570 CE - the year Muhammad was born, Muhammad - the founder of Islam, Khadijah - Muhammad's wife, the first person to convert to Islam, monotheist - belief in one god, polytheists - the people in Mecca had a belief in many gods like, Allah - name for God in Islam, Mecca - where Muhammad was born and where the Kaaba is, Kaaba - a black cube shaped building in Mecca that was being used as a polytheist temple until Muhammad rededicated it to Allah, Mount Hira - a place where Muhammad used to go to pray in a cave, Angel Gabriel - who revealed Allah's messages to Muhammad, Jibreel - Arabic name for Gabriel, Night of Power - the first time Muhammad had a vision of the Angel Gabriel and heard Allah's message, prophet - a messenger of God, creed - a statement of belief, there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet - Muslim creed , Night Journey - when Muhammad was flown from Mecca to Jerusalem by the Angel Gabriel, went to heaven and met Allah and all the propehts, persecution - being treated very badly because of your beliefs or something about your identity, Hijra - means migration and refers to when Muhammad and his followers had to leave Mecca due to persecution, 622 CE - the year of the Hijra, Medina - city where Muhammad and his followers settled after the Hijra, conquering Mecca - when Muhammad and his army defeated his enemies and rededicated the Kaaba to Allah, 632 CE - the year Muhammad died, division - when Islam split into two groups because of a disagreement over who should be the next leader, denomination - a group within a religion, in Islam there are two main ones, Sunni and Shia, Quran - the sacred text of Islam which is made up of the messages Muhammad received from Allah,

Muhammad - founder of Islam

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