HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Baghdad
|
|
|
Medina
|
|
|
Jerusalem
|
|
|
Mecca
|
Detailed explanation-1: -622 C.E. After enduring persecution in Mecca, Muhammad and his followers migrate to the nearby town of Yathrib (later to be known as Medina), where the people there accepted Islam.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most historians believe that Islam originated in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the Islamic view, the beginnings of Mecca are attributed to the Biblical figures, Abraham, Hagar and Ishmael. The civilization of Mecca is believed to have started after Ibrāhīm (Abraham) left his son Ismāʿīl (Ishmael) and wife Hājar (Hagar) in the valley at Allah’s command.
Detailed explanation-4: -Over a period of a few hundred years, Islam spread from its place of origin in the Arabian Peninsula all the way to modern Spain in the west and northern India in the east. Islam traveled through these regions in many ways.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Merchant of Makkah Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in a noble family of the Quraysh Tribe of Makkah, in the Hijaz region of the present Saudi Arabia in 570 C.E. He started preaching the Religion of Islam to his people when he was 40 years old.