1. Where and when did Muhammad live? What happened to him and what did he do afterward? In 611 AD, in Mecca, near the coast of the Red Sea, in the mountains of Jabal, Muhammad received revelations from Allah. He believed that he was a prophet and confirmed his life by fulfilling the commandments that Allah sent to him. Muhammad gave powerful lessons about Allah that began to transform the culture, which consequently attracted enemies. He fled from Mecca to Medina, where he continued to thrive until his death. His death marks the beginning of the Muslim era and marks the first year of the Islamic calendar. Mecca is still considered the holiest place in the Islamic religion, where millions of Islamists go every year to perform their five pillars, the Hajj. Muhammad led to the resolution of a new religion, which can perpetuate the culture in the regions of North Africa and Southwest Asia where the religion is prevalent.2. What are the foundations of the Islamic faith and the five pillars? How does this affect the lives of followers in their lifestyles and values? Islam focuses on many values ​​and lifestyles such as the prohibition of alcohol, tobacco and gambling, and although it tolerates polygamy, it prefers monogamy. Mosques are intended for Friday Sabbath prayers and social gatherings in local communities. Islam advocates a new way of life, a new individual and collective dignity, and the Five Pillars constitute an important aspect of the religion. They believe that Allah is the greatest divine and are judged by Him on the day of judgment, and everything on earth is profane. Faith worships an omnipotent and omniscient God. The Five Pillars are: 1 repeated expressions of the basic creed, 2 daily prayer, 3 one month of daytime fasting per year (Ramadan), 4 almsgiving and 5 at least one...... middle of paper. ..... that would be Ali, who was Muhammad's cousin. Sunnis believed that Muhammad's successor did not need a blood relative, but rather a devout follower of Muhammad. Sunnis and Shiites are both followers of Muhammad, but their view on the successor to the profound prophet is what separates the Islamic people. In Iraq, the war is the result of a territorial conflict, which is considered a holy war, but which has left more than a million dead. Muslims disapprove of the decline of traditional values, which they blame on European settlers and Western modernizers. This change occurred primarily due to dissatisfaction with employment and declining incomes. Returning to fundamental ways was therefore a better choice to promote the economy. Unrepresentative regimes, also called terrorists, carried out attacks from Iraq against the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and the Eiffel Tower in Paris..