The document summarizes the origins and founding of Islam. It describes how Muhammad received revelations from God while meditating in the hills, leading him to establish the religion of Islam. The Quran contains the ethical guidelines revealed to Muhammad. He convinced people in Mecca of the truth of his revelations, and in 622 moved to Medina, known as the Hijrah, establishing the first Muslim community. After Muhammad's death, the Five Pillars of Islam were established and the Arab Empire expanded under Caliph Abu Bakr through military conquests, spreading the religion across North Africa by 650 CE.
The presentation give brief idea on social and religious life of Arabia during the pre islamic period and also touches the expansion of Islam as a world religion.
The presentation give brief idea on social and religious life of Arabia during the pre islamic period and also touches the expansion of Islam as a world religion.
Hum100: The Flowering of Religion: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and BuddhismFrancisco Pesante
Objectives:
1. Identify the central teachings from Judaism, early Christianity, early Islam, and Buddhism.
2. Explain how Judaism, early Christianity, early Islam, and Buddhism reflect the individual’s role in the world and with the deity.
3. Describe the connections between the humanities and Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism.
This is Followers of Islam are called Muslims. Muslims are monotheistic and worship one, all-knowing God, who in Arabic is known as Allah. Followers of Islam aim to live a life of complete submission to Allah. They believe that nothing can happen without Allah's permission, but humans have free will.
The belief that "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God" is central to Islam. This phrase, written in Arabic, is often prominently featured in architecture and a range of objects, including the Qur'an, Islam's holy book of divine revelations.