DAWN OF ISLAM

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1. Throughout history, religions have guided people to live peacefully and to do good deeds.
2. Before the advent of Islam , 6th century Arabia was going through the age of Ignorance
3. The Arabs were surrounded by two empires the Persians and the Byzantines
4. Arabs were superstitious people
5. Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w fought three Ghazwat against the Quraish
Names of Ghazwat :Ghazwat of Badr , Uhud and Khandak
6. Arabs were nomadic tribesmen with no fixed homes
7. Abraha , the king of Yemen attack the city of Makkah in 570 CE ( year of elephant )
8. These religions teach the worship of one God ( Allah ) Abrahamic
9. This is what guides people how to live a moral and peaceful life religion
10. The first Islamic state is Madinah
11. Breaking of this treaty led to the conquest of Makkah Hudaybia
12. This was the period before the start of islam in Arabia Ignorance
13. Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w belonged to the prestigious tribe of Banu Hashim
14. The cave where Hazrat Muhammad received the first revelation from Allah Cave Hira
15. The Khulfae Rashideen are called the rightly guided Caliphs because they were the close
companions of Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w
16. In 610 CE , Hazrat Jibrael brought the first revelation to him in the Cave of Hira where Hazrat
Muhammad s.a.w would go to mediate
17. Hazrat Muhammad was pious since childhood
18. The message of islam is Tawheed , belief in the Oneness of Allah
19. He was a wise and judicious leader
20. The muslims and the Quraish signed the Truce of Hudaybia. In this they agreed the ceasefire of
ten years . This treaty allowed muslims in Madinah and elsewhere to perform Hajj
21. Message of islam is equality , justice and tolerance of all human beings
22. Hazrat Muhammad S.AW. preached the message of Allah based on Tawheed which means that
Allah Almighty is one
23. During Hazrat Muhammad s.aw Islam spread to Arabian , Peninsula , Misar , Syria And Persia
24. During Khulfae Rashideen Islam spread from Arab To Iraq , Jerusalem , Palestine , Egypt ,
Persia And Khorasan
25. Hazrat Muhammad S.A.W
Birth place : Makkah
Year of birth : 570 CE
Family name :BanuHashim
Tribe name :Quraish
Mother name : Bibi Amna
Father name :Hazrat Abdullah
Married with Hazrat Khadija at the age of 25 years .she was 40 years old
Became orphan at the age of 6 years
Received first revolution in year 610 CE when he was 40 years old in the cave of Hira
Migrated from Makkah to Madinah in year in 622 CE
He was raised by grand fatherAbdul Muttalib
Died on 12 Rabi ulAwwalIn632 CE in Madinah
Took over Makkah in 630 CE without any bloodshed
Performed hajj in 632CE on the plain of Arafat ( 20,000 pilgrims )
Signed peace treaty in 628 CE : Treaty Of Hudaybia
QUESTION AND ANSWERS

Q.1 what do you know about Arabs in 6thcentury ?

Ans : Arabs were nomadic tribesmen. They were warriors and polytheists . They worshipped the sun, the
moon and the trees ,etc .

Q.2 What are Abrahamic religions ?

Ans : Judaism , Christianity and Islam

Q.3 Where Arabian Peninsula is located ?

Ans : Arabian Peninsula is located in the heart of Middle East region

Q.4 How was Arabia in late 6thcentury ? OR What were the social conditions of Arabia in the 6 thcentury ?

Ans : In the late 6th century CE, Arabia was going through the age of Ignorance

Q.5 Why Hazrat Muhammad migrated from Makkah to Madinah ?

Ans : Because people want to kill him so he migrated from Makkah to Madinah in the year 622 CE

Q.6 what you know about Khulfa e rashideen ?

Ans : They are highly respected and close companions of Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w

They are four

1. Hazrat Abu Bakar ( AlSidiq )meaning the upright . He was the closest companion and advisor of
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w.He was simple, sincere and pious leader
2. HazratUmar (Al Farooq )meaning the one who distinguishes between the right and the
wrong. He led battles against the Persians and Romans , over half of Jerusalem and
Plaestine , Persia and Khorasan
3. Hazrat Usman ( Al Ghani )means The Generous . martyred in 656 CE
4. Hazrat Ali (Asadullah) means the Lion of Allah for his bravery . His father name was
AbuTalib , who was Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w uncle . martyred in 661 CE

NAME DATES MAJOR EVENTS

FIRST CALIPH Hazrat Abu Bakar 632-634 CE Holy Quran was

compiled in the form
of book. Islam spread
to Iraq

SECOND Hazrat Umar 634-644CE Islam spread In Egypt

CALIPH

THIRD CALIPH Hazrat Usman 644-656 CE Islam spread as far as

Cyprus

FOURTH Hazrat Ali 656-661 CE Moved the capital to

CALIPH Kufa