World History › Section I · Islam and the caliphates › Topic I.1
The rise and message of Islam
In the early seventh century, while Rome and Persia exhausted each other, a merchant of Mecca began preaching a message of one God. This topic follows Muhammad's life and teaching, and asks how historians know what they know about it.
In this topic
- Mecca and the Hijaz
- Two ways of telling the story
- Muhammad's early life and call
- Opposition and the hijra
- The community at Medina
- Return to Mecca
- The message of Islam
- Worked example: reading the Constitution of Medina
- Worked example: testing the sources
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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