A great thing happened in the year
571 A.D (The Christian Era), Muhammad, the last prophet, was born in Mecca 571
years after the prophet Jesus. His father was Abdullah, who died before his
birth. He lost his mother , Aminah, when he was only 6 years old. He married
Khatijah when he was 25 years old. She was a noble lady of Mecca He lived for
63 years old. He received the first revelation from Allah in 611 A.D when he
was 40. At that time the Arabic people were idol worshippers. For 25 years he
preached the message of truth. Muhammad invited the people to return to Islam.
VOCABULARY:
TO HAPPEN
|
= terjadi
|
IDOL = berhala
|
PROPHET
|
= nabi
|
TO WORSHIP =
menyembah
|
BIRTH
|
= kelahiran
|
MESSAGE = risalah
|
NOBLE
|
= bangsawan
|
TO PREACH =
menyebarkan
|
REVELATION
|
= wahyu
|
TRUTH= kebenaran
|
Answer
the following questions
1.
Where
was Muhammad born?
2.
What
was his father’s name?
3.
What
was his mother’s name?
4.
Who
died first? His mother or his father?
5.
How
old was he when his mother died?
Fill
in the blanks with words you find in the text.
1.
We
believe that …… is the last prophet.
2.
He
….. in Mecca
3.
Jesus
is also ……… who was born before Muhammad.
4.
Aminah
is Muhammad’s mother who…… when he was
6.
5.
The
students of the faculty of Da’wah
practice how to …. Islam
GRAMMAR
IN FOCUS
Tenses:
Simple Present and Simple Past
-Ali
is a studenty of STIK Kendal.
-He
attends lectures everyday.
-He
finished his High School last year.
EXERCISE:
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE VERBS.
1.
Muhammad
….a prophet.
2.
He
… born in Mecca.
3.
His
mother …… when he…….. 6 years old.
4.
He
…….. Khatijah
5.
He
…… the first revelation from God when he …….40.