Islam originated in Arabia. Arabia is a peninsula of West Asia. It is basically a desert which is not suitable for agriculture. Thus the Arabs migrated to fertile lands and settled in places where water was available. Such places were Mecca and Medina.
Do you know this :KaabaThis is a sacred place for Muslims present in Mecca. Muslims offer their prayers everyday facing towards Kaaba. The piligrimage to this place is called as ‘Haj’ by them.
In the beginning Arabs worshipped many objects of nature. They worshipped stones, trees and streams as Gods. In Mecca, the stone of Kaaba and other 360 idols were worshipped by them. This was considered to be one of the most important religious places.
Life of Mohammad Paigambar
Mecca
The founder of Islam Mohammad Paigambar was born in 570 C.E at Mecca His parents were Abdulla and Ameena. He lost his parents during his childhood and was brought up by his uncle. He was a shepherd in the beginning and later started visiting Mecca and Syria for business purposes. In Mecca he was introduced to a rich widow by name Khadijah and was employed by her. Later he married her. They had two sons and four daughters. When Mohammad travelled to different places for textile business he was impressed by the simplicity and monotheism of Christianity and Jewish religions. He thought that this was better than the polytheism of Arabs. He started meditating deeply for long hours on Mount Heera to find remedies for the social and cultural shortcomings of Arab people. After Paigambar achieved enlightment, he was called as the messenger of the God by the people. Soon, his principles became very popular among people and many became his disciples. When he was in deep meditation he used to share his messages with his disciples. They were considered as the messages of the God by his followers. Such collection of messages were compiled and published later. This is known as the holy book of ‘Quran’.
Later, Paigambar started preaching his principles in Mecca. When Paigambar opposed polytheism strongly, the enraged people of Mecca conspired to murder him. He travelled from Mecca to Madina when he became aware of this in C.E 622. This incident is known as Hijra (the departure) and Muslims reckon this as Hijri era (Islamic lunar calendar is based on Hijra.)
The people of Madina welcomed him and followed his principles.After eight years there was a war between Mecca and Madina and the people of Madina defeated the people of Mecca. Paigambar came back to Mecca. The people of Mecca accepted his teachings. Finally they became the followers of the religion propagated by Paigambar Gradually his principles spread all over the Arab region. Paigambar died in C.E 632.
Teachings of Islam
Islam means submission of oneself before the God and Muslim means the follower of God. The teachings of Islam are given below.
1. God is one. A simple prayer is enough to win the heart of the God.
2. One should lead an honest and principled life and should keep away from all the bad habits.
3. One should have respect for women and compassion for the poor and weak.
Rituals of Islam
Islam follows five important rituals.
1. Kalima – Belief only in Allah. Mohammad is his prophet.
2. Namaz - Prayer for Allah for five times a day.
3. Roza - Fasting in the month of Ramazan.
4. Zakath - Definite sum to be spared in the income to give to the poor.
5. Haj - Pilgrimage to Mecca once in lifetime.
Expansion of Islam
After the death of Mohammad Paigambar, the Khalifs took over the responsibility of promoting Islam. Khalifs are known as the successors of Paigambar. With the sincere efforts of Khalifs, Islam spread from Spain to India within a century. The reasons for such a fast growth are:
1. Simplicity of Islam
2. Efforts of Khalifs to spread Islam.
3. Devotion of Muslims
4. Religious interest of Sultans.
5. Conducive political situation
Contributions of Islam
After accepting Islam, Arabs have been known for the following contributions.
1. Medicine for Measles and other diseases and books on medicine.
2. New inventions in Science and Mathematics
3. The spread of knowledge built by Medieval Arab and Persia in the field of Geography and Astronomy to other parts of the world.
4. Islam influenced the art and architecture. The features of Islamic architecture can be seen in the buildings buit in Roman, Byzantine and Persian empires.
Sects in Islam
Like in other religions, many sects can be found in Islam. The most important among them are Shia and Sunni. The successors of Mohammad Paigambar are known as ‘Khalifs’. They became the religious and political leaders of Islam after Paigambar. Aboobakar was the first Khalif.
Do you know this :KaabaThis is a sacred place for Muslims present in Mecca. Muslims offer their prayers everyday facing towards Kaaba. The piligrimage to this place is called as ‘Haj’ by them.
In the beginning Arabs worshipped many objects of nature. They worshipped stones, trees and streams as Gods. In Mecca, the stone of Kaaba and other 360 idols were worshipped by them. This was considered to be one of the most important religious places.
Life of Mohammad Paigambar
Mecca
The founder of Islam Mohammad Paigambar was born in 570 C.E at Mecca His parents were Abdulla and Ameena. He lost his parents during his childhood and was brought up by his uncle. He was a shepherd in the beginning and later started visiting Mecca and Syria for business purposes. In Mecca he was introduced to a rich widow by name Khadijah and was employed by her. Later he married her. They had two sons and four daughters. When Mohammad travelled to different places for textile business he was impressed by the simplicity and monotheism of Christianity and Jewish religions. He thought that this was better than the polytheism of Arabs. He started meditating deeply for long hours on Mount Heera to find remedies for the social and cultural shortcomings of Arab people. After Paigambar achieved enlightment, he was called as the messenger of the God by the people. Soon, his principles became very popular among people and many became his disciples. When he was in deep meditation he used to share his messages with his disciples. They were considered as the messages of the God by his followers. Such collection of messages were compiled and published later. This is known as the holy book of ‘Quran’.
Later, Paigambar started preaching his principles in Mecca. When Paigambar opposed polytheism strongly, the enraged people of Mecca conspired to murder him. He travelled from Mecca to Madina when he became aware of this in C.E 622. This incident is known as Hijra (the departure) and Muslims reckon this as Hijri era (Islamic lunar calendar is based on Hijra.)
The people of Madina welcomed him and followed his principles.After eight years there was a war between Mecca and Madina and the people of Madina defeated the people of Mecca. Paigambar came back to Mecca. The people of Mecca accepted his teachings. Finally they became the followers of the religion propagated by Paigambar Gradually his principles spread all over the Arab region. Paigambar died in C.E 632.
Teachings of Islam
Islam means submission of oneself before the God and Muslim means the follower of God. The teachings of Islam are given below.
1. God is one. A simple prayer is enough to win the heart of the God.
2. One should lead an honest and principled life and should keep away from all the bad habits.
3. One should have respect for women and compassion for the poor and weak.
Rituals of Islam
Islam follows five important rituals.
1. Kalima – Belief only in Allah. Mohammad is his prophet.
2. Namaz - Prayer for Allah for five times a day.
3. Roza - Fasting in the month of Ramazan.
4. Zakath - Definite sum to be spared in the income to give to the poor.
5. Haj - Pilgrimage to Mecca once in lifetime.
Expansion of Islam
After the death of Mohammad Paigambar, the Khalifs took over the responsibility of promoting Islam. Khalifs are known as the successors of Paigambar. With the sincere efforts of Khalifs, Islam spread from Spain to India within a century. The reasons for such a fast growth are:
1. Simplicity of Islam
2. Efforts of Khalifs to spread Islam.
3. Devotion of Muslims
4. Religious interest of Sultans.
5. Conducive political situation
Contributions of Islam
After accepting Islam, Arabs have been known for the following contributions.
1. Medicine for Measles and other diseases and books on medicine.
2. New inventions in Science and Mathematics
3. The spread of knowledge built by Medieval Arab and Persia in the field of Geography and Astronomy to other parts of the world.
4. Islam influenced the art and architecture. The features of Islamic architecture can be seen in the buildings buit in Roman, Byzantine and Persian empires.
Sects in Islam
Like in other religions, many sects can be found in Islam. The most important among them are Shia and Sunni. The successors of Mohammad Paigambar are known as ‘Khalifs’. They became the religious and political leaders of Islam after Paigambar. Aboobakar was the first Khalif.
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