This document provides background information about the origins and founding of Islam through the life of Muhammad. It discusses that Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570 AD, became orphaned at a young age, married Khadijah and became a merchant, and in 610 AD experienced revelations from Gabriel to recite the Quran. It notes that by 630 AD the believing community was large enough to establish Islam in Mecca before Muhammad's death in 632 AD, which led to divisions in leadership within Islam.

1. 1. Identify three bodies of water that
are located in the Arabian Peninsula.
2. How do the climate and physical
features affect people’s lives on the
Arabian Peninsula?
3. List any two landforms located in
this area.

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of the most common names in
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3. I can analyze Muhammad’s life
and the founding of the Islam
faith.
7.5 Trace the origins of Islam and
the life and teachings of
Muhammad, including historical
connection to Judaism and
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4. Who was Muhammad?
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5. Muhammad
Born in Mecca in 570
AD
Orphaned at age 6
Taken in by
grandfather and uncle
Worked in the caravan
business.

6. Married Khadijah, a
wealthy widow, in 595 AD,
and was freed from the life
of a traveling merchant.

7. In 610 AD, Muhammad claims
that the archangel Gabriel
appeared to him and told him to
“recite” (qur’an in Arabic)
everything he said. These were
the first alleged revelations from
Allah.

8. By 630, the
believing
community was
large enough to
return to Mecca
in triumph and
establish Islam as
the official

9. Muhammad died suddenly in
632 before appointing a
successor. Arguments over the
rightful heir to his leadership
caused the divisions within
Islam that persist to this day.

10. Individual
Assessment:
•Read pages 354-357
•Answer these questions
on page 357:
1A, 2A, 2B, 3