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The Rise of Islam

Chapter 3, Section 2

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MAIN IDEAS

1. _______________ became a prophet and introduced a religion called __________ in Arabia.

2. Muhammad’s teachings had similarities to ___________ and ______________, but they also presented new ideas.

3. Islam spread in Arabia after being ____________ at first.

MUHAMMAD BECOMES A PROPHET

A man named ___________________ brought a new religion to Arabia.

Much of what is known about him comes from _______________ writings.

Muhammad was born into an important merchant family in the city of _________ around 570.

He was an ____________ by the age of six.

Male relatives who traveled in ____________ raised Muhammad.

As an adult, Muhammad managed a caravan business owned by a wealthy woman named ____________ (ka-DEE-jah).

He later ____________ Khadijah.

Muhammad was ____________ to see that the rich people in Mecca did not help the poor.

He would often go to a ____________ and ____________ on this problem.

According to Islamic belief, when Muhammad was 40, ____________began to speak to him.

He later began to ____________ what the angel told him to others.

The messages Muhammad received form the basis of a religion called ____________.

People who practice Islam are called ____________.

These messages were collected in the ____________ (kuh-RAN), the holy book of Islam.

Recall In what business was Muhammad involved?

Explain What is the difference between the terms Islam and Muslim?

Draw Conclusions Why was Muhammad afraid to tell people that an angel had spoken to him?

MUHAMMAD’S TEACHINGS

Not all of Muhammad’s teachings were _____.

Some of his ideas came from ____________ and ____________.

For example, Muhammad taught that there was only one God—____________.

Muhammad also accepted the teachings of many of the ____________ prophets.

_________________, the belief in only one god, was a new idea that upset many Arabs.

Arabs worshipped many gods at ____________, places where people honor a saint or god.

The most important shrine was in ____________.

Many people traveled to Mecca every year on a ________________.

Muhammad also taught that rich and poor were ____________.

He said that the rich should give ____________ to the poor.

Many rich merchants in Mecca ____________ this idea.

Recall What prophets do both Christians and Muslims recognize?

Compare What is one major belief that is the same in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Recall Why was Mecca an important site to Arabs?

Predict How might Muhammad’s teachings affect trade in Mecca?

ISLAM SPREADS IN ARABIA

Slowly, Muhammad’s ____________took hold.

The rich and powerful were ____________ by its influence.

Muhammad left Mecca for ____________, a city that promised to protect him.

His house became the first ____________, or building for Muslim prayer.

Here he ____________ new rules for Islam.

Many desert tribes were ____________.

Eventually, the tribes began to ____________ and ____________ Mecca’s caravans.

The people of Mecca ________ ____ and ____________ Islam.

Recall What was the hegira?

Explain How were Muhammad and his followers finally able to return to Mecca?

Make Inferences Why were the rulers of Mecca threatened by Muhammad?

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Lesson Objective(s): __________________________

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