OMS Chapter 10 Section 2 How did Islam Begin Islam teaches that in about 610 AD the prophet Muhammad went into a cave to pray An angel told Muhammad that people were worshipping idols and wanted him to spread a message ID: 649379
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The Beginnings of Islam
Coach Parrish
OMS
Chapter 10, Section 2Slide2
How did Islam Begin?
Islam teaches that in about 610 AD, the prophet Muhammad went into a cave to pray.
An angel told Muhammad that people were worshipping idols and wanted him to spread a message.Slide3
Arabian Peninsula
A group of people who lived in the Arabian Peninsula were called the Bedouins.
Bedouins were nomads who traveled from one oasis to the next for water.Slide4
The Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad was born and grew up in the trading center of Mecca.
Muhammad enjoyed walking around the mountains outside Mecca. He did so to think and pray.
When Muhammad was 40, he first heard God speak to him in the cave.
Muslim
– person who accepts the teachings of Muhammad.Slide5
Muhammad in Medina
In 622, Muhammad and his followers were invited to Yathrib, a city north of Mecca.
The movement became known as the hirja. The year of the hirja (622 AD) became year 1 in the Muslim calendar.
After the move, Yathrib became known as Medina.Slide6
Muslim Belief
A muezzin calls Muslims to worship in Mecca.
Every day, five times a day, Muslims are called to worship this way. Muslims will stop what they are doing to pray five times a day facing Mecca.
Some Muslims gather in a
mosque
– house of worship.Slide7
The Five Pillars of Islam
The Five Pillars of Islam are the basic beliefs of Muslims.
The fifth pillar, the hajj, is required only of those Muslims who are able to travel to Mecca.Slide8
The HajjSlide9
The Quran
Quran
– holy book of Islam. It contains the message that God gave to Muhammad.
Muslims believe that the original language of the Quran, Arabic, is best. Therefore, some Muslims travel to Mecca to learn.Slide10
The Role of Women
Before Islam, most people in the Arabian Peninsula felt that women were not equal to men.
The Quran taught that men and women were equal. Muslim women were not forced to marry and had the right to divorce.Slide11
A Split Among Muslims
A schism in the Muslim faith occurred after the assassination of Uthman (Muslim leader).
Muslims disagreed over who should be their next leader. The two groups split into Shiites and Sunnis.
Shiites argued that the next leader should be a male direct descendant of Muhammad
Sunnis argued that any Muslim man could lead. Today about 85% of Muslims are Sunni.