F A I T H A L I V E
D e s ti n y ), t h e a n g el Ji b ril a p p e a r e d t o M u h a m m a d. T h e a n g el h el d u p a s c r oll b ef o r e M u h a m m a d a n d t ol d hi m t o
r e ci t e i. e. t o s a y al o u d. H o w e v e r, M u h a m m a d s ai d h e
c o ul d n ot b e c a u s e h e w a s illit e r at e: h e h a d n ot l e a r n e d t o r e a d o r w rit e. T h e a n g el i n si st e d. H e s ai d M u h a m m a d s h o ul d:
R e cit e, i n t h e n a m e of y o u r L o r d, w h o c r e at e d, c r e at e d m a n f r o m a cl ot of bl o o d … ( Q u r’ a n, S u r a h 9 6: 1- 4)
K E Y C O N C E P T I N V E S TI G AT E
A pr o p h et is s o m e o n e s e nt by G o d t o t ell p e o pl e w h at t o d o, or t o s ay w h at will h a p p e n i n t h e f ut ur e.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G D E B AT E
U n s u r e of w h at t o t hi n k, M u h a m m a d r et u r n e d h o m e a n d s p o k e t o hi s wif e a b o ut w h at h a d h a p p e n e d. L at e r t h at s a m e ni g ht t h e a n g el a p p e a r e d a g ai n. H e t ol d M u h a m m a d t h at All a h h a d c h o s e n hi m t o b e hi s l a st a n d g r e at e st p r o p h e t .
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E I N T H E Z O N E Q U E S TI O N S
I n t h e c a s e of M u h a m m a d, b ei n g c h o s e n a s t h e p r o p h e t m e a nt r e c ei vi n g t h e ti n al a n d a b s ol ut e w o r d of All a h a n d t e a c hi n g it t o t h e w o rl d.
T HI N K A B O U T ...
F o r t h r e e y e a r s ( 6 1 0 – 6 1 3 C E) M u h a m m a d o nl y t al k e d t o a s m all g r o u p of f a mil y a n d f ri e n d s a b o ut w h at h a d h a p p e n e d. Hi s wif e K h a dij a h, t h ei r c hil d r e n a n d hi s b e st f ri e n d A b u B a k r w e r e t h e ti r st c o n v e rt s t o I sl a m. T h e n, i n 6 1 3 C E, M u h a m m a d b e g a n t o o p e nl y p r e a c h t h e m e s s a g e t h at All a h h a d gi v e n hi m: • • •
Y o u m u st a c c e pt All a h a s t h e O n e a n d O nl y G o d. Y o u m u st t r e at all p e o pl e a s y o u r e q u al s. B e h o n e st a n d s h o w r e s p e ct.
Y o u will b e r e w a r d e d b y All a h f o r a n y g o o d y o u h a v e d o n e a n d p u ni s h e d f o r a n y h a r m.
K E Y C O N C E P T
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1. 2. 3.
D E B AT E4. 5.
T HI N K A B O U T ...
6. 7. 8. 9.
W h at is t h e m e a ni n g of t h e n a m e M u h a m m a d?
N a m e t hr e e s o urc es of i nf or m ati o n a b o ut t h e lif e of M u h a m m a d. D escri b e M u h a m m a d’s e ar ly lif e. Ex pl ai n t h e titl e Al- A mi n.
H o w di d M u h a m m a d e ar n t his titl e ?
W h er e di d M u h a m m a d oft e n g o al o n e t o pr ay a n d m e dit at e ? W h at h a p p e n e d o n t h e Ni g ht of P o w er i n 6 1 0 C E ?
Ex pl ai n t h is st at e m e nt: All a h c h o s e M u h a m m a d t o b e hi s pr o p h et. W h at m ess a g e di d M u h a m m a d b e gi n pr e ac hi n g i n 6 1 3 C E ?
R e acti o n i n M a k k a h At fi r st, w h e n M u h a m m a d b e g a n p r e a c hi n g,
t h e cit y’ s b u si n e s s l e a d e r s p ai d littl e
att e nti o n t o hi m. I n f a ct, s o m e of hi s o w n r el ati v e s c riti ci s e d M u h a m m a d f o r s p e n di n g s o m u c h ti m e h el pi n g t h e p o o r: t h e y s ai d M u h a m m a d s h o ul d b e
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