Islam Unit Test
What are the three systems of before islam and whay they are
Religious system: beluve in polytheism and idolatry
Social system: divided into tribes, protected eachother from stealing and recognized as weak, Woman are seen as infants at the bottom of the chain
Economic system: merchants lived through trade with Arabians, successful merchants were aided by rheur tribes strength
Who was Muhamed?
Muhammad was born in 570CE
He is the central figure in the emergence of the religion
of Islam
He was born in Mecca and raised in the desert by Arab
traders
Muhammad was born into the Quraysh tribe, the most
respected tribe in Mecca
Muhammed in medina
Muhammad’s move to Medina was legendary; the people
accepted his word almost right away
Within a short period of time, Muhammad was able to
build a large community of Muslims in Medina
However, the Quraysh (Muhammad’s former tribe) did not
like the spreading appeal of Islam
Muhammeds return to mecca
Muhammad conquered his hometown of Mecca
He spoke to the people of Mecca not as a conqueror but as a
liberator
He asked for God’s pardon on these people and became a great
hero of Arabia
In 632 CE, Muhammad, along with 140,000 Muslims, visited
Mecca to perform his last pilgrimage
His return to mecca
In June 632, he died at the age of 63
The death of Muhammad caused confusion to
the Muslim community about who would be
the next leader of Islam
Muhammeds sucssesor
The Muslim leader from now on would be known as a
Caliph
The first choice was a man name Abu Bakr, a close
friend and supporter of Muhammad. The second
option was Ali, a relative of Muhammad
Islam divisions
Sunni
Approximately 90% of the world’s Muslims
These are the original followers of Abu Bakr (The 1st
caliph)
This group is found in many countries including Pakistan
and Saudi Arabia
Shi’ah
Approximately 10% of the world’s Muslims are Shi’ah
Known as the party of Ali, Shi’ah believe that before
Muhammad’s death he chose Ali to be his successor
This group is found predominately in Ira
Belief in the Oneness of Go
Muslims believe that God is the
creator of all things, and that God is all-powerful and all-knowing. God has no
offspring, no race, no gender, no body, and is unaffected by the
characteristics of human life
Belief in the Angels of Go
Muslims believe in angels, unseen
beings who worship God and carry out God’s orders throughout the universe.
The angel Gabriel brought the divine revelation to the prophet
Belief in the Books of God:
Muslims believe that God revealed holy
books or scriptures to several of God’s messengers. These include the Quran
(given to Muhammad), the Torah (given to Moses), the Gospel (given to
Jesus), the Psalms (given to David), and the Scrolls (given to Abraham).
Muslims believe that these earlier scriptures in their original form were
divinely revealed, but that only the Quran remains as it was first revealed to
the prophet Muhammad.