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Role and importace of Muhammad

I can explain the role and importance of the Prophet Muhammad in Islam.

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Role and importace of Muhammad

I can explain the role and importance of the Prophet Muhammad in Islam.

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Key learning points

  1. The final prophet in Islam was the Prophet Muhammad.
  2. The Prophet Muhammad is given the title the Seal of the Prophets.
  3. The Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
  4. Prophet Muhammad was a perfect example of how to be a Muslim and this can be known through collections of Hadith.

Keywords

  • Hadith - accounts of what the Prophet Muhammad did and said

  • Jibril - angel who delivered revelations to the Prophet Muhammad

  • Seal of the Prophets - title given to the Prophet Muhammad as the final prophet of Islam

  • Sunnah - teachings and practices of Prophet Muhammad

  • Messenger - a prophet given a scripture in Islam

Common misconception

That Prophet Muhammad wrote the words of the Qur'an down once it was revealed to him.

The Prophet Muhammad recited, or said aloud, the words of the Qur'an but this was written down by those who had memorised the revelations.


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To understand the Hadith as a source of authority within Islam further, students can investigate how chains of Hadith were recorded and collated, and the way that different Hadith may be seen as more trustworthy than others.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match each keyword to its correct description.
Correct Answer:tawhid,the belief in the oneness of Allah
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the belief in the oneness of Allah

Correct Answer:shirk,worshipping anything other than Allah
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worshipping anything other than Allah

Correct Answer:Hajj,a pilgrimage that follows the steps of Ibrahim
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a pilgrimage that follows the steps of Ibrahim

Q2.
Which of the following Islamic practices is linked to Ibrahim?
fasting during Lent
Correct answer: animal sacrifice during Eid ul-Adha
sacrificing vegetables during Eid ul-Fitr
Q3.
Why do Muslims walk between the hills of Safa and Marwa during Hajj?
Correct answer: to follow the actions of Hagar, Ibrahim’s wife
to remember Ibrahim’s destruction of idols
to symbolise the journey to Makkah
Q4.
What is the significance of the Ka’aba in Islam?
Correct answer: It is believed to be the first house of worship for Allah.
It contains relics from all the prophets.
It is where the Qur’an was first revealed.
Q5.
What did Ibrahim do when he was thrown into the fire?
Correct answer: he prayed to Allah for help
he begged the people to release him
he ran away from his people
Q6.
What does the story of Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son teach Muslims?
that wealth is more important than faith
Correct answer: that obeying Allah is the highest form of worship
that sacrifices should always involve animals

6 Questions

Q1.
What does the title ‘Seal of the Prophets’ mean?
Correct answer: Muhammad is the final prophet
Muhammad was the first prophet
there will be more prophets after Muhammad
Q2.
How was the Qur’an first recorded?
Muhammad wrote it down himself
Correct answer: it was revealed over time and memorised by his followers
it was written as a book immediately
Q3.
What is the importance of Hadith in Islam?
Correct answer: It contains sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad.
It is a chapter in the Qur’an.
It is a set of laws made by Muslim rulers.
Q4.
Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation on the Night of , when Angel Jibril instructed him to recite.
Correct Answer: Power, power
Q5.
Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad was given the title of the Prophets, meaning that no prophets will come after him.
Correct Answer: Seal, seal
Q6.
The Prophet Muhammad’s teachings and actions are known as the , which Muslims follow as a guide for their daily lives.
Correct Answer: Sunnah, sunnah

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