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Tuesday 9/17. Objective: Students will be able to summarize who the Prophet Muhammad was and his role in starting Islam Homework Two paragraph summary of movie Do Now: Take out Vocabulary homework you have 5 mins to study. Answer the following questions on the back.
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Tuesday 9/17 • Objective: • Students will be able to summarize who the Prophet Muhammad was and his role in starting Islam • Homework • Two paragraph summary of movie • Do Now: • Take out Vocabulary homework you have 5 mins to study
Answer the following questions on the back • How did Arabs adapt to living in the desert? • Why were Oases important to life in the Arabian Peninsula?
The messenger The story of Muhammad
Be taking notes during the video. • Your homework is to write two paragraphs summarizing the video
The beginning • How did Muhammad's life begin? • He was born in 570 C.E. • His mother sent Muhammad to to be raised by a nomad family in the desert • What is a nomad? • A person who moves from place to place, often in search of food and water • Quick write • How might being an orphan affect a persons perspective on life?
Quick write • How did geography (desert) promote or encourage tribal warfare? • What was the Arabian Peninsula lacking? • What might they be fighting over? • What type of land?
The Arab religion • The Arab religion was polytheistic • The holiest site was the Kab’ba which was in the city of Mecca • A place for peace not war • Why was Mecca a great place for trade?
The beginning • How did Muhammad's life begin? • He was born in 570 C.E. • His mother sent Muhammad to to be raised by a nomad family in the desert • What is a nomad? • A person who moves from place to place, often in search of food and water • When Muhammad was still a young man he began managing caravans (trade routes) for a women named khadijah, who ran a trading business
The career begins • How did Muhammad solve the fight between tribal leaders in regards to the Ka’ba? • Around 610 C.E. Muhammad went to a cave in the mountains to pray. • He was visited, according to Islam, by the angel Gabriel who told him to recite • “You are the messenger of God” • Muhammad’s career as a prophet began • Quick write • Why might have Muhammad been afraid when he first received this message?
Who is coming with me? • Muhammad preaches that God wants humans to treat each other with compassion, honesty, and justice • Why might this message be accepted among the poor? • His first followers are called Muslims • Muslims= those who surrender to God • His followers wrote down his words and collected them in the Qur’an (Koran), the holy book of Islam • Written in Arabic • Many Muslims believe Muhammad could not read nor write • how might this be proof that Muhammad was a true prophet?
The opposition • Quick write • Why would some people be skeptical of Muhammad and his message? • What class (rich or poor) of people might oppose him? • Most people rejected Muhammad’s teachings • The rich leaders did not want to share their wealth • The feared that Muhammad would take political power • Did not want to give up their gods • Anyone who harmed Muhammad would face Abu Talib’s wrath
From Migration to the end • He does not reject other religions • God has many times given his message to Man. • Moses, Jesus • In 622, Muhammad and his followers left Mecca to the city of Medina • Muslims call this journey hijrah • A few years later, Muhammad and his followers march on the city of Mecca and take the city by force
Revenge? • Muhammad and his followers destroyed the idols (statues of Gods) at the Ka’ba and rededicated the shrine to Allah (God) • Why would Muhammad want to destroy the Ka’ba? • Muhammad also forgave his former enemies. The war had ended
The death; but not the end • United under the flag of Islam, the religion and its people spread across the globe • When Muhammad died, most of central and southern Arabia was under Muslim Control • Who should carry on after his death? • Abu Bakr became the first caliph (Muslim ruler) • Under his leadership, Muslims completed the unification of Ariabia
Tuesday 9/18 • Objective: • Students will participate in 5 different learning stations about the the religion of Islam • Homework • Make up test ready to go! Make appointment with Mr. Bowman • Do Now • Why was Muhammad's message of compassion, justice, and equality appealing to the poor?
