RLGA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Zoroastrianism, Zakat, Shahada
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Think of today s class in terms of two analogies: the tradition of islam is like walking around in a giant rubric s cube: Muslims are religious beliefs and practices: mystery. Once you get to mecca there s a series of activities that you participate in and one of the things you ll do is circumambulate the kaaba (giant cube stone) Rubics cube: each perspective is going to be different from another perspective . The jewish and christian traditions within the western world have been subject to extreme historical scrutiny: respect other traditions especially pertaining to post 9/11, treat all traditions the same. Use according to the tradition or in islamic tradition it is believed that important in demonstrating knowledge on the final exam. We can lock in the birthday of muhammad to about 570 circa. Ali this group that will eventually break off and form their own tradition: start to see explicit reference to sufis the mystical tradition within.
