HIST 1000 Lecture 12: History 1000 ch 12
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The foundations of the ummah the muslim community. The name islam = name of religion. Arabic is the holy language for the follows. The caspian sea, mediterranean sea, the red sea. Review: abraham (1600 bce) father of monotheism his call to become the father of nations and to nd and dwell in the promised. Abraham was called by a voice to leave his home and wander to a promised land. Said he was going to be the father of the promised. Sarah was his wife, they were getting very old, he was 70 when he was called. Abraham had children with hagar it would be okay. Sarah is barren, so abraham impregnates hagar so that god"s promise can come true. Hagar has ishmael ( rst son of abraham). Sarah forces hagar to leave with ishmael. Hagar that ishmael will be a great leader. Isaac is the father of the jews. The prophet muhammad (pbuh= peace be upon him)
