General
- Opened: Monday, 15 May 2023, 12:00 AMDue: Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 12:00 AM
Unit 4 :The life of the messenger of God Muhammad
4.1. The ancestry / origin of messenger of God Muhammad
Mention some of the messengers of God that we learnt in the first
unit. Tell your friend to mention the three messengers that he/she remembers.
The messenger Muhammad (May God give Him peace and blessings)
was the last messenger among other messengers of Allah (S.W) to
be sent on earth. He was born in Mecca in the year of 570 AD. The
messenger Muhammad (May God give him peace and blessings) was
born on Monday 12th Rabiul- Awual.
This is the tree that shows the family of the messenger of God Muhammad
Activity 4.1
Discuss about the family of messenger of God Muhammad (May God give him peace and blessings).
4.2. The brief history of the life of Muhammad
The messenger Muhammad was born in Mecca in the family of Quraysh. The father Abdulilahi died in Madina
before Muhammad was born. The mother Amina died when Muhamadi was 6 years old.
Muhammad was taken care of by another mother called Halima
Sadiya a daughter of Abi Ohuayb. She also breast fed him.
Halima got many blessings because she stayed with Muhammad (May
God give you peace and blessings).Her goats could produce a lot of milk more than her neighbor’s goats
When Muhammad was 6 years old, Amina took him (May God give you peace
and blessings) to Madina to visit the tomb of His father. On their way back, Amina
got sick and died. She died in the place called Abwa. Muhammad (May God give
you peace and blessings) was taken by Ummu Ayman to the grandfather Abdul-Mutalib.
When he was 12 years old, Muhammad escorted his Uncle Abu Talib to Sham in
Syria for business. After that he was given a job by a widow called Khadijah the
daughter of Khuwaylid where he helped her in her business.
Khadijah fell in love with Muhammad. She asked Abu Talib to allow her to get
married to Muhammad. Abu Talib told Muhammad and they prepared the wedding
and it was successful. Muhammad (May God give you peace and blessings) married
Khadija when he was 25 years. Khadijah had 40 years.
His sons were Qasim, Ibrahim and Abdullahi. His daughters were Ruqaya,
Zainab,Umu-Kulthum and Fatma.
One day when he was in a cave, angel Gabriel came to him. He did not know how
to read. The angel shocked him very much and after he started reading.
Muhammad (May God give you peace and blessings) started accepting to be amessenger of Allah (S.W).
Activity 4.2
Discuss/talk about the meeting of Gabriel and the messenger of God Muhammad (I.A.U).
4.3. The moral values that characterized the messenger of God Muhammad
The following are the values that characterized Prophet Muhammad.
1) He was very trustworthy
2) He was honest and they named him Al-Ameen given by Quraysh
3) He was compassionate
4) He was respectful and he listened to people
5) He was humble and respected others
6) He was intelligent /wise
7) He was trustworthy and he was a believer
8) He loved children, the poor and orphans9) He was a patient person
Activity 4.3
Discuss/talk about the good behavior and character that Muhammadthe messenger of God showed/ portrayed.
End Unit Assessment
1. How many children did the messenger of God Muhammad have?
2. Mention the good character and the behavior of the messenger of God.
3. What are all the names of the messenger of God (May God give you peace and blessings)?
4. The messenger Muhammad (May God give you peace and blessings) was born:
i) The day………………………
ii) The month …………………..
iii) The date……………………….
iv) The year……………………….