REL 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Kaaba, Sumatra, Neoplatonism
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Muhammad lived in the 7th century 632 ad. Allah is their god and muhammad its messenger. The adhan: is the sound of the sacred for islamic people. Qur"an: reading/recitation, this was given by the angel gabriel as a revelation. Qur"a(cid:374): written in heaven and revealed to the prophet muhammad: belief no human authorship, conveyed to zayd and written on leaves, bones, stone and parchment. Muslim: zakat: (almsgiving) taking care of the poor, who are less fortunate. Adoption is important: shahada (confession of faith): there is no god but allah and muhammad is his messenger, salah (daily prayer, sawm (fast of ramadan) from sunrise to sunset. (no violence, sex or food) The greater jihad is the struggle that the muslim have between them and the relationship with. The lesser jihad the struggle of the individual with the outside. War is a lesser jihad, second place in their lives. Qur"a(cid:374): final, perfect and complete revelation of god.
