The Rise Of Islam

Question 1

Muhammad:

Answer 1

Descendent of Ishmael

Question 2

Orphaned-

Answer 2

-Allah (Lunar)- had three daughters

Question 3

Beginnings:
Islam- 
Gabriel-
Prophet-
Ishmael-

Answer 3

Beginnings:
Islam- "submission"
Gabriel- Quran= holy book -Sadith also
Prophet- restoring monotheism
Ishmael- blessing

Question 4

The Hijrah:
Rejected by-
Fled-
Bedouin tribes-
"Satanic verses- 
10,000- troops-

Answer 4

The Hijrah:
Rejected by- Arabs in Mekkah
Fled- Midina- city of prophet
Bedouin tribes- converted
“Satanic verses- three daughters as goddesses
10,000- troops- captured Mekkah -destroyed all idols

Question 5

Five Pillars of Islam:

1. B_____
2. P_____
3. A___
4. F_______
5. P_________

Answer 5

1. Belief
2. Prayer
3. Alms
4. Fasting
5. Pilgrimage

Question 6

Abu-Bakr:

Answer 6

Father in law- Caliph- Arad Muslims- Persia, Asia Minor, North Africa, Spain

Question 7

Umayyad Dynasty-

Answer 7

Led by Ali- (son in law)

-moved capitol to damascus

Question 8

680—Division:

2 branches of Islam:

Answer 8

Shiites- believed only descendants of Muhammad

Sunni- disagreed—this is what the majority of the people were

• they were both violent
• they are NOT denominations
• they hate eachother

Question 9

750—Abbasid Dynasty:

Answer 9

Non- Arabs- Bagnoad- “Golden Age”
Education- learning
-Translation

Question 10

Seljuk Turks:

Answer 10

• Turkish nomadic warriors
• Hired as mercenaries
• Took over Islam
• Sultan

Question 11

Manzkriet (battle)-

Byzantines-

Answer 11

Manzkriet (battle)- defeated Byzantines- eastern Romans

Question 12

Relationship With Christianity:

Answer 12

• People of the book (Christians and Jews)
• Had to pay taxes
• Believed Christians are polytheistic because of the trinity

Big Differences:

• Muslims cannot have a personal relationship with Allah like we can with God
• Salvation of works
• They though Jesus was just a prophet
• They don’t believe he was crucified, they believe that Allah called someone to look like Jesus and be crucified
• Blessing comes through Ishmael

Problems With This:

• The empty tomb
• Their beliefs mean that God would have deliberately deceived them

Question 13

The Arab World:
Geography-
Oasis-
Tribal-
Trade-
Polytheistic-

Answer 13

Geography-dessert
Oasis- water- nomadic
Tribal- camel was essential
Trade
Polytheistic- Kaba was their holy city, it was in Mecca. -idols