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BIRTH AND EXPANSION OF ISLAM
MUHAMMAD AND THE BIRTH OF ISLAM
Islamic civilisatoin
inseparable from
relijion
Islam has origin in
Arabian peninsula
7th century
When Islam first emerged
Arabian peninsula was occuped
by tribes
relijion
polytheistic
most of population
nomadic
they lived by
camels
grazing goats
merchants
Crossed the dessert in
caravans
Mecca
sacred city
people worshipped the
Kaaba
Muhammad
was born
in Mecca
around 570
Travelled
in his uncles caravans
he claimed
to recibed
Allah
He began peaching
About new
monotheistic relijion
Muhammads followers
Musilms
Principles and Pillars of Islam
Give to
charity
Fast during
the month of Ramadan
From sunrise to sunset
Pray
facing Mecca
five times
Make one pilgrimate to Mecca
Proclaim faith in
Allah
Islam was inspired by
Judaism
Christianity
EXPANSION OF ISLAM
Muhammads preaching
not acepted in Mecca
result
Mhammed was expelled from mecca
in
622
Hegira
start of musilm calendar
After expulsion
took refuge in
Medina
Muhammed became
chief
Proces of expansion
of islam began
In 630
Muhammed returned to mecca
Ended worship of all idos
except Allah
rapidly gained territory
because
followers were convinced that paradise awaited them
if they died in combat
large fortune if they survive
in 632
Musilms controlled
most arabia
Muhammad died
in 642
occupied Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, Persia and Egypt
first half of the 8th century
expanded across North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula