HIST 010 Lecture 15: HIST_010_CH_11_LECTURE_XV-XVI
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The collapse of southern arabia and the rise of mecca: rise of competing states brought decline, ptolemaic egypt, ethiopia, sasanian. Persia adoption of judaism by southern arabian kings in early 400s overturned by forced conversion to christianity following ethiopian invasion: mecca rose in importance as commercial center as southern arabia declined. The prophet muhammad: merchant working out of mecca (b. From mecca to medina: muhammad and many followers moved to medina (sept 24 622), known as the. Hijra: worked there to convert the polytheists and jews and to create an umma, an. #1: five pillars of islam: proclaiming there is no god but allah, and muhammad is his. Messenger, daily prayers, alms to the poor, observing ramadan, pilgrimage to. Mecca: eventual return to, and conversion of mecca provided opportunity to expand in uence over polytheistic arab tribes prior to his death in 632. An agreement between leader and followers: succession crisis following muhammad"s death, selection of father-in-law abu.
