Lesson video

Hi, I'm Miss Miah.

Thank you so much for joining me in this lesson.

Let's get started.

In this lesson, you will learn to describe the events that led to the rise of Islam.

Your keywords are on the screen now, so you can either repeat them after me or write them down.

So we have Islam, revelation, migration, Qur'an.

Let's find out what these words mean.

Islam is the religion followed by Muslims, who believe that there is one God: Allah.

A revelation is a special message to someone from a divine being or God.

Migration.

A long journey to a new home is called migration.

Qur'an.

The Qur'an is the Islamic holy book.

So this lesson is all about Muhammad, the Qur'an, and the rise of Islam.

We have three lesson cycles in this lesson.

Our first lesson cycle has to do with Muhammad, prophet of Allah.

We'll then move on to learning about the Qur'an, and then lastly, the Hijra.

So let's begin.

So on the left, we have a map of Iraq.

Today, Baghdad is the capital city of Iraq, and it has a rich and fascinating history.

It is located on the Tigris River, and it's one of the largest cities in the Middle East.

Here, we have a map of Baghdad in the 8th century.

More than a thousand years ago, Baghdad was a very different city.

With a circular layout, in the 8th century, it was a place where many came together to trade in goods and knowledge.

Baghdad, which is also known as the City of Peace, was a hugely important Islamic city that grew with the spread of Islam.

We will find out more about Islam and Baghdad and why it was known as the City of Peace.

Over to you.

Baghdad is also known as, A, the City of War, B, the City of Sand, or C, the City of Peace.

What do you think? You can pause the video here and click Play when you've got the answer.

So what did you get? If you got C, the City of Peace, you are correct.

Baghdad is also known as the City of Peace.

Fantastic.

Let's move on.

Who was the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him? He was a religious leader, and he spread the message of Islam.

Muslims, the followers of Islam, believe it is respectful to say peace be upon him, shortened to PBUH, after saying the Prophet Muhammad's name.

According to Islamic belief, there is only one true god: Allah.

(speaks in foreign language) Muslims believe it is respectful to say 'the most glorified, the most high' in Arabic.

So that's what the SWT stands for when mentioning Allah.

Muhammad, peace be upon him, was born in 570 CE in Mecca, on the Arabian peninsula.

So here, we have a map of the Arabian peninsula.

Over to you.

Which two statements about the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, are true? Is it A, he was born in Mecca, B, he was born in Baghdad, C, he spread the teachings of Islam, or D, he spread the teachings of Christianity? What do you think? You can pause the video here and click Play when you've got the answer.

So what did you get? If you got A, you are correct.

Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was born in Mecca.

If you got C as well, you are correct.

Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, spread the teachings of Islam.

This is the cave entrance on Mount Hira, where he received a revelation, a special message, from the angel Gabriel in 610 CE.

So we've got the photo of the cave on Mount Hira.

Mount Hira is where Muhammad, peace be upon him, became a prophet of Allah.

(speaks in foreign language) In Islam, a prophet is a messenger chosen by Allah, (speaks in foreign language) to spread his word and to demonstrate ideal behavior.

Muhammad, peace be upon him, only became a prophet of Allah, (speaks in foreign language) after his first revelation.

So here we can see on the timeline, Muhammad's first revelation was in 610 CE, and that's when he became a prophet.

And he was born in 570 CE.

Back to you.

Which two statements about the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, are true? Is it A, he received a revelation from Allah, (speaks in foreign language) B, he lived in a cave, C, he became a prophet on Mount Hira, or D, he was born a prophet? What do you think? You can pause the video here and click Play when you've chosen the two statements that are correct.

So what did you get? If you got A, you are correct.

Prophet Muhammad received a revelation from Allah.

(speaks in foreign language) If you also got C, you are correct.

He became a prophet on Mount Hira.

He wasn't born a prophet.

Well done if you got those two correct.

Let's move on.

This is task A for this lesson.

One, you're going to put the events in the order by numbering them one to three.

Two, add the correct date to each event.

So let's read the events.

Muhammad became a prophet.

Muhammad was born in Mecca.

Muhammad received a revelation on Mount Hira.

So you're gonna order these from one to three, and then put the dates in as well.

You can pause the video here and click Play when you finish this task.

Off you go.

Have fun.

So what did you get? Well, this is the correct order.

One, Muhammad was born in Mecca.

Two, Muhammad received a revelation on Mount Hira.

And three, Muhammad became a prophet.

The dates.

So Muhammad was born in Mecca around 570 CE.

He then received the revelation around 610 CE and became a prophet at that same time as well.

Well done if you got that correct.

Super.

Let's move on.

This lesson cycle now is about the Qur'an.

Let's begin.

After the first revelation on Mount Hira, the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, started telling people about the word of Allah, (speaks in foreign language) and how to live a good life.

He received many more revelations over the next 22 years.

Over to you.

True or false? The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, only received one revelation.

Is this true or is this false? And can you justify why? You can pause the video here and click Play when you've got the answer.

So what did you get? If you got false, well done.

Why do you think this is? You can pause the video again.

Well, you may have said something like this: He received many revelations over 22 years.

Fabulous.

Let's move on.

Here is a photo of some pages of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam.

The messages were later written down into a holy book, called the Qur'an, the sacred scripture of Islam.

The Qur'an was revealed in Arabic, and Muslims believe that it should not be translated so that its original meaning is not lost.

Help Jacob to complete his sentence.

The sacred book of Islam is called the.

You can pause the video here and click Play when you've got the answer.

So what did you get? Well, Qur'an.

So the sacred book of Islam is called the Qur'an.

Onto task B.

I'd like you to write one or two sentences explaining why the Qur'an is important to Muslims. You could start your sentence like this: The Qur'an is important to Muslims because.

Pause the video here.

Off you go.

And once you've completed the task, click Play.

So how did you do? Well, you might have included something like this.

The Qur'an is important to Muslims because they believe that it is the word of Allah, (speaks in foreign language) as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.

It also tells Muslims how to live a good life.

Fabulous.

Let's move on.

This is our last lesson cycle, the Hijra.

Let's begin.

In 613 CE, Muhammad, peace be upon him, started preaching Islamic beliefs to the people of Mecca.

His new religion came to be called Islam, meaning submission to God.

The leaders of the city became angry with Muhammad, peace be upon him, because he was teaching new ideas, which they disagreed with.

Soon, Muhammad, peace be upon him, was persecuted for teaching the message of Islam and forced to flee Mecca.

Over to you.

True or false? Some of Mecca's leaders did not agree with the Prophet Muhammad's teachings.

Is this true or is this false, and why? You can pause the video here and click Play when you've got the answer to the first part.

So what did you get? If you got true, well done.

Why do you think this is? You can pause the video again.

So what did you get? If you got something along the lines like this: Muhammad, peace be upon him, was teaching new ideas, which they disagreed with, you are correct.

Let's move on.

Here we have a map showing Mecca and Medina on the Arabian peninsula.

Muhammad, peace be upon him, and his followers left Mecca and migrated to Medina.

They arrived in 622 CE, which is considered the starting date for the history of Islam.

Muhammad's migration to Medina is known as the Hijra.

Over to you.

Why is the year 622 CE an important date for Muslims? I'd like you to choose two correct answers.

Is it A, the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, received a revelation, B, it was the year of the Hijra, or C, it marks the beginning of history of Islam? What do you think? You can pause the video here and click Play when you've chosen two correct answers.

So what did you get? You should have got B and C.

So 622 CE is important because it was the year of the Hijra.

So that's when Muhammad migrated, and it also marks the beginning of the history of Islam.

Well done if you got those two correct.

Let's move on.

Task C, I'd like you to describe the events that led to the beginning of Islam.

You could include the following: Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, revelations, Mecca, persecuted, migrated, Medina and Hijra.

You can pause the video here and click Play when you finish this task.

So how did it go? Your answer may have included something like this: The beginning of Islam started with the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.

He started preaching his revelations to the people of Mecca in the year 613 CE.

Not everybody agreed with his messages and soon he and his followers were persecuted by the leaders of the city.

In 622 CE, Muhammad, peace be upon him, and his followers decided to flee Mecca and they migrated to Medina.

This journey is called the Hijra.

622 CE is considered the starting date for the history of Islam.

Well done if you got that correct.

Let's summarize our learning.

Baghdad, the City of Peace, was a hugely important Islamic city that grew with the spread of Islam.

Muslims believe Muhammad, a merchant from Mecca, became a prophet around 610 CE by receiving revelations from Allah.

These revelations were first spread orally and then written down in a single text known as the Qur'an.

The leaders of Mecca rejected Muhammad's revelations, forcing him to flee to Medina in 622 CE, a migration known as the Hijra.

622 CE is considered the starting date for the history of Islam.

Thank you so much for joining me in this lesson.

I hope you really enjoyed it.

Bye.