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Muhammad receives revelation from the archangel Gabriel.“Allah is the one God.”

caravansa company of travelers on a journey; includes people, animals, vehicles,

etc.

The Ka’bathe holy shrine in Mecca

idolidol worship

praying to a picture, statue, or other inanimate object

pilgrimagea journey of a pilgrim,

especially one to a shrine or a sacred place

Mount Hira (Paragraph #1, Sentence #3)

1. There is one God, called Allah.2. Charity – “sharing wealth with the weak and poor”

– is important. (Paragraph #3, Sentences #3-4)

1. Annual pilgrimage of Arab pagans (Paragraph #2, Sentence #2)2. Rituals performed at the Kaba(Paragraph #2, Sentence #2)3. Idol worship(Paragraph #5, Sentence #2)

1. confession of belief2. prayer five times a day3. Ramadan, an annual month-long fast4. giving alms to the poor5. the pilgrimage to Mecca

(All from Paragraph #5, Sentence #5)Paragraph #1, Sentence #4

Paragraph #2, Sentence #2 AND #2 above

Paragraph #2, Sentence #2

There was resistance in Mecca to Muhammad because Meccans feared pilgrimages to the pagan shrine would end and business would slack. (Paragraph #4, Sentences #1-5)

Paragraph #3, Sentence #4

Paragraph #3, Sentence #6

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Discussion around Paragraph #4, Sentences #6-9

570 CE Muhammad is

born in Mecca.

610 CE Archangel

Gabriel first speaks to

Muhammad.

622 CE Muhammad

leads the first Muslims to safety in

Medina.

628 CE Muhammad returns

to Mecca. Islam

spreads back to Mecca.

632 CE Muhammad

dies.

636 CE Battle of Yarmuk. Muslims defeat

the army of the

Byzantine Empire.

692 CE The Dome of the Rock, a

Muslim shrine, is

finished in Jerusalem.

710 CE Muslim forces land in Spain.

Background EssayTimeline

All sources were found using Google Images.Image Location links are listed below by slide number.1) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Mohammed_receiving_revelation_from_the_angel_

Gabriel.jpg2) (photo)

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmO1pIaAW2YLJ1hYyl4nuOQ4LnJMpdN4M0Heb74ToxtAwMuMYPeQ(painting)http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSZbGsRaPpl6LhQVzSErOpb_OuH8UHOJLF4acHaaswGXOdGs61X

3) (outside the shrine during Hajj) http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_mlFSduXs4Lph1gDR_yX4KvcJ6a1yctRlVGb69B9zA6IvBJitpg

(cross section of the inside of the shrine)http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2gztN-NyH4s/T9PcX05WoUI/AAAAAAAAAAc/RNmeKMKNsRw/s1600/kaba_inside.jpg

4) (Golden Calf idol)http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQW6QuECsZR5BPV7uyOEXF9CWI2kx6IxhjwMayN8wos9TvJ1K6q

(idols)http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGc0dx6vYl-Cf-fcQKx06k4LxS7P0zNFQIahWU4ZWjgRBlvsQN

5) (mountain pilgrimage)http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSh68M6UfuG3s6dJ2PeyuBBQbpdhEhzmO3uv3HGAg820Ep7xed3nw

(walking to Mecca)http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRc2-xSSkHpRprsVtxsV9gzWNmU4G1rWkDQr6FNJFMV3VrKydx8TA