Shrinking Borders, II: The Rise of Islam

Arabia and Its Neighbors

Shrinking Borders, Part II: The Rise of Islam

I. The Arabs

A. Who were these people?

Arabia and Its Neighbors

The Ka'aba in Mecca

Shrinking Borders, Part II: The Rise of Islam

I. The Arabs

A. Who were these people?

B. 3 Basic Assumptions about the Arabs

Arabian Landscape

Shrinking Borders, Part II: The Rise of Islam

I. The Arabs

A. Who were these people?

B. 3 Basic Assumptions about the Arabs

II. The Spread of Islam

A. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam

The Qur'an:  the Word of God revealed to Muhammad

Shrinking Borders, Part II: The Rise of Islam

I. The Arabs

A. Who were these people?

B. 3 Basic Assumptions about the Arabs

II. The Spread of Islam

A. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam

1. The Hijra (Hegira), 622

Shrinking Borders, Part II: The Rise of Islam

I. The Arabs

A. Who were these people?

B. 3 Basic Assumptions about the Arabs

II. The Spread of Islam

A. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam

1. The Hijra (Hegira), 622

B. The Conquests

Expansion of Islam

Shrinking Borders, Part II: The Rise of Islam

I. The Arabs

A. Who were these people?

B. 3 Basic Assumptions about the Arabs

II. The Spread of Islam

A. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam

1. The Hijra (Hegira), 622

B. The Conquests

III. Reasons for Arab Successes

Shrinking Borders, Part II: The Rise of Islam

I. The Arabs

A. Who were these people?

B. 3 Basic Assumptions about the Arabs

II. The Spread of Islam

A. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam

1. The Hijra (Hegira), 622

B. The Conquests

III. Reasons for Arab Successes

A. Factors Strengthening & Motivating the Arabs

Shrinking Borders, Part II: The Rise of Islam

I. The Arabs

A. Who were these people?

B. 3 Basic Assumptions about the Arabs

II. The Spread of Islam

A. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam

1. The Hijra (Hegira), 622

B. The Conquests

III. Reasons for Arab Successes

A. Factors Strengthening & Motivating the Arabs

B. Factors Weakening the Romans (Byzantines)