RELI Unit 2: Muhammad, After Muhammad, and Caliphates

What is the Kaaba shrine in Mecca?

The Kaaba shrine is an universal shrine for any religion to practice with

What is the importance of Khadijah?

Khadijah is the first convert to Islam, and she is the wife of Muhammad

Who is Abu Talib?

Abu Talib raised Muhammad, and he defends Muhammad even though he is a polytheist

What is the Hadith?

A series of snippets about Muhammad’s life through different point of views

Who did Muhammad hear, and what does this person say?

Muhammad states that he could see the Angel of Gabriel, and Gabriel states the message he brings is that there is only one god and he requires submission.

Why is Muhammad’s ideas are controversial?

It challenges polytheism, and this threatens the economy of Mecca because it could reduce tourism

What is the Hijra?

Muhammad and his followers were kicked of Mecca and they move to Medina. Islam recognize this as a turning point in the calendar because an actual community of Muslims are able to practice Islam.

What is the Medina Charter?

Muhammad comes up with the idea of religious freedom and acceptance.

What does the Quran state about Abraham?

The Quran claims he is part of the Islamic Tradition, and he is a Muslim. This is due to being before the Torah and Bible

What is the Rightly-Guided Caliphate?

This era leads to many people getting killed with the successors being people who learned directly from Muhammad.

Why is Ali considered a good leader choice?

First male convert of Islam, Muhammad’s cousin

What did Uthman do as the caliph?

He created the first compilation of the Quran

What causes the Shia and Sunni split?

The assassination of Husayn leads to the split

Explain the Umayyad Caliphate

The expansion of a political empire, and did not want converts to Islam.

Explain the Abbasid Caliphate

They try to do the opposite of the Umayyads by integrating Ulama scholars, teachers about how to live by the teachings of Islam. Furthermore, they promoted conversion of Islam.

What is the al-Maman?

It is a type of university that preserves teachings

Why did the Abbasid Caliphate fall?

The Mongols destroy the Abbasid Caliphate capital, Baghdad. This is due to Imperial Overstretch.