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In ten pages this paper examines the origins and rise of the Islam religion. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Family background and childhood.............................4 Leading caravans...............................................4 Marriage to Khadidja...............................................4 Muhammads Spiritual and Physical Journeys................................5 Revelations.............................5 Oneness of God, preaching, conversions, and consequences.............................................5 Medina
and separation from Judaism and Christianity.............................................5 Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Quran.............................................5 Death of Muhammad.............................................7 Islam after Muhammad................................7 Identity crisis and successors of Muhammad.............................................7
Spread of Islam.............................................7 Conclusion..............................................................8 In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the/ Worlds; Most Gracious,
Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. You do we worship, and Your aid do we seek. Show us the straight way. The way of those on whom You
have bestowed Your Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who do not go astray.1 The straight way toward understanding the concept of Islam has often led historians
astray. According to Professor Jonathan P. Berkey, the term Islam is a singular term that belies its "great complexity and constantly evolving dimensions."2 Conceptualized by the revered prophet
Muhammad (or Mohammed), the philosophical concepts and religious practices of Islam were very much works in progress after its leaders death in 632. It only began to assume its
own unique identity after combining various faiths and incorporating other cultural traditions. Tracing the rise of Islam is further complicated by the historical revelation that its early years were
communicated orally, and the texts as they presently exist were not written until many years after the events had occurred. Professor Berkey, therefore, maintains, "As a result, these sources
inevitably reflect later attitudes and interests as much as, if not more than, those of the earliest Muslims, and project those attitudes and interests back upon the people and events
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