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why did wealthy merchants of mecca oppose muhammad
they didn’t want the poor and rich to be equal
what were some challenges that muhammad faced
his uncle died so he no longer had support from the bedouin
qur’an meaning
he read
how many chapters are there in the qur’an
114
what language is the qur’an in
arabic
how was the qur’an revealed
revealed to muhammad by Gabriel
How many prophets does the koran name
25
which major prophets does the koran name
noah, abraham, moses jesus muhammad
What is a seal of the prophets
last prophet, validates previous prophecy
similarities between christianity and islam
new testament, jesus
six articles of faith
belief in one god
in angels
all prophets
belief in all the books revealed by god
day of judgement
predestination, divine destiny
When was the hijrah
622 AD
What yera is it now in the Islamic world
1446
When did muhammad destroy the idols
630 AD
Sharia law
islamic code developed by Muslim scholars by interpreting qur’an
what does the sharia law do
regulates moral conduct, gov, and other things
Impact of sharia law on people
unify muslim community
What do the Shi’a believe
they disregard first 3 caliphs until Ali rules
what percent of muslims are shi’ia
10 percent
First islamic dynasty
rashidun dynasty
who ruled during rashidun
abu bakr
when did the umayyad dynasty come to be
after Ali’s death
what happened during umayyad dynasty concerning territory
greatly expanded
abbasid dynasty
shia muslims, overthrew umayyad
where did the capital go during abbasid
damascus to baghdad
which sect of islam ruled during umayyad and abbasid
shia
Who ruled during gold age of islam
caliph haroun al rashid
abbasid' political policy
no expansion
beaurucracy
conversion to islam
non arabs could hold office
what culture/empier influenced baghdad
persia
vizier
head of beaurucracy in persia
How did islam encourage trade
claimed that merchants were trusted servants on earth
Importance of Baghdad
new rome-center for knowledge
why was baghdad important academically
best philosophers, artists, scholars
what took place in baghdad
ancient greeks and hindus works were preserved
spirit of questioning
began where muslims engage in the scientific process
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