RELI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kaaba, God Speaks, List Of Domesticated Animals
23 Nov 2017
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680 martyrdom of hussayn at karbala. Charity there should be no division; there should be a construction of a community of equals. Muhammad is a prophet who delivers the most pure message from god. Ali = first male convert; muhammad"s nephew/son. Muhammad was protected by his uncle and wife. Kaaba shrine in the middle of mecca. Has stuff for a lot of gods polytheistic gods, jesus, mary. 622 hijra muslim community ran from mecca to madina. This was the beginning of a new era. The moment when a muslim community became prominent in their own city. Treaty/charter of madina negotiates religion freedom for all religions. Leaders of mecca want muhammad dead, which causes tension and war. 632 leaders of mecca surrender the city and muslims rededicate the kaaba. Muhammad is important, but he is not jesus. According to muslims, the large scale spread of islam shows how islam is truly a religion of.
