Rise of Islam

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Rise of Islam
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Where

• arabia

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Before Islamarrived

• The people of Arabia
• known as Arabs believed
• in many gods. They had
• contact with monotheism.

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Founder of Islam

• Muhammad

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When

• 610 ad

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Details about MuhammAd

• -was an Arab merchant from
• Mecca in Arabia.
• -Became very interested in
• religion.
• -He had contact with Jews
• and Christians.

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Muhammads Vision

• At the age of 40, while
• meditating in a cave outside
• of Mecca, the Angel Gabriel
• spoke to him, and told him
• he was to be a messenger of
• God.

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Holy book

• Quran
• written in Arabic,
• So the language
• Spread with Islam

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Arabic word for God

• allah

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Muhammad triesto spread his word

• -First in Mecca, but fails. He is
• forced to leave, his life was
• threatened!
• -Goes to Medina, and is
• successful, gains many
• followers.

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Followers of islam

• Muslims

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What did Muhammadeventually do?

• He returned to Mecca with
• his army of followers, and
• was successful spreading
• Islam there in 630 AD.

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632 ad

• Muhammad dies, but
• Islam had spread
• Across Arabia.

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The Five Pillars of Islam

• 1.
• State the Creed There is
• No God but Allah, and
• Muhammad is his messenger.

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• 2.
• Must Pray 5 times a day,
• facing Mecca.

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• 3.
• Alms giving Must
• Give to charity.

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• 4.
• Must fast from sun
• up to sun down
• during the holy
• month of Ramadan

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• 5. The Hajj Muslims
• must go on the
• pilgrimage to Mecca
• at least once in their
• their life.

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The kaaba
The sacred shrine of Islam located in Mecca.
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The Kaaba
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Jihad

• The inner struggle of all
• Muslims.
• Later, viewed as a Holy
• War to defend Islam from
• the infidels (nonbelievers).

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Split within Islam

• -Issue Who could be
• The Successor to the
• Prophet Muhammad?
• Sunni Muslims (83)
• Shia (Shiite) Muslims (16)
• They have often fought!

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Similarities withJudaism Christianity

• -one god
• -Believe in some of
• the same ProPhets

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Key difference

• Muslims believe Muhammad was the last great
  Prophet
• of God.
• Jews Christians DO NOT
• believe Muhammad was a
• Prophet.

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Islam Today

• -2nd most followed
• Religion in the world,
• Behind Christianity.
• -IT is the fastest
• growing religion
• today.