Hijrah or Hajj – the most dramatic event in Muslim history – It represents the change of place and the adoption of Islam and entry into the community of Muslims, and a change from a kinship or family based society to a society based on one common belief
622 by the Christian calendar is the beginning of the Islamic calendar or the year 1. (the Christian calendar starts at 0 or the birth of Christ)
http://www.al-islam.org/ziyarat/saudi.htm
The community of Ummah or Islam originated at the moment when Muhammad began the Hijrah or Hajj
In Medina Muhammad began preaching Islam and won many converts
Meccans continued to fight against Muhammad and his followers
http://www.sacredsites.com/middle_east/saudi_arabia/medina.html
In 630 Muhammad and 10,000 Muslims returned to Mecca and forced the city to surrender
Muhammad “forgave” the Meccans, destroyed the idols at the Ka’bah, and dedicated the shrine to Allah
http://math.arizona.edu/~hermi/kaaba.jpg
Over the next couple of years Muhammad expanded his influence and his political empire in three ways:He preached about Islam and the one GodHe became a political leaderHe became a military leader
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