ISLAM

Question 1

1. What was the one message Muhammad shared to practitioners of Islam? What does the concept of “divine unity” mean in Islam as explained by the video? What were the implications of this message for the people?

Answer 1

There is only one god.
Only thinking about one thing. God
one people… no seperation of tribes. means being one people

Question 2

2. What was proposed in the video as the reason as to why Islam spread so quickly?

Answer 2

It spread quickly because the message applied to the masses and gave them hope for a better life beyond oppression.

Question 3

3. What is the problem with pictures, sculptures, or even poetic language in representing God and/or Muhammad?

Answer 3

because they don’t want to define god and give a physical image of him.
with mahamed they didn’t want pictures of him to be worshiped.

Question 4

4. What marks the true emergence of Islam in 622? Why was it such a significant moment?

Answer 4

muslim year one. where mahameds pep followed him to yatveh ( community asked him to come and help settle disputes among tribes.) ?? because a tribe or group was established not by blood, but by faith

Question 5

5. What surprise did Muhammad have in store for the fallen citizens of Mecca? How is this significant in founding of Islam?

Answer 5

he did not carry out a bloody revenge, but embraced them.

Question 6

6. What was the meaning of Muhammad’s act of breaking the pagan idols at the Kaaba? To what similar acts committed by Moses and Jesus does this act relate?

Answer 6

and broke down the idols.
this is like when moses broke the ten commandments. Breaking the idols compared to Jesus destroying the tables of the money exchangers at the Jewish temple. This destroyed tribes and unified the people