muhammad

who was muhammads tribe

quraysh tribe

where did the night of power take place

mount hira

“read in the name…

of your lord, that has created all that exists”

for how many years did muhammad recieve revelations which made up the quran

23 years

night power in arabic

laylat al qadr

what did muhammad begin doing 3 years after the first revelation (night of power)

he preached the words he had recieved and proclaimed that god is one(tawhid)

what did he challenge the people of makkah to do

stop cheating, stop drinking alc, stop idoltary, stop gambling

what quote shows that if you follow muhammad and his teachings, god will have mercy on you.

“follow me, allah will love you and forgive you your sins”

what did the people of makkah do in response to muhammads challenge

they plotted to kill him

what did muhammad do in response to their challenge to kill him and what is this called

he fled persecution with his followers to medinah where he was named leader

called Hijrah and this marks the beginning of the ummah

what was the night journey

when angel jibril took muhammad on a miraculous journey to jerusalem

horse-like creature with wings is called

al-buraq

describe the events of the night journey

muhammad was carried on al-buraq where he ascended from jerusalem to heaven, saw magnificent signs of god and spoke to previous prophets, muhammad negotiated to bring the prayers from 50 to 5 - salah.

what was the problems in medina

different tribes and religious groups were at war with one another

what did muhammad try to do in medinah

tried to bring peace and he built a mosque where allah could be thanked and worshipped.

what law did muhammad bring to medinah

shariah law- gave everyone the rights to stop conflicts between different groups

what pillar did muhammad establish in medina

zakat- ensuring the poorest in society in had support

what happened because some people were unable to escape mecca

they were persecuted so muhammad led an army to fight their oppressors and they won the battle (example of lesser jihad)

what is a quote to support lesser jihad

“Fight in the way of Allah those who fight against you but do not transgress”