2. In a piece of paper, write what you know about Muhammad’s life. Then some of you will share your answer with the class. You have 5 minutes…

3.  Muhammad was born on the Arabian Peninsula, in the city of Mecca.  Deserts  Oases  Costa plain  Mountains

4.  Humble one  His parents died when he was very little  He was send to live with his uncle Abu Talib in the desert  There he worked as merchant, and shepherd  He was married when he was 25  Had 13 wives

5. When the angel Gabriel appeared, he told Muhammad to prophesy in the name of Lord

6.  Muhammad was the one who created the religion of Islam  The Islam means: peace, acceptation, compromise, and purism.  For Muslims, Islam is life.

7.  Temple called Kaaba  In this religion they adored Allah, their God.  The Koran is like the Bible for Christians.  Islam: 2 nd most important religion.

8.  ‘’ God is the creator of everything and who watches over all that exists. His are the keys of heaven and earth” (Koran 39: 62-63)

9.  The Hegira: Muhammad’s journey  622: First year of Muslim Calendar, or Hijri Calendar  In Medina the religion was Jewish  Jewish start to distance themselves from Muhammad, but they didn’t know he was prophet  In Medina Muhammad united the conflictive tribes  After 8 years his followers conquered Mecca.

10.  In 632 few months after returning to Medina, Muhammad felt ill and died  After his death most of the Arabian peninsula had convert into Islam

11.  ‘’Tell the truth even if it turned sour, tell the truth even against yourself ‘’  ‘’ The best man is he who does most good to his fellows”  if the mountain does not come to you, you go to the mountain

12.  History Alive- The medieval World and Beyond (pg. 75-87)  http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/history/p rophet.htm http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/history/p rophet.htm  http://www.pbs.org/muhammah/timeline.htm l.shtml http://www.pbs.org/muhammah/timeline.htm l.shtml  http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/muhamma d.html http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/muhamma d.html  http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/Islam/ MohammadLife.html http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/Islam/ MohammadLife.html  http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/b iography/Muhammad.html http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/b iography/Muhammad.html

13.  1 st: Handout papers.  2nd: Explain the activity  3rd: complete the crossword puzzle  4th: correct it with the whole class

14. There are people in the world, that are illuminated, Muhammad was one of those.