APRIL 26 -- MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM

Arabia and its Neighbors:

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Arabian landscape:

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The Kaaba:  holiest shrine of Islam

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The Qur'an:  the Word of God revealed to Muhammad

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And Now, the Prophet Muhammad:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Night Journey:  Muhammad taken by angels to Jerusalem.  Note that the Prophet's face is not represented.

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The Word as Art:  Islamic Calligraphy

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Bilal, the first Muezzin, leads the faithful in the Call to Prayer

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The great mosque of Damascus:

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Jerusalem:  a third religion now lays claim to the holy city

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The Dome of the Rock, built on the Temple Mount in the late seventh century

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The inscription inside the Dome:  There is no God but God; Muhammad is his Prophet; Jesus is also his Prophet, but God has no Son:  He neither Begets nor is Begotten

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