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| Who is the last and greatest prophet according to the Islamic religion? |
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| Approximately when was Muhammad born? |
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| What was Mecca known for? (3) |
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A trading post
Wealthy City
Mostly Polytheistic (worship more than one god) |
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| What is the Mecca the home of? |
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| What does the Ka'bah Shrine have in it? |
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| Over 360 different statues of gods that many people came to worship |
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| Who was Muhammad raised by? |
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| His grandfather and then his Uncle |
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| When did Muhammad's dad and mom die? |
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Dad died before he was born
Mom died when he was 6 |
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| Who were the two descendents of Abraham? |
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Ishmael (by Hagar)
Isaac (by Sarah) |
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| What religion comes for Ishmael? |
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| What religions come from Isaac? |
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| What was Abrahams revelation from God? |
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| His job was to rid the world of idolatry |
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| Who did Abraham try to convice to turn away from Idolatry (worshiping of objects)? |
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| What happens when Abraham tries to convince his father Azar to turn away from Idolatry? |
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| He threatens to stone him |
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| When the people in the town leave, what does Abraham do? |
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| He destroys all the idols in his community except one (the largest one) |
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| What happens to Abraham when he destroys all the statues? |
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| Gets thrown into fire, but God cools it so he can survive |
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| In the Islamic belief, who was Abraham told to sacrifice? |
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| What does God do right before Abraham is about to sacrifice his son? |
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| What did God tell Abraham and Ishmael? |
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| He told them to rebuild the Ka'bah Shrine |
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| A cube shaped shrine (very sacred place/ the most sacred sit in Islam) |
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| A stone that discended from Heaven that was white as snow, but it turned black as a result of everone's sin |
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| What did Muhammad's grandfather religion? |
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| monotheist- believed there was only one God |
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| What was Muhammad's uncles name? |
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| What jobs did Abu talib give Muhammad? |
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| He was a shepherd and then a merchant |
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| A wealthy tradesperson: Khadijah |
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| What was so special about Khadijah? |
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| She proposed to Muhammad and they were then married |
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| How old was Khadijah and Muhammad when they got married? |
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Khadijah-mid 40's
Muhammad- About 20 |
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| What kind of marriage did they have? |
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| What is a monogamous marriage? |
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| Traditional 1 husband and 1 wife |
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| How many children did khadijah and Muhammad have? |
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4 daughters
2 sons that died at a young age
and 2 foster boys |
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| Who married in their family? |
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| Ali (the foster boy) and Fatima (the daughter) |
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| What did wealth allow Muhammad to do? |
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| Have time for meditation in a cave |
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| When did Muhammad go to the cave to meditate? How old was Muhammad? |
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on Ramadan in 610 C.E.
40ish |
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| 9th month of the Arabic Calendar |
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| Who appears to Muhammad in the cave? |
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| What did Gabriel show Muhammad? |
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| Words, and told Muhammad to recite them |
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| When Gabriel showed Muhammad words, what did Muhammad say? |
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| That he coud not recite them |
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| What happens after Muhammad tells the Angel that he could not recite the words? |
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| He could understand what they meant |
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| What did the words that were given to Muhammad become, and what did he have to do with these words? |
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Beginning of the Qar'an
Learn and repeat/recite them to others |
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| What does the word Quar'an mean? |
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| Who did Muhammad begin reciting the words to? |
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| Who converted first to Islam? |
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| Who were the first two male conversions to Islam? |
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| Ali (the foster boy) and Abu Baker (friend) |
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| The way of life becomes known as what? |
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| the Almighty, and it is the Arabic word for God |
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| How long did Gabriels visitations stop? |
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| After the two years of no revelation, what happened? |
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| It began again, and continued for the rest of his life |
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| How many years total did Muhammad recieve revelation? |
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| What are 5 examples of how the Revelation style from Gabriel varied? |
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Appearance of Angel
Voice only
Sound of Bells
Just an eye
Coving the whole horizon (HUGE) |
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| When did the Revelations come? |
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| At various times and places |
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| What came when Muhammad had the revelations? |
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| Pysical Symptoms (like sweating heavily etc.) |
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| What were three reactions to Muhammad? |
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Some thought he was:
Crazy
Epileptic
Demon possessed |
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| What were many people concerned about with Muhammad? |
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| That he would bring down the local economy related to the Ka'bah Shrine. (Big tourest attraction that brought lots of money) |
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| What was there some of against his followers? |
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| Initial violence (like slaves and women) |
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| What was the reaction of the community towards Muhammad's clan? |
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| They boycotted for 3 years |
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| What happened to Khadijah (his wife) in 619? What did this mean for Muhammad? |
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She died.
Left him to take care of the 4 daughters and the 2 foster boys |
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| What happened to the Uncle around 619? |
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| At the age of 50ish what did Muhammad do? |
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| What were the names of the two women Muhammad married? |
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| What was Sawdah's current marriage status before Muhammad? |
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| Whose daughter was Aisha and approximately how old was she? |
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A friend of Abu Baker
About 9 |
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| Over the last 10 years of Muhammad's life, how many women did he marry? Why did he marry most of them? |
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12
because they were widowed, and this was considered to be a good thing because they were really poor |
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| What is the Night of Ascent? |
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| What does the Night of Ascent begin with? |
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| Muhammad was woken up and carried to Jerusalem by a miraculous beast. |
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| In the the Night of Ascent, where does the beast take Muhammad? |
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| They stood at the ruins of an old Jewish Temple. |
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| In the Night of Ascent, when they were standing at the ruins of an old Jewish Temple, what happens? |
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| The heavens open, and they approach the throne of God |
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| In the Night of Ascent, what was Muhammad given at the throne of God? |
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| Rules about prayer (Pray five times a day) |
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| In the Night of Ascent, what previous prophets does Muhammad speak to? |
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| What happened to Muhammad in Mecca? |
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| He was persecuted (harrassed) |
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| What does the elders of Yathrib ask Muhammad to become? |
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| The town of Jewish-Arab conflict |
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| What was the town Yathrib renamed to? |
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| What was so special about Medina to Muhammad and his family? |
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| Their home for the rest of their life |
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| What was the charter that Muhammad gace Medina? |
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| Grants people the freedom of religion in exchange for support |
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