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Traditions and Encounters, 2/e
Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawai'i
Herbert F. Ziegler, University of Hawai'i

A NEW SOCIETY: THE EXPANSIVE REALM OF ISLAM

Internet Activities: Muhammad: His Last Sermon



1

http://www.muhammad.net/intro/lastsermon.html

What are the main themes of this sermon? What concerns of the people did Muhammad feel the need to address? According to Muhammad, what does he leave to his followers as the basis of Islam?
2

Biographies: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/prophet/

Read the two biographies of Muhammad, one by a Muslim and one by a non-Muslim. How do their accounts differ, if at all? How would you explain any distinctions that do exist?