History of Islam

A Very Short Introduction to the History of Islam.

In our day 1 out of 5 human beings call Islam their spiritual home. Amidst the 1.2 billion Muslims around the world, a few have kidnapped the spirit of Islam to pursue their ideological, economic and spiritual goals giving us the picture of the violent and intolerant Islam often portrayed in the media. Yet the humanitarian principles found in the Qu'ran where once more advanced than its European counterparts.

In a little bit over an hour, this introductory course to Islam gives us a glimpse of the original spirit of Islam as set forth in the Qu'ran in 13 bite size lectures. Hope you enjoy it!

*YOU ARE GOING TO GET FROM THIS COURSE*

• Over 14 lectures and 1.5 hours of content!

• In This Course we'll look at the early stages of the Muslim Faith and find out:

• Who was Muhammad and what was his relationship to Mecca

• What are the main beliefs of the Muslims

• What are the Five Pillars of Islam

• Why did the Islamic community split between Sunnis and Shiites

• Who were the Rightly Guided Caliphs

• What is real nature of the Qu'ran according to Muslims

• What did the Prophet say about Jews and Christians

*WHAT YOU WILL LEARN*

✔ Mecca in Times of the Prophet

✔ Muhammad, A Prophet for the Arab Peoples

✔ Laylay al-Qadr, The Night of Power

✔ Rasul'al-Lah, God's Messenger

✔ The Hijra, Year 1 in the Islamic Calendar

✔ Civil War: Mecca vs Medina

✔ Muhammad's Death

✔ The Meccan Suras

✔ The Medinan Suras: The 5 Pillars of Islam

✔ The Rashidun

✔ Ali's Struggle

✔ The Martyrdom that split Islam

✔ Theological Differences between Sunni & Shi'a Islam

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Instructed By : Claudia Ruiz Arriola And Tatiana Frey

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