HISTORY 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Sasanian Empire, Lakhmids, Ghassanids
10 Sep 2016
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Islam: history: muhammad"s life: facts , born 552 ce, quarish tribe in mecca, orphan (mother died at 6, illiterate, caravan trade, khadija: boss and wife, mt. Hira 600: gabriel visions 604, rasul (apostle) 610. The hijra (migration), 622: departure from mecca to medina, anno higrae: 622 = year 1 of muslim calendar, battle of badr 624 (muslims > meccans) Conversion of medina (rid ka"ba of idols), 630. Umar syria, palestine 634-637, damascus, jerusalem 638: 3. Uthman (644-656) persia, north africa, assassinated: 4. Ali (656-661) assassinated at kufa: the end of antiquity: the seventh century world (600 ce, successors of rome: caliphate, carolingian empire (holy roman. Empire), byzantium: empires of abraham: one god, one ruler, one community. Islam: beliefs and teachings: there is no god but allah; muhammad is the messenger of allah . The shahadah: allah (god, muslims are strictly monotheistic, one god complete, eternal, undivided, cannot be visualized, vs. quarish tribe (polytheists) and byzantine christians (who was.
