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1 Wednesday October 12, 2016 What you need: Pencil Binder Paper Target Goal Students will summarize the origins of Islam and the teachings of Muhammad

2 Today s Objective Students will be able to identify and summarize key events in the origin of Islam.

3 Prior Knowledge Arabia is mostly made up of a desert, which led What to two is a nomadic ways of lifestyle? life. A nomadic lifestyle is What is a sedentary lifestyle and where did they end up settling? A sedentary lifestyle is. Most people who were sedentary settled near an.

4 Definitions Muslims: Those who practice the religion of Islam Allah: God in Arabic

5 Two most important cities in Islam.

6 Concept Mecca was a trading city but also a religious center due to the fact that the Kaaba resides in Mecca. The people of Arabia were polytheistic and the Kaaba served as a shrine to their many gods. Every year thousands people went to Mecca to worship at the Kaaba

7 Steps 2. Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam

8 Skill- I DO Steps: 2. Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam The largest town in Arabia was Mecca. It was there, around 570, that Muhammad was born. Muhammad was orphaned at an early age and raised by his uncle. At 25, he married a wealthy, widowed merchant named Khadija.

9 Skill- I DO Steps: 2. Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam The largest town in Arabia was Mecca. It was there, around 570, that Muhammad was born. Muhammad Islam Begins was orphaned at an early age and raised by his uncle. 570 At 25, he married a wealthy, widowed merchant named Khadija. Muhammad is Born

10 Skill- WE DO Steps: 2. Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Muhammed prospered in business and became a respected member of the community. But he was critical of Meccan society. All around him, he saw greed, corruption, and violence. Arab traditions of honor and duty were being ignored. Seeking peace of mind, Muhammed retreated to a cave to pray and reflect. One night in 610, according to Islamic beliefs, Muhammad had a vision. The angel Gabriel appeared before him and told him to spread God s word.

11 Skill- WE DO Steps: 2. Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Muhammed prospered in business and became a respected member of the community. But he was critical of Meccan society. All around him, he Islam saw Begins greed, corruption, and 570 violence. Arab 610 traditions of honor and duty were being ignored. Seeking peace of mind, Muhammed retreated to a cave to pray and reflect. One night in 610, according to Islamic beliefs, Muhammad had a vision. The angel Gabriel Muhammed has appeared a vision before of Gabriel him and told him to spread God s word. Muhammad is Born

12 Skill- WE DO Steps: 2. Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Around Muhammad began to preach in the streets of Mecca. He told Arabs to worship the one true God, called Allah in Arabic, and to give up their sinful ways. He said that Allah was the same God who had spoken to Abraham, Jesus, and the other prophets of Judaism and Christianity. Gradually Muhammad began to win believers. They were called Muslims, or followers of Islam.

13 Skill- WE DO Steps: 2. Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Around Muhammad began to preach in the streets of Mecca. He told Arabs to worship the one true God, called Allah in Islam Arabic, Begins and to give up their 570 sinful ways. He 610 said that Allah was the same God who had spoken to Abraham, Jesus, and the other prophets of Judaism and Christianity. Gradually Muhammad began to win believers They were called a vision of Gabriel gains followers Muslims, or followers of Islam. Muhammad is Muhammad has Muhammad preaches, Born

14 Skill- YOU DO Steps: 2. Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Many Arabs were hostile to Muhammad s message. They began to persecute Muhammad and his followers. In 622, Muhammad and his followers fled Mecca for the town of Medina, about 275 miles to the north. Muslims remember the flight to Medina as the hijra. (hidge-ruh)

15 Independent Practice Steps: 2. Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Finish the readings, and filling out the timeline following the steps as you go.

16 Closure Title: Origins of Islam In at least 5 complete sentences, summarize how Islam came to be a religion. Be sure to use these terms in your summary: Muhammad Mecca Medina

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