Comunicación y Gerencia
The Rise of
Islam
Chapter 10
Its Beginnings
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Allah- Arabic name for God
Muhammad- Islamic prophet
 Was talked to by Allah to spread the word
of Islam
 Began to preach in Mecca, but group was
forced out
 Lead a Hijrah, or pilgrimage, to Yathrib
 Followers returned to Mecca in 630 A.D.
5 Pillars of Islam
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Faith- Must make following statement, “There is
no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the
messenger of Allah”
Prayer- Done five times a day and must face
towards Mecca
Alms- Giving money to the poor
Fasting- Holy month of Ramadan, eat nothing
between sunrise and sunset
Pilgrimage- Called a hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca,
once in their lifetime
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Society
Muslim Achievement
Arts and Literature
Science and Math
Muslim Achievement
Al-Razi, a Persian scholar, wrote two
main books on medicine and
recommended the location of the first
hospital
 Reliance on scientific observation and
experimentation
 Ability to find mathematical solutions
to old problems.
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Muslim Achievement Cont’d
Mathematician in 700’s found an “art
of bringing together unknowns to
match a known quantity”
 New philosophy was called al-jabr in
Arabic, but we know it as Algebra.
 Many advances in math attributed to
study of astronomy
 Studies during this time used to develop
telescope and microscope lenses
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Muslim Achievement Cont’d
Calligraphy, or beautiful, ornate
handwriting, was developed
 Calligraphy allowed for prayers and
sayings to be spoken through drawings
 1,001 Nights was written
 Society changed roles; Was split into 4
classes
 Women had many rights
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Your Project
 You
are to create a flip book
depicting the 5 Pillars of Islam.
 This book must have a cover sheet,
list each pillar, give a description of
that pillar, and have an illustration
of the pillar being described
Vocabulary
 Caliph
 Umayyads
 Shi’a
 Sunni
 House
of Wisdom
 Calligraphy
Section 2 Notes
 Shi’a-
Means “party” of Ali; felt the
next leader should be a relative of
Muhammad
 Sunni-
Means followers of
Muhammad’s example, not a
relative
Section 3 Notes
For Section 3 Notes, you are going to
create a Web Diagram
 You will need to discuss Art and
Literature, Science and Math, and
Society
 You should find three (3) points to
each main idea
 Describe each main idea and supporting
idea in a two sentence detail in your
notes. This will count as your Section 3
Notes
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Now Let’s Discuss Section 3
Write down any supporting
ideas you may have missed