Islam began in the Seventh Century. Mohammed (p.b.u.h.) received a series of "revelations" from the angel Jabreel, and became increasingly unpopular in his home town of Mecca (Makkah) when he repeated them to his fellow townspeople. He left the town with a group of followers, and settled in Medinah. His eventual return marks the beginning of Islam.
Followers of Islam are called Muslims. They worship in Mosques, and read the Koran (Qur'an) regularly. Muslims pray five times a day, and give money to charity, and make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Note that Muslims will add "P.B.U.H." after Mohammed's name - this stands for "Peace be upon Him", and is a mark of respect. Note too that muslims do not allow pictures of Mohammed (pbuh), in order to prevent pictures and statues of the Prophet from becoming objects of worship in their own right.

We have some on-line resources to help you with your work on the Hajj. The Notemaker is a webpage which allows you to make notes "on-line", and then to print them off and use them to complete an activity. The Quiz is a multi-choice quiz with a simple text. Click on the button to start!

The Muslim Calendar
depends on the
phases of the Moon.
Use this information
to help you to work
out the start of the
next lunar month.

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