Muhammad Proclaims a New Faith A brilliant and militant new civilization rises out of the Arabian desert
Triumphant return 630 CE: Muhammad and his “Muslim” followers enter Mecca –after their 8 year exile in Yathrib aka Medina
Key words Islam Muslim (Moslem) Prophet Quran (Koran) Mecca Medina (Yathrib) Pillars of Islam Hijrah (Hegira) Kaaba (ka’ba, etc.) caliph jihad –Greater –Lesser Sunni Shi’ite Umayyad –Damascus Abbasid –Baghdad Sharia
Holy city Right: Mecca –as it would have appeared around the time of his birth (below)
Mecca (cont.) Note the ka’aba in the background –at the center of the city
First marriage c. 595 Khadijah
Divine intervention c. 610 Muhammad and the angel Gabriel
The Hegira Flight to Yathrib –16 July 622 (Year One) Note that Muhammad’s head is covered….
The first Muslims Early followers of the Prophet pondering his words at Yathrib –aka Medina Muhammad gave daily recitations of the messages he believed came from Allah –which his followers faithfully recorded
The Book of Books The Qur’an –114 chapters (suras)
An intense monotheism Right: the Koranic script representing the one God “There is one God, and Muhammad is his prophet.”
Daily prayer Islam’s “Second Pillar”
Military leader The Muslim army is here seen advancing toward battle with the Meccans at Badr (624) Other battles –Mount Uhud –Battle of the Ditch
Jihad A very powerful concept
Return to Mecca What policies did Muhammad adopt that allowed him to gain the general support of the people of the city? –including the leading merchant families
Dome of the Rock Muhammad is believed to have risen to heaven from this spot
Successors Muhammad and the “rightly guided caliphs” –Abu Bakr –Umar (Omar) –Uthman –Ali Sunni and Shi’ite
Muhammad’s Arabia
The Islamic Empire