Theme 1 Flashcards
(24 cards)
What does Pbuh stand for?
peace be upon him
What is muhammad named for?
seal of the prophets
When was muhammad born?
c570ce
Where was muhammad born?
Mecca
When was muhammad orphaned? Who raised him?
at the age of 6, he was then raised by his grandfather and uncle Abu Talib (a sheikh)
What did his uncle offer muhammad?
protection to his new nephew
Where did muhammad work?
for wealthy trades women, caravans
What was the name of the women he met?
Khadijah, they then got married and he didn’t marry anyone else when they were together
Where is the ka’ba found?
within the most sacred mosque in islam
What is the ka’ba believe to be?
the first built by adam and later rebuilt by abraham
What did people place inside the ka’ba?
false foods inside
What were meccans not happy about?
muhammad preaching about one true god
What happened to his followers?
ridiculed and abused. muhammad was banned from preaching in public
When was the year of sorrow?
619ce
What happened in the year of sorrow?
both his wife and uncle died
he was not allowed to preach in public cause it was no longer safe
What was the night of ascent?
Laylat ul miraj, muhammad was taken to jerusalem by a buraq, he was taken to the throne of allah
He met abraham, moses and isa
allah revealed the laws of the prayer
he realised allah had not let him down and it restored his faith
What is the Hijrah?
migration from mecca to medina
When did the hijrah happen?
622ce & some say islam wouldn’t exist without this
What happened in the hijrah?
elders of yathrib invited muhammad to go there as judge and leader to settle disputes between jews and arabs. he didn’t go straight away, he sent his followers ahead to allow suspicions. yathrib was renamed medina when he arrived.
Why did he go to medina?
spread faith and convert people preach openly judge and leader, marry religion and politics, made medina a theocracy, start of muslim era safety for him and his followers saw it was sign from allah
What was the problem with the hijrah?
uniting medina into a strong, single community
dealing with mecca, could attack a strong medina
converting the whole of arabia
Where did muhammad live?
he couldn’t decide whether to live in Aws or Khazraj tribe. he didn’t want to offend either so he let his camel decide. he built his home in khazraj area, and built a large courtyard for prayer (first mosque)
What is the significance of medina?
built a house
first mosque
centre of all religious teaching
social hub
stronghold of unity, peace and social justice
muhammad introduced allahs laws, pillars
he adopted many rules (messenger, religious/political/moral/military leader)
demonstrated tact, diplomacy and authority
How did he unite the people of medina?
developed the constitution of medina
one single muslim community
jewish allies could be considered part of the umma
all muslims together-protection
