RLGN 1324 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Shia Islam, Quraysh, Kaaba
Document Summary
Introduction and the life of the prophet muhammad. Islam is the third of the abrahamic monotheistic religions. The word islam comes from the root salam . It means peace or in a secondary sense surrender to god. A muslim is a person who surrenders to god, a believer. 2nd largest religion group in the world. In canada about 2% of population muslim (note: over 600,000) Abraham"s wife name is hagar and his son isaac. Al-lah is the name of god, it means the (one) god. One god of the universe who created the world and grants salvation. Islam believes the same god spoke to jews and christians as well. Muslims believe the divine speaks through human being who are prophets. Prophets of the hebrew bible are legitimate e. g moses: note: jesus viewed as a prophet (not go, mary revered as mother of jesus.
