PSYCO239 Lecture Notes - Hegira, Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal, Tawhid
15 Mar 2014
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
619 ce: muhammad has his revelation from gabriel. Ideas were contradictory to the ruling order. Interest in monotheism, social reform. the marginalized and poor took to what he was saying. The year 619 is referred to as the year of sadness. his wife, khadijah dies. Muhammad"s other uncle took over and he withdrew. Muhammad"s protection because he didn"t like what he was preaching. Muhammad had no tribal alliance at this time, nor did his followers. So in 622 muhammad has his night journey or night of. Muhammad to the temple of jersulem and muhammed ascends through the various levels of heaven, meeting major figures, until he eventually sees allah. Water is seen as too ascetic, wine too worldly, so he takes milk, the middle path. God says you must pray to me 50 times a day. On his way back down to earth he runs into. Moses says 50 is way too much, go back to god and renegotiate.
