THE ISLAM

Muhammad was a merchant from Mecca. He heard the call of God and preached a new religion.

He was in danger and had to move to Medina in 622, this mark the start of the Muslim calendar.

The Hegira ( 622)

The Koran is the sacred book of the Muslims. All muslims have five obligations, they are called the five pillars of their faith.

To give alms

To go on pilgrimage to Mecca

To pray five times a day

To fast during Ramadan

To faith

Between the 7th and the 13th centuries Islam spread throughout Arabia, the north of Africa, Middle East and Spain.

The highest authority of the empire was the caliph.

Abu Bakr, the first Caliph

ECONOMY AND CULTURE IN ISLAM.-

The Islamic economy was based on agriculture, craftsmanship and trade.

The souk or market was the center of the muslim’s cities.

The muslims introduced very important inventions such as: gunpowder, the compass, the use of zero, Arabic numerals, Algebra and important contributions to medicine.

Look at the pictures and label the parts of the mosque: Ablutions fountaineMimbarMinaretQuiblaPrayer HallMihrab

1) Where and when did Islam appear?

2) What are the five pillars of Islam?

3) What is the Koran and what does it contain?

ISLAM Who governed?

Was it a rural or an urban civilization?

What was their religion?

What were their most important economic activities?

Was it polytheistic or monotheistic?

Muslim citites

1) Look for information on the internet about the black stone that is worshiped in The Kaaba.

What was the Kaaba before Muhammad arrival?

2 ) Do you think that the islamic and Christian religions are similar or are they totally different?