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    This document provides an introduction to Islam, including its origins in Arabia in the early 7th century CE and the life of the prophet Muhammad. It explains that Arabian peoples had developed their own beliefs prior to Islam and were influenced by Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. It describes Muhammad's upbringing in Mecca without parents from a young age and his work as a caravan driver, exposing him to other religions. It aims to explain the core Islamic teaching that there is one God and Muhammad is his final prophet.

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    Islam

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    This document provides an introduction to Islam, including its origins in Arabia in the early 7th century CE and the life of the prophet Muhammad. It explains that Arabian peoples had developed their own beliefs prior to Islam and were influenced by Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. It describes Muhammad's upbringing in Mecca without parents from a young age and his work as a caravan driver, exposing him to other religions. It aims to explain the core Islamic teaching that there is one God and Muhammad is his final prophet.

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    Introduction to the World

    Religion and Beliefs Systems


    • MOTIVATION
    • At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
    6.1. Read the opening lines of Qur’an preferably from an English
    version
    6.2. Retell the life and times of Prophet Muhammad
    6.3. Explain: The core teaching of Islam is there is only one God and
    Muhammad is His final and greatest messenger.
    ISLAM
    Islam began with the Arabian Desert
    people around early seventh century
    C.E. These people had developed their
    own set of beliefs prior to the formal
    establishment of Islam and had been
    influenced by other religions for a long
    period of time, including Byzantine
    Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism.
    Judea, the home of Christianity, was not
    too far away from Arabia, and the great
    cities of Damascus, Antioch and Alexandria
    were neighbors to Mecca and Medina
    (Hopfe 1983). Byzantine rulers, however,
    antagonized Arab Christians that
    provided an impetus for their acceptance
    of a new Arab religion that started with the
    establishment of Islam.
    he Arabian people were also familiar
    with the Judaism. For one, several desert
    tribes were Jewish in origin. When the
    Muslim forces entered Medina in 622 C.E.,
    many citizens of the city were Jewish
    (Hopfe 1983). Lastly, the Muslims may have
    been in contact with the Persian
    Zoroastrians though its influence may be not
    as strong compared to Christianity and
    Judaism.
    THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD (SIRAH)

    Around the year 570 C.E.,


    Muhammad ibn Abdullah was born in
    the oasis town of Mecca just off the
    western coast of the Arabian Peninsula
    (Karabel 2007).
    Muhammad’s father died before he was
    born while his mother died before he was
    six years old. He belonged to the clan of
    Hashim of the Quraysh tribe that
    controlled the Kaaba and the camel trade
    that passed through Mecca.
    Following the tradition, he was sent to be
    reared among the Bedouins.
    When his mother died, Muhammad
    was raised by his grandfather Abd al-
    Muttalib (Renard 1992).
    Later on, Muhammad was taken into
    custody by his paternal uncle, Abu Talib,
    who was chief of the Quraysh tribe. Life
    must have been very difficult for the young
    Muhammad.
    With no formal schooling, Muhammad
    worked as a caravan worker travelling
    across the Arabian Peninsula as a camel
    driver. From his travels in the Arabian
    Peninsula to the different Byzantine cities,
    he may have met and conversed with
    Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians alike.
    Muhammad soon learned the various
    ways and means of their belief system that
    may have led him to question the faith of
    his own people, especially with regard
    their animistic practices and reverence
    given to numerous gods and idols (Hopfe
    1983). He used to retreat to Mount Hira
    near Mecca in search of truth about God.

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