02- Life of Muhammad

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Muhammad, theProphet and founder of

Islam was born in thefull light of history. He is

an historical figure.


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Muhammad‟s birth & earlyyears

570 – 595

Common era (CE)


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Birth of

Muhammad

ca 570 CE


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Muhmmad was born inabout 570 CE.

At that time Justinian II

(r. 565-595), was the

Byzantine Emperor

Rome had fallen 476 CEand Europe was in the

“Dark Ages”


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ACCORDING totradition Muhammad is

alleged to have said that

he was born during the

reign of a “just king”,

meaning Chosroes I

(Khusra Anushirvan), the

Sasanid (Persian)

monarch who reigned

from 531-579 CE.

Chosroes I


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Born during the

„year of the

elephant‟

A failed assault on Mecca by an army

using elephants.

-Muhammad & the Course of I slam, Balyuzi, p. 11


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MUHAMMAD MUHAMMAD

GENEALOGY OF MUHAMMAD

QURAYSH „Abd-i-Manaf

Hashim „Abdu‟l-sh Shams „Abdu‟l-Muttalib Umayyah

Umayyad Caliphs „Abdu‟llah Abu-Talib „Abbas

„Ali „Abdu‟llah Abu-Talib

QURAYSH

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THE QURAYSH WERE THE

KEEPERS OF THE KAABA

(KA - BEH)


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THE KAABA15m high

12m long

10.5m wide

“… Abraham, with Ismael, raised

the foundations of the House “

Qur’an 2:121


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BLACK STONE SET IN CORNER OF THE

KAABA


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MUHAMMAD

MUHAMMAD, THE ORPHAN

„Abdu‟llah Aminah „Ali

Abu-Talib „Abdu‟llah

‘Abdu’llah died shortly before

Muhammad’s birth.

Aminah died when Muhammad

was six.

Aminah Abu-Talib

Then Muhammad was sent to live

with his uncle, Abu-Talib. Abu-Talib

had a son named „Ali. „Ali was

Muhammad‟s cousin. Now he becamealso, his foster brother.

Muhammad was sent to live with his

grandfather, ‘Abdu’l-Muttalib. ‘Abdu’l-

Muttalib died two years later,

MUHAMMAD MUHAMMAD


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At the age of 35, he helped in the rebuilding ofKabbah, and resolved the matter of fitting the

Black Stone in the wall of Kabbah


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Married Khadijah in 595CE. She was 40 and

wealthy. He was 25 and inher employ.


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Muhammad

receiving

Revelation on

Mt Hira

610 CE


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Angel

Gabriel


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Muhammad hurried

home and wrapped

Himself in cloak. He

told Khadijih what

had happened and she

became the first to

embrace Islam

through its

Messenger,

Muhammad.

The 74th

Sura ofthe Quran is

titled „the

cloaked One‟


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610 – 613 CE

Muhammad remainspublicly silent as to the

nature of his mission


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Muhammad

at Mecca


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614 CE

Muhammad begins to

teach the new faith &

proclaims Himself the

Prophet of God


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615 CE

Some of

Muhammad‟s

followersemigrate to

Abysinnia.

ETHIOPIA


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616-618 CE

Boycott imposed onMuhammad & His

followers by Meccans


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619 CE

Khadijah dies.

Abu Talib also dies.


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619 CE

Muhammad goes

south to Taif to teachbut is stoned and

driven out


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620 CE

Muhammad experiences

the “night journey”

(Miraj)


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Muhammad‟sNight Journey

(Miraj)


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Dome of the Rock

Jerusalem


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Hegira 622 CE July

15th Muhammad

emigrates fromMecca to Yathrib

(Medina)

This event begins

the Muslim calendar

AH 1

MECCA

MEDINA


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Muhammad &

followers

construct firstMosque in the

world in Medina


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623 CE

Battle of Badr(see Qur‟an 3:123)

Muhammad routs a

numerically superiorMeccan army


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Swords of Muhammad

Topkapi Museum - Istanbul


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Husayn later becomes the 3rd

Imam ofShi‟ah Islam

(Karbila, Iraq)

626 CE Husayn born to „Ali &

Fatimih


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627 CE - Battle of the Confederates – 20 day seige of Medina foiled by a

trench dug around the city (also

called „The Battle of the Trench‟)


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WORLD POWERS 570-632BATTLE BETWEEN HERACULIS &

CHOSROES II

HERACULIS DEFEATS PERSIANS AT

NINEVAH 627 CE

Sura 30 of the

Quran is titled“The Greeks” or

“Rum”


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ELIF. LAM. MIM. THE GREEKS have been defeated

In a land hard by: But after their defeat they

shall defeat their foes,

In a few years. First and last is the affair with

God. And on that day shall the faithful rejoice30:1-3


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628-629 CE

Treaty of Hudaybiyyah between Muhammad and

Meccans


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630 CE

Muhammadmarches on Mecca

with 10,000 men

Battle of Hunayn

31 January


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632 CE

Death of Prophet‟sson Ibrahim

Muhammad‟s last

pilgrimageFarewell Sermon Muhammad dies


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CALIF (‘Kalifa’ = ‘Successor’)

•Abu Bakr

• Umar

• Uthman (Umayyad)

• ‘Ali


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This program wasresearched, designed and

produced by

Dr. Duane K. Troxel of

www.digital-transformations.com

www.DuanesWorldTravel.com

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