Merchant

In the ancient Middle East a mathematician named Al-Khwarizmi discovered algebra. Al-Khwarizmi was working in the House of Wisdom in 825 when he wrote a book called "The Book of Addition and Subtraction According to the Hindu Calculation." This book made the basic number system of 0-10. This number system is now used worldwide. Al-Khwarizmi then wrote another book called "The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing." This book taught algebra that we now use everyday to help discover many things. 

Doctor

The Middle East was one of the first places to make a major impact in medicine. The Muslim's were the first to devlope hospitals and more advanced forms of medicine. The pharmacists made medicine from plants, herbs, animals, and minerals. Doctors would use animals such as pigs to learn the body and what hapens when you do something to a part of the body. From this the Muslims devloped surgery. The medical milestones that the ancient Muslims made helped the advanced medical technology we have today.

The Life and teachings of Muhammad

Muhammad was born in Makkah, but then sent to be raised in the desert until he was five years old he was sent back to be raised by his grandfather. For fifteen years Muhammad worked as a merchant, until, he went into a mountain to pray and he received the call to be a prophet. From then on he taught things like; people must worship one God, that all believers in God were equal, and rich should share their wealth. For the rest of Muhammad's life the angel Gabriel called upon Muhammad because he was the messanger of God.

the significance of the Qur'an as the primary source of Islamic belief

The significance of the Qur'an as the primary source of Islamic belief was that it contains what Allah told to Muhammad. It is also the sacred text that Islamic people live their lives by and worship.

Arabia before Muhammad

Before Muhammad was born, Arabian society was divided into many social classes. There were the wealthy families that came to Mecca to rule the city, they did not share their wealth with the poorer families or clans. The Arabians also cherished women. They would go to battle with other tribes, just to protect the women in their tribe.
Before Muhammad Mecca was not a religous center. Strong Religon was brought to Mecca when Muhammad became the prophet. Before religon Mecca was run by trade. They mainly traded between South Arabia, South Asia and East Africa.