RELIG102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ibn Taymiyyah, Ruhollah Khomeini, Safavid Dynasty

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIG102
• Professor: Janet Klippenstein

Document Summary

Born in mecca: mecca was important because: O(cid:374) t(cid:396)ade (cid:396)outes (cid:894)idea"s/ people passi(cid:374)g th(cid:396)ough(cid:895) Site of pilgrimage (kaaba: mecca was next to eastern roman empire and persian empire. Pre islam arabia was polytheistic (different dietes) Not a lot of historical text on muhammad. 570 born in mecca: orphaned at young age, work with trade caravans. 595 marries khadija: begins annual retreat into wilderness ( for reflection) 610 first revelation: contacted by messenger from god, told to write it down. Social economic equality disrupt the status quo causing conflict and persecution. 622 muhammad moves to medina: hirja start of the calendar, muhammad was invited to serve as a judge. First muslims would face jerusalem to pray: changed later to face mecca. No formal priesthood or divine figure in islam: only prophets who speak for god. Ulema a body of muslim scholars recognized as having specialist knowledge of. All 4 had contact with muhammad: abu bakr 632 ce, umar, uthman, ali.