HIST 21 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, Sasanian Empire, Khosrow Ii
Document Summary
Muslims believe in many of the same prophets of the other two monotheistic religions. Christianity and judaism were not set aside as falsehoods, but instead as partial truths. Believe in the gospel as not a divine book, but a book written by humans. Islam arose in a very poor area - mecca, which is not a port city since it was not near the water. Muhammad had di culty converting people because the area was mostly polytheistic. Moment of expulsion from mecca is important because it is the beginning of the. Muslim calendar is 600 years o of a regular calendar because it is based o a lunar calendar. Mecca ad medina become the sites of the major sites for the pilgrimage of muslims. Lebanon and syria are some of the areas that were conquered after muhammad"s death. Demascus, syria arises as one of the earliest main centers. 633 - first attacks by khalid ibn walid.
