Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Mohammed
- Born around 570
- Arabian town of Mecca
- Time where Arab tribes worshipped many different gods
- At middle-age
- Meditating in the desert
- Heard a voice telling him:
- There is only one true God, Allah
- And that he, Mohammed
was his prohpet
- Did as the voice commanded
- People began to follow the new religion
- Mohammed had made
enemies among supporters of
the old religions
- Had to flee Mecca
- Escaped to Medina
- Gained more supporters
- Began to be known as
Muslims or Moslems
- His journey from Mecca to Medina
in 622 is known as the Higra
- Means the beginning of new life
- Starts the Muslim calendar
- Was pursued by soldiers
- Hid in a cave
- Spider in cave entrance
- Made a web
- Therfore soldiers did not think anyone was in there
- In Medina, Mohammed
was able to organise his
followers into an army
- In 628 this army conquered Mecca
- He moved back to the Mecca in 630
- He died in 632