Describes how the Muslim religion started, including the life of the Prophet Muhammad; the Hegira and Kaaba; caliphs; the split of the Sunni and Shi'a and the beliefs of both; Sufism; the Muslim calendar; key events that are remembered in Islam today; and the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Makkah.
Content Note
In the beginning -- Enter Muhammad -- Muhammad's revelation -- The night's journey -- The hijra -- Return to Mecca -- Muhammad's final days -- The Quran -- Hadiths and Sharia -- Pillars of Islam -- The caliphate -- Uthman and Ali -- Expansion and division -- The Sunni/Shii split -- Sufism -- The golden age -- Cultures in collision -- Rise of the West -- Biographies.