Origins of Islam
The spread of Islam
Al-Andalus
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Who first started preaching Islam, and how old was he then?
Muhammad. He was 40 years old.
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What is jihad?

Holy war
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What was the name of the Muslim ruler and his general that defeated the Visigoth King?


Musa and Tariq

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What and when was the Hegira?

It was when Muhammad escaped to Medina from the merchants in Mecca.

It happened in 622

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Name the three Caliphates and their capitals

Orthodox; Medina

Umayyad; Damascus

Abbasid; Baghdad

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When did the Muslims cross over to the Iberian Peninsula, and why did they come?

They crossed over in 711 because one faction of Visigoths asked for help from them

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What are the five pillars of Islam? Explain each of them briefly

Faith - monotheism

Prayer - pray 5 times a day

Pilgrimage - go to Mecca at least once

Fasting - no eating and drinking during the day in Ramadan

Charity - give to the poor

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How did the Orthodox Caliphate and the Umayyad Caliphate choose their leaders?
Muhammad's family chose the caliphs in the Orthodox Caliphate, while the Umayyad family made the caliph position hereditary.
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How much of the Iberian Peninsula did the Muslims conquer? Were there any parts that they didn't occupy?
Nearly all of the Peninsula, except the north-west. It had a very different climate from the Mediterranean climate that they preferred.
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What do Muslims visit in Mecca? What is in the place that they visit there?
The Kaaba in the Grand Mosque. It contains the Black Stone, which Muslims believe is a piece of Heaven that fell to Earth
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What were the different officials called?

Caliph – leader (political and religious)


Viziers – ministers


Qadis – judges of Islamic law


Walis – provincial governors


Emirs – princes or nobles



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Who is Abd al-Rahman, and what did he do?

He was an Umayyad prince that escaped to the Iberian Peninsula, where he founded the independent Emirate of Córdoba in 756

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