Rise of Islam

1. Rise of Islam Origins of Islam

2. Arabian Peninsula • Muhammad … merchant • Idol worship and moral ills • Gabriel…messenger • Islam which means submission • Allah • Medina • Prophet…idols Origins of Islam

3. 9) Quran 10) Unchangeable…Arabic 11) Complete revelation, … partial revelation 12) Final or last and greatest Teachings of Islam

4. 13) Five Pillars a) declaration of faith b) daily prayer c) giving charity to the poor d) fasting e) hajj 14) Mosques 15) Sharia Teachings of Islam

5. 16) Caliph 17) Sunni 18) Shi’a 19) 90% … Iran and Iraq Split of Islam

6. The Islamic Empire and its Contributions

7. Byzantine Empire…Damascus and Jerusalem • Persian Empire…Egypt • Strait of Gibraltar into Spain • Weakness • liberators Growth of the Islamic Empire

8. 6) Slaves 7) Sahara 8) Silk road…Africa to India 9) a) credit b) checks c) banks *One form of currency was accepted throughout the empire. Muslim Trade Routes (750CE – 1350CE)

9. 10) collected…translated 11) House of Wisdom 12) IbnSina wrote the Canon on Medicine 13) disease…prescriptions. 14) IbnBattuta traveled over 75,000 15) Rihla Islamic Scholars