Transcript Spread of Islam

Spread of Dar-al-Islam
7th–17th C. CE
Overview
 7th-17th Centuries Islamic Empire provides key
trade links and channels in E. Hemisphere
 Origins:
 Bedouin tribes (family clans organized into
tribes)
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Nomads
Led by Shayk, war chief
 People loyal to family, lots of clan rivalries over
land and water rights
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Mecca largest city, founded by Umayyad clan
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Site of Ka’ba
NE was Yathrib (Medina) built around oasis
Religion: animism and polytheism
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Some believe in supreme god: Allah
Muhammad
 Born into Bedouin tribe
 Traveled in caravans
 met Christians and Jews
 Learned of clan rivalries
 Married rich widow,
Khadijah
 Became dissatisfied with his
life, spent time praying
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610 received the first of
many revelations from the
angel Gabriel
 Later written in the Qur’an
(Koran)
Start of Islam
 Muhammad began to speak in
Mecca
 622 Umayyads drove him
from Mecca on the Hijrah
(emigration) to Yathrib (later
called Medina al-Nabi “city of
the prophet”)
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This marks the beginning of
the Muslim calendar
Following grew in Medina,
fought battles proving the
power of Allah
Returned to Mecca triumphant
Gradually Umayyads
converted
Growth of Islam
 Offered Arabs an Arab religion that was the equal of
Christianity or Judaism
 Umma became more important than old tribal rivalries
 Everyone equal before Allah
 Strong moral code with responsibilities for weak and
poor such as zakat
Five Pillars of Islam
 Shahada: Declaration of
faith: “There is no god but
Allah, and Muhammad is
his prophet”
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“La ilaha illa Allah waMuhammad rasul Allah”
 Salat:Five daily prayers
 Sawm: Fast during
Ramadan
 Zakat: charity
 Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca
Islam Story
Write a story about the origins and founding of Islam (WHSS 5.a) using the
following vocabulary. Underline/highlight each word.
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Bedouin
Ka’ba
Hajj
Yathrib
Medina
Mecca
Allah
Hijrah
Monotheism
Caravans
Ridda Wars
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Polytheism
Khadijah
Gabriel
Qur’an
Ummayads
Abu Bakr
Umma
Zakat
People of the
Book
• Hadith
• Ali
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Ramadan
Sawm
Shahada
Shi’a
Sunni
Abbasid
Baghdad
Damascus
Mosque
Minaret
Mawali
Dailies: Islam
 What does Dar-al-Islam mean? Muslim?
 What are the five pillars?
 Why is it important that the Qur’an is be
written in Arabic?
 Describe the lifestyle of the Bedouins.
 What was the Hijrah? Why is it important?