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The Birth of Islam
• In 613 AD, Muhammad began to
preach in Mecca. He claimed
that an angel spoke to him
and made him a prophet.
• He taught that there was only
one god and the Arabian people
should stop worshipping idols
and pagan gods and submit to
Allah (God).
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Medina
Muslims
• In 622 AD, Muhammad, left
Mecca and took his message
to Medina, where he converted
many people. His followers
were called Muslims.
• This move to Medina is called
the hegira, or journey.
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The Spread of Islam
632
AD
•Muhammad continued to receive
messages from the angel and to
preach in Medina. His home
became the first mosque and the
messages were collected in the
Qur’an.
• Between 622 AD, and the death
of Muhammad in 632 AD, the
Islamic religion had spread to
half of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Qur’an
Sunnah
• After Muhammad’s death, many
of his words and deeds were
recorded as a guide to the way
Muslims should live. This was
called the Sunnah.
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The Spread of Islam
• Between 632 AD, and 661 AD,
the Islamic religion had spread
to Egypt, Palestine, Syria,
Mesopotamia, Iran, west to
Tripoli (Libya), north to the
Taurus and Caucasus Mts
(Turkey and Georgia) and east
to Pakistan.
661
AD
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Sunni
Shiite
• After Muhammad’s death, his
successors were called caliphs.
There was disagreement over
who should lead. This caused
a split between the Sunni and
Shiites that continues to the
present day.
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The Spread of Islam
Battle of Tours
• By 732 AD, the Muslim Empire
had spread across all of North
Africa and into Spain in the
west. Further Muslim conquest
was stopped at the Battle of
Tours, in western France.
732
AD
• To the east, the Muslim Empire
spread across the Indus River
and into western India.
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Islam Today
•There are over 1.6 Billion
Muslims in the world
today , including about
7 million in the USA.
• Muslims make up the
majority of North Africa,
the Middle East, and
South East Asia.
Muslim Populations
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• Islam is the state religion
in 26 nations.
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•There are over 1.6
Billion Muslims in the
world today,
including
about
7 million in the USA.
•Muslims make up
the majority of
North Africa, the
Middle East,
and South East Asia.
• Islam is the state
religion in 26 nations.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Bangladesh
Bahrain
Brunei
Comoros
Egypt
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Libya
Maldives
Malaysia
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Tunisia
United Arab
Emirates
Yemen