1. J E N N I F E R Q U I N T E R O
History of Islam

2. Table of contents
 The symbol
 The spread of Islam
 Mecca and medina
 Arabian peninsula map
 Trade routes /trade centers
 Origins
 Religion
 5 pillars
 Islamic laws
 Geography of Muhammad /Muhammad's
family

3. The Symbol of Islam
 The star and crescent (moon and star)represent
Islam
 They have this flag to spread there religion
 They have other symbols too

4. The spread of Islam…

5. Mecca
 It all started when Muhammad started preaching
 Muhammad spread the religion to Mecca and
medina
 He first went to Mecca and the they followed him to
medina
 When Muhammad started to get closer to Mecca the
rulers started to hear about the religion and began
to threaten Muhammad

6. Medina
 When Muhammad went to medina he became
spiritual and political
 Muhammad house became the first mosque
 Medina is home of the kabala ( they believe that
 The old name of medina is yathrib

7. Map
 Its located in the
southwest corner of Asia
 In this location its very
dry and hot
 There's a lack of water
there
 They had to go through
there to go to there trade
center
Arabia peninsula map

8. The routes
 The Arabian people had
to take these routes to
trade
 They had to take camels
because they can last
days without water
 The camels were very
useful
 The trade centers were
located in Africa, Arabia,
Europe, and Asia
Trade routes

9. Origins
 A man named Muhammad bought a new religion to
the Arabians.
 He started this religion when one day he went to a
mountain and prayed
 He said that a angle had came to the mountain were
he was praying and told him message sent from god
 The angle told him to tell others
 That’s when Muhammad became a prophet

10. Religion
 The Quran is book with the exact messages that god
sent to Muhammad by an angle named Gabriel
 The beliefs of the Muslim are that there are only one
god and that is god-Allah
 The Muslims say that if the Quran is written in
another language it wont say the exact
words that god sent down.

11. The 5 Pillars (religion)
The five pillars which are five acts of warship required
to all Muslims
 1:Faith (Shahadah)
 2:daily prayer (salah)
 3:donation to charity (zakat)
 4:fasting-going with out food or water (sawm)
 5: visit mecca where the pilgrimage is(the hajj)

12. Islamic laws
 If you followed another religion they accepted you
but you just had to pay fee
 Another word for Islamic laws is shariah
 You need to follow all rules
 They might be strict because you cant owe nobody
money or else you sin
 You cant gamble or drink alcohol or
else u sin

13. *almost didn't find a pic because
there's not much images of
Muhammad face because he
was perfect for the Muslims
and no pic describes him*
 Muhammad parents
died when little he had
to live with his
grandfather and uncle
 Muhammad married a
woman her name was
Khadija
 Muhammad had 6
daughters he was a
loving father
Geography of Muhammad

14.  *NO picture found*  When Muhammad
died he was 60 and
Khadija was 75 that
means she was older
 They were long
distance cousins
 They had children
Geography of Muhammad and Khadija

15. ‫بك‬ ‫أبو‬
That is how you spell Abu-
Bakr in Arabic
 After Muhammad's
death Abu-Bakr who
was the dad of his wife
took his position and
became a prophet
 He did after two years
of being a prophet he
died, he was
assassinated
After the death of Muhammad

16. ‫فاطمة‬
That’s how you spell
Fatimah in Arabic
 Fatimah was born 605
 She grew up in the city
of mecca
 She left with her father
to medina <to spread
the religion
 She is important
because she prayed
with her father
Fatimah Daughter of Muhammad

17. Fatimah continues
 She was very loyal to her father.
 She lasted days with hunger and other hardships
with him as they preached
 Fatimah marries ail cousin of her father
 After Abu bakr died ali wanted to be the next prophet
but failed