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The Rise of Islam
600-1200 C.E.
Part One:
Origins of Islam
Map of Arabia
Part 1: Origins of Islam
5 Pillars of IslamIslam – Bellwork #1
1) FAITH - There is no god worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is His messenger.
2) PRAYER - Salat is the name for the obligatory prayers which are performed five times a day, and are a direct link between the worshipper and God.
3) THE 'ZAKAT„ - One of the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong to God, and that wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust.
4) THE FAST - Every year in the month of Ramadan, all Muslims fast from first light until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations.
5) PILGRIMAGE (HAJJ) - The annual pilgrimage to Makkah - the Hajj - is an obligation only for those who are physically and financially able to perform it.
1) How would the following requirements help unite a group of people?2) How would the Pillars dictate how one lived their life?
A. Arabian Peninsula Before Muhammad
Most Arabs were settled people.
Nomads a minority, but important in caravan trade that linked Yemen to Mesopotamia and Mediterranean.
Caravan trade gave rise to and supported merchants of caravan cities such as Petra and Palmyra.
Brought Arabs into contact with the Byzantine and Sasanid civilizations.
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B. Nomads and Caravan Cities
Nomads were polytheists who worshipped natural forces and celestial bodies, but they were also familiar with other religions including Christianity.
Mecca was a caravan city between Yemen and Syria.
Mecca was also a cult center that attracted nomads to worship the idols enshrined in a small cubical shrine called the Ka‟ba.
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Ka’ba in Mecca
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Map of Arabia
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570 A.D. – Muhammed was born in Mecca
620 A.D. – He received visions & began to teach
622 A.D. – He and his followers moved to Medina
630 A.D. – Muslims defeated Mecca and returned
632 A.D. – Muhammed died
Muhammad’s Life
Father died before he was born
Mother died when he was 6 years old
Muhammad’s 1st wife was 40 yrs old, he was 25
One wife, Aisha, was 6 yrs old when they married
Married between 11 & 13 wives
Had 6 children: 4 daughters & 2 sons
His sons did not survive past infancy
Muhammad’s Life
C. Muhammad in Mecca
Muhammad: Born in Mecca
Grew up as an orphan
Got involved in the caravan trade
In 610 C.E. he began receiving revelations that he concluded were the words of his god, Allah.
Others in his community thought he was possessed by a spirit.
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Muhammad
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Muhammad
Message of Muhammad‟s revelations was that there is one god, Allah and that all people ought to submit to him.
At the final judgment, those who had submitted to Allah would go to paradise; those who did not, to hell.
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Muhammad - Revelations
Muhammad‟s revelations were considered to be the final revelations, following and superseding the earlier revelations of God to Noah, Moses, and Jesus (The Bible).
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Quiz – Part 1
1. The followers of Islam are called _____________________.
2. The most sacred book of Islam is _____________________.
3. The man who founded Islam was named _______________.
4. The pilgrimage to Mecca which all followers of Islam should
make is called ____________________ .
5. Mecca, the holiest city of Islam, is located in what country?
___________________.
Muslims
Qur'an
Muhammad
Hajj
Saudi Arabia
Origins of Islam Video
Part 1: Origins of Islam
Quiz – Part 2Multiple Choice: Choose the correct answer:
1. The Arabic word Islam means:a. Win at all costsb. Surrenderc. Freedom
2. Approximately how many Muslims are there in the world today?
a. One millionb. More than one billionc. One hundred million
3. Muslims believe they should pray:a. Whenever it is convenientb. Only on Saturdayc. Five times each day
Quiz – Part 24. Muslims believe they should:
a. Keep all the wealth God gives themb. Give a portion of what they have to the poorc. Give alms only when they have more than they need
5. Mohammed, the founder of Islam was:a. Born a prince in Indiab. Found by a Pharaoh's daughterc. Orphaned at a young age
Quiz – Part 2
True or False: Write TRUE or FALSE after each statement.
1. Mohamed is believed by Muslims to be directly descended from the Angel Gabriel. _____
2. Muslims believe they should live their lives in a way that will please their creator. _____
3. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. _____
4. Mosques are visually richly furnished as a sign of respect to God. _____
5. Perhaps the strongest form of Islamic artistic expression is its architecture. _____
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
D. The Formation of the Umma
Muhammad and his followers fled from Mecca to Medina in 622.
In Medina, Muhammad‟s Meccanfollowers and converts from Medina formed a single community of believers, the umma.
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Umma in Medina
The umma in Medina developed into the core of the Islamic state that would later expand to include all of Arabia and lands beyond in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
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Spread of Islam
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E. Caliphates
Muhammad‟s father-in-law Abu Bakrtook over leadership of the umma as the successor or caliph of Muhammad.
Faced two tasks: Standardization of Islamic religion
Consolidation of Islamic state
Successfully reestablished Muslim authority over the Arabs and oversaw the compilation and organization of the Quran.
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Caliphates
Disagreements over the question of succession to the caliphate emergedfollowing the assassination of the third caliph, Uthman.
Civil war was fought between those who supported keeping the caliphate in Uthman‟sclan (the Ummaya) and those who supported the claim of Muhammad‟s first cousin and son-in-law Ali.
Ummaya forces won and established the Umayyad Caliphate in 661.
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Caliphates
Led to development of two rival sects in the Muslim community.
Shi‟ites supported Ali‟s claim to the caliphate and believed the position of caliph belonged to descendents of Ali. (minority)
Sunnis believed the first three caliphs had been correctly chosen and supported the Umayyan Caliphate. (majority)
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Part II
632-1258 C.E.
Rise and Fall of the
Caliphate
A. Islamic Conquests
634-711 C.E.
Part 2: Rise & Fall of the Caliphate
The first important Islamic shrine to be built was the celebrated Dome of the Rock, begun in 691 in Jerusalem by the caliph Abd al-Malik on the spot where faithful Muslims believe that Muhammad began his Night-Journey as he ascended to heaven. Both the octagonal shape of the centralized plan and the lavishly ornamented interior demonstrate the influence of Byzantine architecture. The shrine is capped by a gilded dome. (Sonia Halliday Photographs)
Dome of the Rock
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Dome of the Rock
When the Abbasids attempted to massacre 800 family members of the Umayyad dynasty at a dinner of peace, a few of them escaped, fled to Spain, and established Cordoba as their capital. The Great Mosque of Cordoba, begun in 786, contains all of the usual features of a mosque, but it is best known for its interior double set of horseshoe-shaped arches, one above the other, which are mounted on the capitals of granite and marble columns. (Christopher Rennie/Robert Harding Picture Library)
Great Mosque at Cordoba, 786
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Great Mosque at Cordoba, 786 C.E.
A. 1. Conquests
Conquests of areas outside Arabia began in the seventh century.
First wave of conquest:
Arabs took Syria, Egypt, and SasanidEmpire.
Late seventh and early eighth centuries:
Islamic forces took Tunisia, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, and Sind.
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A.2. The Advance of Muslims
Reason for advancing rapidly:
Lust for booty
Religious conversion
Weakness of enemies
Most convincing explanation finds the causes of Muslim expansion in the talent of the Muslim leaders and societal structure.
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A.3. Arab Forces
During expansion Arab forces were organized into regular, paid armies
Kept military camps and garrison towns so that they did not overrun the countryside.
Arab Muslims became minority rulers, thinly spread over non-Muslim societies they dominated and taxed.
Did not try to convert conquered peoples.
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B. UMAYYAD AND EARLY
ABBASID CALIPHATES
661-850 C.E.
B.1. Umayyads
Ruled an Arab empire, not a Muslim empire.
Administered territory through established Sasanid and Byzantine apparatus, gradually bringing in Muslim bureaucrats and Arabic language.
Rebellions overthrew the Umayyads in 750
one branch of the family retained power in Spain
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B.2. The Fall of Umayyads
The family of Abbas, an uncle of Muhammad, took over and established the Abbasid Caliphate.
Provided renewed religious leadership combined with style of ruling and royal ceremony derived from the Sasanids.
Held caliphate until 1258.
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Literature and Learning
Thrived under the Abbasids.
Translated Greek texts and secular Arab poetry.
Baghdad was center of Abbasid culture
Other areas shared this culture to varying extents
Acceleration of the rate of conversion of non-Muslim subjects to Islam at this time.
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C. Political
Fragmentation
850-1050 C.E.
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C.1. Decline of Abbasid Power
Second half of ninth century as the caliphs found it impossible to maintain control over their vast territory.
Factors in decline:
Difficulty of transportation and communications
Dissatisfaction of non-Muslim provincial populations with a political and economic system that was centered on Baghdad.
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C.2. Result of Decline
Ninth century local revolts carved the Abbasid realm into smaller Muslim states that did not pay taxes or homage to the caliphs in Baghdad.
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Baghdad
Caliphs in Baghdad relied on Turkish slave troops called Mamluks.
Late ninth century – Mamulks not paid properly
They then took control of the caliphate
Chose the caliph
Dominated the government
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The Fall of Abbasid Caliphate
945 – caliphate under control of Iranian Shi‟ite Buyids
Abbasid Caliphate declined
Various provincial regimes rose to power
Samanids in Bukhara
Fatimids in Egypt
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C.3. Umayyads in Spain
Islamic, Roman, German, and Jewish cultures combined to form a unique Iberian variant of Islamic civilization.
Muslim Spain: Substantial urbanization
Introduction of citrus crops
Diverse irrigated agricultural sector
Florescence of Muslim and Jewish intellectual activity
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Political Diversity
Underlying the political diversity of the fragmented Muslim world was a strong sense of religious identity preserved by the religious scholars: the ULAMA.
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Assault from Within and Without
In Central Asia and Middle East a nomad group called the Seljuk Turks took advantage of the decline of the Abbasids to establish the SuljikSultanate.
Ruled a territory stretching from Afghanistan to Baghdad and took Anatolia from the Byzantines in 1071.
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C.4. Collapse of Baghdad
Caused by:
Turkish depredations
Deterioration of the Tigris-Euphrates irrigation system
Insufficient revenue
Insufficient food resources
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Crusades
Put some pressure on the Islamic lands
Muslims able to unite under Saladin and his descendants to drive the Christians out.
Saladin‟s descendants were not able to restore unity and order to the Islamic world
Further invasions by: Turkish in 1250
Mongols in 13th century
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Part Three:
Islamic Civilization
A. Law and Dogma
Islamic Law – Shari‟a – evolved over time in response to the Muslim community‟s need for a legal system.
Shari‟a developed over a period of centuries.
Held that all Muslims are brothers and sisters and shared the same moral values.
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A. 1. Hadith
Most important source of law was the traditions of the Prophet (sunna) as revealed in the reports (hadith) about his words and deeds.
Specialists on Islamic law collected and edited tens of thousands of hadith
Discarded those that seemed to be dubious
Published those that were “good”
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Converts and Cities
Conversion and urbanization were related.
During early expansion, converts to Islam needed to learn about their new religion. Found that best way to do so was to move
to wealthy, expanding areas where Muslim populations were concentrated.
Discrimination in native rural non-Muslim villages also spurred new converts to move to cities.
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Urban Life
Urban social life and the practice of Islam itself were varied because the Muslims had no central authority to prescribe religious dogma.
Growing cities provided an expanding market for agricultural and manufactured products and contributed to an increase in trade.
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A.2. Academic Advances
Significant advances in medicine and astronomy.
Muslim scholars built on and surpassed the work of the Greek and Hellenistic civilizations.
Developed skills and theories far more sophisticated than those of Christian Europe.
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B. Islam and Women
Muslim women were veiled and secluded as they had previously been in the Byzantine and Sasanid Empires.
Women could be influential in the family, but only slave women could have a public role or appear in public before men.
Muslim men feared women committing sexual infidelity or meddling in politics.
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B.1. Rights of Muslim Women
Included:
Right to own property
Retain property in marriage
Right to divorce and remarry
Right to testify in court
Right to go on pilgramage
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Islam and Slaves
Muslims were not permitted to enslave their fellow Muslims, Jews, Christians, or Zoroastrians
Exception: when taken as prisoners of war.
Muslims could and did hold non-Muslim slaves, but the status of slaves was not hereditary.
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Recentering of Islam
Decline of caliphate and factionalism with the ulama deprived Islam of a religious center.
During the 12th and 13th centuries two sources of religious authority developed:
Madrasas (religious colleges)
Sufi brotherhoods
Sufi Brotherhoods
Mystic fraternities whose members sought union with God through rituals and training.
Early Sufis were mystics who went into ecstasies and expressed ideas in poetry.
Later developed into more prosaic organizations of Muslim men.
Sufi brotherhoods provided their members with spiritual guidance and rules for everyday life.
Brotherhoods originated in the urban areas and then spread to the countryside.