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Islam and the
Arab Empire
The Arab People
• Tribal society
• Nomadic
• Polytheistic
  – Many gods,
    but Allah was
    supreme
• Not united
A Prophet Is Born
• Muhammad is
  born in Mecca in
  570
• Receive
  messages from
  Allah
• Messages
  become Quran
  (Koran)
A Prophet Is Born (cont.)
• Followers of Islam known as
  Muslims
• Fled Mecca to Medina to avoid
  assassination
• Returned to Mecca and conquered

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Islam and the Arab Empire

  • 2. The Arab People • Tribal society • Nomadic • Polytheistic – Many gods, but Allah was supreme • Not united
  • 3.
  • 4. A Prophet Is Born • Muhammad is born in Mecca in 570 • Receive messages from Allah • Messages become Quran (Koran)
  • 5. A Prophet Is Born (cont.) • Followers of Islam known as Muslims • Fled Mecca to Medina to avoid assassination • Returned to Mecca and conquered