What is Islam?

Muhammad and the Rise of Islam: Early Life of Muhammad -

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/muhammad-and-the-
rise-of-islam/

Why was Muhammad raised by his uncle Abu

When and where was Muhammad born?
Talib? Explain.

What kind of job did Muhammad have before What nicknames did Muhammad have? What
becoming a prophet? do they mean?

What do you think is the importance of the Where did Muhammad retreat to prayer?
Black Stone story? Why add it to the site? Who visited him there?
The Rise and Development of Islam - http://www.iun.edu/~hisdcl/h113_2001/islam.htm
How many prophets do Muslims believe in?
What two religions influenced Islam?
List them all.

What year did Muhammad receive his first Why didn’t the rich clans like Muhammad’s
revelation? How old was he? message?

What does Koran (Qur’an) mean? What is its

Why did Mecca become an Islamic center?
importance?

The Prophet Muhammad and the Origins of Islam:

https://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/curriculum-resources/art-of-the-islamic-
world/unit-one/the-prophet-muhammad-and-the-origins-of-islam

Why didn’t merchants like Muhammad’s What happened after Muhammad’s wife and
message? uncle died?
 What year did Muhammad die? What
Why is Jerusalem important for Muslims?
problems arose after his death?

The Significance of the Hijrah - https://historyofislam.com/contents/the-age-of-faith/the-

significance-of-the-hijrah-622-ce/
What does hirjah mean? Why is it considered a turning point in Islam history?

What city did Muhammad and his follows Which caliph decided on a new calendar?
migrate to? How was it different from Calculate what year it is now in the Muslim
Mecca? calendar.

Hypothesize (guess) why do you think there

Explain the calendar that Muslims use.
are four months were war is forbidden?
 *The Five Pillars of Islam - https://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/curriculum-
resources/art-of-the-islamic-world/unit-one/the-five-pillars-of-islam
What is the most basic belief for Muslims? Identify and describe the prayers required.
What is the statement of belief called? How do Muslims prepare for prayer?

What is the hajj, and how often must a Which of the five pillars is linked Ramadan?
Muslim perform it? When, why, and how do Muslims fast?

Koran and Tradition - https://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/faithkoran.html

What are the two foundations of Muslim For how many years did Muhammad receive
faith? revelations?

What are hadiths? How are they preserved?

What does sunna mean? Why is it important?
What problems do you resulted because of
How is it different from sharia?
the hadiths?

* Questions adapted from World History for Us All Big Era 5 Landscape 2.