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A. Look at the picture and the title of the text.
Do you know anything about the place in the picture? Listen, read and check your answers.

Yes, I know.

B. Read again and answer the questions.

1. Why did the Prophet live with Bedouins for a few years?

In order to learn the classical language and their simple way of life.

2. Why did Khadija choose Mohammad?

Because of his honest and responsible nature.

3. Why did the Prophet shorten the prayer in the example described in the text?

Because he wanted the crying child to return to his worried mother.

4. Was the Prophet only kind to people who were kind to him?

No, he was also merciful with his opponents, and he would forget their insults.

5. What had Mohammad managed to do during his lifetime?

He had managed to spread Islam and its teachings in the Arabian Peninsula and unite the Arab tribes in the name of Allah.

Comprehension questions:

When was Mohammad (PBUH) born?

In 570 CE.

Who was he raised by?

His grandfather and later by his uncle.

When did he marry Khadija?

When he was 25.

How many years did they live together?

20 years, until she died.

When did he receive the first verses of the Nobel Qur'an from Allah?

When he was 40 years old.

What do all these verses make up?

The Nobel Qur'an.

What did the Qur'an talk about?

It talked about Allah's kindness and the need for people to be good towards other people.

Was the prophet only good to people?

No, he was also good to animals.

What did the Prophet give the poor man in the example described in the text?

He gave him the only clothes he had.

How did he feel when he saw the camel that was suffering?

He felt upset.

When did he die?

He died in 632 CE.