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The World of Islam: 600-1100

The World of Islam: 600-1100. Muhammad the Prophet. Muhammad, 570-632, was a merchant and caravan manager living in Mecca At the age of 40, Muhammad received a vision from Gabriel who urged him to recite Muhammad’s visions were written down in the Quran, the holy scriptures of Islam

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The World of Islam: 600-1100

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  1. The World of Islam: 600-1100

  2. Muhammad the Prophet • Muhammad, 570-632, was a merchant and caravan manager living in Mecca • At the age of 40, Muhammad received a vision from Gabriel who urged him to recite • Muhammad’s visions were written down in the Quran, the holy scriptures of Islam • The most basic tenant of Islam is: “There is only one God, Allah, and Muhammad is his Prophet”

  3. The Teachings of Islam • The message of Islam is that Muhammad is the final prophet of God, completing the legacy left to Moses and Jesus • Both Moses and Jesus are revered as prophets in their own right in Islam • Islam is a monotheistic religion centered around belief in Allah, prayer 5 times a day, observation of Ramadan, a pilgrimage to Mecca, and the giving of alms to the poor

  4. The Rapid Spread of Islam • Muhammad conquered Mecca in 630 and made it the center of the Islamic religion • But his death left a problem: he had named no successor • Some followed Abu Bakr, Muhammad’s father-in-law as caliph • 636: Abu Bakr defeats the Byzantine Empire and controls Syria • 642: Egypt and North Africa added to the Arabic Empire • 650: The Arabs take control of the Sassanid Empire

  5. The Islamic Empire, 654

  6. Islamic Empire, 750

  7. The Battle of Tours • October 10, 732: Charles Martel “The Hammer” defeats the Umayyad Caliphate at Tours, France • Charles Martel is the grandfather of Charlemagne • Charles Martel stops the Islamic advance into Europe… • But Spain remains under Islamic control for the next 700 years

  8. The Islamic Empire • The Islamic Empire preserved much of the writings of the ancient Greeks, particularly Aristotle • Much of what we know of Aristotle’s writings come from Arabic libraries • The Arabic States make numerous advancements in mathematics, science, chemistry, astronomy, and medicine that will inspire the Renaissance in the 1300 and 1400’s

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