Origins and Expansion of Islam
Chapter 6 (pgs. 181-192) & Chapter 7 (pgs. 209-218)
Arabia
Bedouins
Disunion
Polytheism & Monotheism
Mecca
The Ka’ba
Pilgrimage Sites
Caravan Routes & Trade
Muhammad
The “Seal” of the Prophets
Khadija
Mecca
Yathrib (or Medina)
Jerusalem and the Temple Mount
Hijra
Umma
Jihad
Abu Bakr
The first Caliph
The Caliphate
Islam:
Monotheistic
Abraham & Old/New Testament Prophets
Free Will
Paradise & Hell
Qur’an
Hadith
“The Five Pillars” (Duties):
Profession of faith (Islam/Muslim)
Prayer five times per day
Alms giving
Fasting during Ramadan
Pilgrimage (Hajj)
Abbasid Rule (Baghdad)
Non-Arab power base
Persia
Sunni
Majority (approx. 85%)
Non-relative of the Prophet as Caliph
Shi’te
Minority
(Apostasy)
