1. Chapter 10: Byzantine and Muslim Civilization
The Beginning of Islam

2. Objectives
Learn about the Arabian Peninsula, its nomadic people, and its centers of trade. Find out about the life and mission of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Learn about Muslim beliefs.

3. The Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula is desert. It has no major rivers and gets little rain.

4. Bedouins lived in the desert. The Bedouins were nomads.
The Arabian Peninsula
Bedouins lived in the desert. The Bedouins were nomads.

5. The Arabian Peninsula
An oasis is a green area within a desert. It gets its water from below the ground.

6. Caravans - Groups of traders traveling together for safety.
The Arabian Peninsula
Caravans - Groups of traders traveling together for safety.

7. Muhammad was born in Mecca
The Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad was born in Mecca

8. Muhammad - The prophet and founder of Islam.
The Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad - The prophet and founder of Islam.

9. The Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad and his followers were invited to a city north of Mecca. The people there believed in Muhammad. This journey is known as the hijra or “the migration.”

10. A muezzin calls Muslims to worship five times a day.
The Prophet Muhammad
A muezzin calls Muslims to
worship five times a day.

11. Mosque - A Muslim house of worship.
The Prophet Muhammad
Mosque - A Muslim house of worship.

12. (Basic Muslim Beliefs)
The Prophet Muhammad
The Five Pillars
(Basic Muslim Beliefs)
Shahada "There is no true God except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."
Prayer
Fasting
Alms-giving or charity
Pilgrimage (Hajj)  

13. Quran – Muslim Holy Book
The Prophet Muhammad
Quran – Muslim Holy Book