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Prophethood- arabic name

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Risalah

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Prophethood

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-means of communicating between allah and humans
-humans limited in knowledge and are imperfect- need allahs guidance

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Prophet

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-messenger
-chosen by allah
-teach, guide and train people how to follow Him
-how to live a life that pleases him
-human
-not to be worshipped
-equal status

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Qur’an and prophets

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-mentions 25 of them
-start w/ adam
-end w/ Muhammed as ‘seal of the prophets’ (33.41)

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Other books that reveal other prophets

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Tawrat (torah)- moses
Zabur (psalms) -revealed to david
Injil (gospel) of isa -revealed to jesus
Sahifah ibrahim (Scrolls of abraham )- revealed to abraham

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Why is qr’an more important over other religious texts

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-exists in origional form
-in arabic and unchanges
-otehrs written after death of prophets
-contents distorted
-no longer literal words of allah but mixed with those of humans

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Adam

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-means ‘man’ in arabic
-first prophet
-first man created
-own image as ‘Kalifa’
wanted adamto act for Him on earth

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Adam’s creation

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-made from dust off round, combined w/ water to form clay, breathe life into him by His spirit
-knowledge of created world, ability to reason and make choices
-tested infront of His angels
-answered all, angels bowed in respect
-except iblis
-allah made Adam Hawwa (eve) to live with him in Jannah (paradise)
one rule not eat forbidden fruit
all humans from Adam and Hawwa

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Eve in arabic

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Hawwa

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Hawwa

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Eve

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Jannah

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Paradise

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Paradise in arabic

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Jannah

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Satan in arabic

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Iblis

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Iblis

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-satan
-made from fire
-believed himself bettwer than adam as him made from fire and adam from dust
-allah expelled iblis from his presence
-therefore iblis seeks to misguide adam and all his descendents

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Forbidden fruit

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-they ate it
-iblis tempted
Asked for forgiveness
-sent out of jannah to live on earth

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Ibrahim

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-‘a man of truth’ 19.41
-believed in one true god
-born in polytheistic family in Babylon, father an Idol maker
-realised idols not worthy of worship
-after chosen as prophet, Ibrahim told his father &people of Babylon wrong to worship the carved idols
-sent out of babylon

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Ibrahim’s children

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Ismai’il- 2nd wife- hajar
Ishaq- sarah

Both prophets

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Who is the father of arab people

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Ibrahim then to isma’il

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Test of faith- ibrahim

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-allah told ibrahim to kill his son, isma’il
-iblis told 3 times not to
-ibrahim resisted and threw stones
-as followed allah’s instructions, swapped with ram

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Importance of Ibrahim to islam

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-his journey and life commemorated part of rites undertaken during pilgrimage of hajj
-father of monotheism
-he was Hanif
-‘allah did take ibrahim for a friend’ 4.125
-du’a -special prayer
-allah to bless ibrahim and his family
-end of salah- prayer

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Hanif

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Beliver of one god

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Prayer- arabic

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Salah

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Zamzam well

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-place where water sprang up
-pilgrims encouraged to drink water as much as possible
-available water coolers and taps round holy mosque

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Where do the ishmealite tribe come from

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Isma’il
Include muhammed

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Makkah

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Centre of islam
-pilgramige to it
Pray facing it

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Isma’il life

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-son of Ibrahim as a blessing from allah 37.100
-allah told ibrahim to leave him with his mothr (hajar) in saudi arabia- makkah
-left with dates and flask of water in deserted place
-ibrahim- remained obedient to allah despite hajar’s questioning
-prayed they would recieve kindness so they could be thankfu;
-when flask of water ran out
-hajar searched between two hills 7 tmes
-on 8th time, isma’il kicked ground w/ hill and water spurted up
-that spot where isma’il and mum settled
-after hajar death- ibrahim visisted, rebuilt kaaba

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Musa-where from

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-from banu isra’il
-isrealites-descendent of jewish patriarch jacob
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Musa as a child

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-pharoah at time- kill all male isrealite children
-so dont grow up to become powerful nation that will toppple egypt
-musa mother, allah guidence told her, put musa in river nile
-stopped by Pharoah’s family (as musa’s sister- maryam saw)
-pharoah wife adopted musa as own
-hired nanny to look after him
-nanny musa mother
-demonstrates allah’s care over mus
-power to protect when he chooses

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When musa grown up

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-saw egyptian beating isrealite slave
-musa tried to stop, accidently killed egyptian
-musa fled egypt
-allah told him to return and demand release of isrealite people
-after displays of power eg. 10 plagues
-pharoah released isrealite people
-isrealite people left egypt
-pharoah changed mind and sent army after them
-allah caused nile to seperate for isrealites, when egyptians followed, brought river back down
-shows muslims how god oversees His servants and punishes those who try to oppose Him

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When musa lead isrealites under allah’s guidance

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-allah revealed tawrat (torah) to Moses and gave 10 commandments
-qur’an records musa as ‘graceful servant’ of allah
-‘honorable person in the sight of god’ 33.69

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Duwud

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David
Prophet and king of isrealites (positin given to him by allah)

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Duwud heroic actions

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-killed giant goliath
-goliath part of Philistine army (whom isrealites at war with )
-rest of isrealite army too scared to fight

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What happened after goliath dead

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-philistines ran from isrelaites
-talut (saul) - king at time- rewarded dawud
-making him commander of army
-soon jealous of dawud- despite dawud trying to make peace within

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What happened when talut killed by his enemies

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-isrealites agreed dawud become kind

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Under king david/dawud

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-nation of isreal prospored
-fear and respect allah
-zabur (book of psalms) revealed to dawud by allah
-gave lessons for isrealites for how to pray to allah

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Isa

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-jesus
La-giver
-recieved revelations from allah as recorded in injil (gospel)
-born to virgin mary (maryam) and had no father

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Significance of isa

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-spoke when in his cradle
-miracles in his life
-healing people
-raising dead
-foretold the coming of prophet muhammed
‘giving Glad Tidings f a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmed’
ahmed=muhammed

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Sunni belief of isa

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-isa is the messiah
-who will return on the day of resurrection at end of world and bring together true muslims
-according to hadith (sayings of muhammed_ -isa establish islam and make war until all religions except islam is destroyed

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Christians belief of jesus

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Divine

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Muslim belief of isa

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-isa didnt die
-allah took him into his presence
-isa human
-chosen to deliver His message- other prophets

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Muhammed

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-last prophet- seal
-his life is an example that muslims follow today
‘excellent example’ 33.21
-sent to declare truth of islam over other religions
‘that he may uplift it above every religion, though the unbelivers may hate it’

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Early Life of muhammed

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-born in Makkah, Arabia
-570ce
-parents died by time he was 6 and grandfather when 8
-bought up by uncle- Abu Talib- leader of Quarish tribe

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Muhammed life

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-when visitng Syria- Christian monk- Bahira
-muhmmed later grow up to be a prophet
-as he grew up-gained reputation for justice and honesty
-when working he met a wealthy woman (who was over 40 and a widow) who proposed t him
-had several children together but both sons died before could be made prophet

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Makkah

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-holy cty
-annually arab tribesmen came on pilgramage
-inside cube shaped building- the Kaaba

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Kaaba

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Cube shaped buidling nside Makkah
Contained 360 idols

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What happened when Kaaba needed rebuilding

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-carried out. By tribes of the quaraysh
muhammed involved
-final part was to place the Hajar al-Aswad
-dispute over who would place it in
-to avod bloodshed, it was decided that whoevr arrived first in the morning would gt to do it
this was muhammed
-decided that the stone shoudl be put in the centre of a clotha nd everyone should lift it up
-signified muhammed’s role in bringing about peace
-became monotheistc, rejected idols, worshipped only allah

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Hajar al-Aswad

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-sared black stone from Jannah
-placed on east wing of Kaaba

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Revelation of the qur’an

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-when meditating outside Makkah
-angel appeared to M
-committed him to read but he replied ‘I am not a reader’
-squeezed so hard thought he would die
-oce released- commanded to reead- repeat 3 tmes until muhammed recited verses
-m saw angel jibril flying away from him
-declare him a messenger of allah

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Recitation

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Muhammed rretteling his revelation from angel jibril rom allah
-revelations make up qur’an

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Who was the first to accept muhammed as prophet

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Khadija
His wife
Committed to follow islam

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Night of power

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-night when muhammed recieved first verses of qur’an- laylat al-quad’r
-occurs last 10 month of ramadam (9th month in muslim calender)
-commemorated during ramadamtoday- devoting to prayer and reading of qur’an
-start of allah’s fnal revelation- important to muslims

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Quote of angel to mujammed

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‘Read in the name of your Lord who created. Created man from a clot of blood. Read, and your lord is most generous, who taught by the pen. Taught man what he did not know’ 96:1-5

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Muhammed as prophet

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-preached publicly- sharing allah’s messages
-followers and oposition increased
-helped to set up islamic community in Yathrib
-battles between people of Makkah and Mednhah
-m died of fever- buried in Medinah

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622CE- muhammed

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-left Makkah to travel to Yathrib- invted by its leaders
-there first community run according to islamic principles
-laterruled this community- renamed to Madinah- ‘city of the prophet’

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How did islam become more organised

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-Madinah
-lead by muhammed
-gave instructions on prayer, fasting, charity and pilgrimae
-quoted in qur’an

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Hijrah

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Emigration

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Emigraton

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Hijrah

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Islamic calender started

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Migration
First dated from ah ‘n the year of the hijrah’

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624-630CE- muhammed

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-battles between people of Makkah and Medinah muslims
-630 medinah muslims won victory over poeple in makkah
-idols of makkah destroyed
reclaimed as muslim holy city

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632CE

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-M died of fever
-buried in Medinah
-left behind community of 100,000 muslims
-farewell speech on last pilgrimage to makkah

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Muhammed farewell speech

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‘O people, no prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith will be born… i leave behind me 2 things, the qur’an and my example the Sunnah, and if you follow these you will never go astray’

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Muhammed as the seal of prophets

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-provided the final revelation in qur’an
-unchanged- direct words of allah to muslims
-faithful and trustworthy- enabled establishment of islam at time when monotheism not general practise
-wise prophet- responded to many events in lifetime

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Shi’a muslims

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-m is the ‘seal of the prophets’
-qur’an revealed as god’s fnal revelation
-imamate- 12 imams
-god communicate new messages through inspirations

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What happened after muhammed’s death

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Division over who would suced
-shi’a (smaller)- son in law and cousin- ali
-ali divinely appointed to be first imam
-sunni(most)- father in law and companion
-new leader (khalifah)

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