Muhammed Flashcards
Where was he born?
Arabian Peninsula
When was Muhammed born?
570AD
What happened to Muhammed by the time he was 6?
He was an orphan, both his parents had died
When did Muhammed die?
632 AD
When did Muhammed marry?
when he was 26
When Muhammed was 48, What age was his wife when he remarried?
8
How was the Quran recorded
Muhammad’s good friends recorded everything he said for 22 years about what he saw
How long were his visions and what was he told to do
Visions over the course of 22 years in a cave in Mecca was told to start talking about what he has seen and heard ‘revelation to the word’
After Muhammed died what 3 types of Muslims Erupted?
Shia
Sunni
Sufi
What is the Shia and Sunni
Emphasis on giving (5 pillars etc)
Thought of leadership succession- who’s the real leader?
What is Sufi?
Emphasis of devotion and heart relationship with Allah
What do the Sufi people do?
Whirling derrishes, spin to tell people about Allah,
right hand up- receiving from Allah,
left hand down- sending it to earth
