Muhammad
Leader: Muhammad
Lifespan: 570 CE- 632 CE
Title: The Prophet Muhammad
Country/Region: Arab, Quraysh Tribe
Years in Power: 610 CE– 632 CE
Political, Social, and Economic Conditions Prior to Power:
-Camel nomadic tribes dominated.
-Byzantine and Sassanid Empires struggled to assert a greater control of nomadic tribes.
-Monotheistic religions (Judaism and Christianity) entered.
-Umayyad dominated Mecca, center of trade.
-Women had great freedom and high status. They played key economic roles.
-Men and women were allowed to have 1+ partners.
-Men had to pay the wife’s family.
-Men still dominated.
-Women could not have warrior status.
-A more stable life in towns caused women to be monogamous and men were still polygamists.
-They were poetic; no written language.
-Religion was a blend of animism and polytheism.
Ideology, Motivation, Goals:
-He was concerned about new forces in undermining clans.
-He was aware of new religions (aka monotheism)
-He was dissatisfied with living life of material gain.
-He meditated in the hills and forests of Mecca.
-He received revelations from Allah as of 610 or earlier.
Actions and Effects:
-Writing of the Qur’an by his followers.
-Threatened by Umayyads, he moved to Medina. This is the hijra.
Quraysh attacked, but Muhammad proved to be a leader and fighter.
Ultimate Victory:
-Muhammad and his followers signed treaty with Qurash in 620 that granted Muslims to visit the Ka’ba (shrine) in Mecca during the season of truce.
Long Term Effects:
-Qur’an
-Muslim Religion.
Leader Analysis By: Reema N
Lifespan: 570 CE- 632 CE
Title: The Prophet Muhammad
Country/Region: Arab, Quraysh Tribe
Years in Power: 610 CE– 632 CE
Political, Social, and Economic Conditions Prior to Power:
-Camel nomadic tribes dominated.
-Byzantine and Sassanid Empires struggled to assert a greater control of nomadic tribes.
-Monotheistic religions (Judaism and Christianity) entered.
-Umayyad dominated Mecca, center of trade.
-Women had great freedom and high status. They played key economic roles.
-Men and women were allowed to have 1+ partners.
-Men had to pay the wife’s family.
-Men still dominated.
-Women could not have warrior status.
-A more stable life in towns caused women to be monogamous and men were still polygamists.
-They were poetic; no written language.
-Religion was a blend of animism and polytheism.
Ideology, Motivation, Goals:
-He was concerned about new forces in undermining clans.
-He was aware of new religions (aka monotheism)
-He was dissatisfied with living life of material gain.
-He meditated in the hills and forests of Mecca.
-He received revelations from Allah as of 610 or earlier.
Actions and Effects:
-Writing of the Qur’an by his followers.
-Threatened by Umayyads, he moved to Medina. This is the hijra.
Quraysh attacked, but Muhammad proved to be a leader and fighter.
Ultimate Victory:
-Muhammad and his followers signed treaty with Qurash in 620 that granted Muslims to visit the Ka’ba (shrine) in Mecca during the season of truce.
Long Term Effects:
-Qur’an
-Muslim Religion.
Leader Analysis By: Reema N
