Muhammad Research Task
Muhammad Research Task: Report
Early Years:
History, legend and Muslim belief portray Muhammad as a remarkable man and a prophet. He was called to be God’s messenger around the age of 40 in 610 CE. Muhammad was born into the Quraysh Tribe around 570 CE in Mecca. Little of Muhammad’s early years are recorded but we do know that he was orphaned at a young age and then raised primarily by his uncle, for whom he worked as a shepherd. At the age of 9 (where as some sources say 12) he joined his uncle on a caravan to Syria. As a young man, Muhammad worked as a camel driver between Syria and Arabia. Soon he established a career managing caravans on behalf of merchants. Through his travel first with his uncle and later in his career, Muhammad …show more content…
In 621 CE Muhammad was invited by a delegation from Yathribe which was later called Medina, city of the Prophet to serve as a chief arbitrator in a feud between two Arab tribes and he accepted this invitation about the same time as an event referred to “The Night Journey”. The night Journey was the miraculous journey when the angel Gabriel took the Prophet through the air from Mecca to Jerusalem and then, from the site that is now the Dome of the Rock mosque, he mad the Ascension to heaven past the great prophets who had preceded him, to the presence of God. This flight determined the Islamic rituals of praying five times a day, preforming ablution (washing before a prayer). In other words Muhammad’s night journey impacts the lives of 1.5 billion Muslims all over the …show more content…
The prophet was able to establish a community centered on two things:
1- Belief in Allah as one true God
2- Commitment to Muhammad as Allah’s messenger
This was an important part in the Prophets career that in the year 622 AD marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar. The journey is known as Al-Hijra; which marked a turning point in Muhammad’s fortune and new stage in the history of the Islamic movement. Islam also covered the social and political dimension of human life with the establishment of an Islamic community state at Medina. By leaving Mecca Muhammad broke with the old tribal organization to create a community of faith, and establish a religion with its on institutions. The community in medina who accepted this religion were called Muslims.
Battle of Badr:
The Battle of Badr was the first major fight between the Muslims and the Meccans. It began after Muhammad had intended to attack a caravan led by Abu Sufyan, which inside had all the property the Muslims could not take with them to Medina. The Muslim force only contributed of 305 men where as the Meccans were made up of about 1000 but according to the legend, Muhammad and his men got aid from angels led by Gabriel. This victory was important in Islamic history because it gave the Muslim’s a boost in morale. They saw this victory as a sign from
Early Years:
History, legend and Muslim belief portray Muhammad as a remarkable man and a prophet. He was called to be God’s messenger around the age of 40 in 610 CE. Muhammad was born into the Quraysh Tribe around 570 CE in Mecca. Little of Muhammad’s early years are recorded but we do know that he was orphaned at a young age and then raised primarily by his uncle, for whom he worked as a shepherd. At the age of 9 (where as some sources say 12) he joined his uncle on a caravan to Syria. As a young man, Muhammad worked as a camel driver between Syria and Arabia. Soon he established a career managing caravans on behalf of merchants. Through his travel first with his uncle and later in his career, Muhammad …show more content…
In 621 CE Muhammad was invited by a delegation from Yathribe which was later called Medina, city of the Prophet to serve as a chief arbitrator in a feud between two Arab tribes and he accepted this invitation about the same time as an event referred to “The Night Journey”. The night Journey was the miraculous journey when the angel Gabriel took the Prophet through the air from Mecca to Jerusalem and then, from the site that is now the Dome of the Rock mosque, he mad the Ascension to heaven past the great prophets who had preceded him, to the presence of God. This flight determined the Islamic rituals of praying five times a day, preforming ablution (washing before a prayer). In other words Muhammad’s night journey impacts the lives of 1.5 billion Muslims all over the …show more content…
The prophet was able to establish a community centered on two things:
1- Belief in Allah as one true God
2- Commitment to Muhammad as Allah’s messenger
This was an important part in the Prophets career that in the year 622 AD marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar. The journey is known as Al-Hijra; which marked a turning point in Muhammad’s fortune and new stage in the history of the Islamic movement. Islam also covered the social and political dimension of human life with the establishment of an Islamic community state at Medina. By leaving Mecca Muhammad broke with the old tribal organization to create a community of faith, and establish a religion with its on institutions. The community in medina who accepted this religion were called Muslims.
Battle of Badr:
The Battle of Badr was the first major fight between the Muslims and the Meccans. It began after Muhammad had intended to attack a caravan led by Abu Sufyan, which inside had all the property the Muslims could not take with them to Medina. The Muslim force only contributed of 305 men where as the Meccans were made up of about 1000 but according to the legend, Muhammad and his men got aid from angels led by Gabriel. This victory was important in Islamic history because it gave the Muslim’s a boost in morale. They saw this victory as a sign from