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In what year was Muhammad born
570 A.D.
What was the indigenous Arabian religion of Muhammad's time
Animism
What was the name of the cube-shaped shrine in Mecca
The Kabaa
What was built into the side of the Kaaba
A meteorite
Which city was known as Yathrib and had a Jewish community numbering in the hundreds
Medina
What was Muhammad's occupation before he received his visions
Camel driver
Who did Muhammad marry
A wealthy single woman named Khadija
What influenced Muhammad's spiritual development
Monotheistic religions
When and where did Muhammad have his spiritual experience
610 AD
Who spoke to Muhammad during his spiritual experience
The angel Gabriel
What did the angel Gabriel show Muhammad
A book
Why was Muhammad surprised when the angel Gabriel ordered him to recite the scripture
He was illiterate
What was the message that Muhammad proclaimed to the people of Mecca
There is only one God
Why did Muhammad and his followers flee Mecca for Medina
They were forced to leave due to persecution
What was the "Hijra"
The flight to Medina that became the birth of the Muslim community.
Why did Muhammad institute a pure lunar calendar
To eliminate idolatrous practices associated with the solar calendar
What is the Islamic community called
The Umma
How many wives did Muhammad have after Khadija's death
Twelve
What was the controversy surrounding Muhammad's marriage to Aïsha
It was formalized when Aïsha was only five years old.
What was one reason Muhammad's followers gave for justifying his departure from his own commandment of having no more than four wives
As a prophet
Why was Muhammad initially criticized for his marriage to Zaynab
Zaynab was Muhammad's cousin
What did the revelation from God recorded in sura 33:36-37 stipulate regarding Muhammad
He was both infallible and fallible
What was the special pact that Muhammad made with the Jewish community in Medina
The Jews were not expected to become Muslims
What did the event between Muhammad and the Jewish community at Medina set as a precedent
Muslims are not obligated to keep covenants or treaties with non-Muslims
What did Muhammad do when he captured Mecca
He removed all idols from the city and cleansed the Kaaba of all statues in a special ceremony
What was the significance of the Kaaba in Mecca
It was the religious and political center of the Arabian peninsula
What was the role of Mecca after Muhammad's capture of the city
It remained the center for pilgrimage and maintained some of the external sites
What was the status of Muhammad when he died in a.d. 632
He was both the religious and political head of much of the Arabian peninsula
