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Protocol over Introduction of Smith’s “Islam A Concise Introduction” (Page 1-30) RECALL: 1. Background and History of Islam 2. Seal of the Prophets –Mohammad His life in Mecca before and after the revelations. Reaction to the message that Mohammad brought to the people of Arabia 3. Story of Mohammad and his followers – winning over Mecca and virtually all of Arabia. 4. Mohammad is very respected…but….center of Muslim faith is Qu’ran, not Mohammad. Arabic language and the Qu’ran SUMMARIZE: 1. From the first four chapters of this book, I came up with the main points listed above. The first chapter of this introduction to Islam deals with the history of Arabia during pre-Islamic times, as well as a brief summarization of the descendents of Adam, through Abrahim. From Abrahim we learn of his first son, Ishmael, and that his descendents became Muslims. This chapter also briefly explains why Muslims call “God” Allah, what that name means, and where its roots come from. 2. In the second chapter, much more questions of Islam were answered. It talks about the prophetic tradition, and that there were other prophets before Mohammad, but that Mohammad was the last, making him the