[SOCI 1001] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 32 pages long Study Guide!
6 Feb 2017
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Implication that islam brought light into a dark world. Muhammad was muslim, he wasn"t islam (islam began at medina) Married khadijah at 25 (c. 595 ce): older woman who is a widow. Married into a wealthy family, doesn"t have to work anymore. Takes on a life of meditation and prayer (withdrawals into a mountain/cave) visited by angel gabriel. Muha(cid:373)(cid:373)ad (cid:449)as illiterate, (cid:449)as i(cid:373)possi(cid:271)le for hi(cid:373) to (cid:272)reate the qur(cid:859)a(cid:374), (cid:271)ut o(cid:374)ly god. Implies that he did not (cid:272)reate the qur(cid:859)a(cid:373), (cid:271)ut si(cid:373)ply re(cid:272)ited as he (cid:449)as told could"ve. Direct challenge to the elite, wealthy, powerful of mecca. Khadijah (wife), abu bakar (close friend), zayd (mannumited slave), New year on oct 13 (1437 ah) Black stone & statuette of jesus he refuses to destroy. Muhamamd returns to medina, makes 2 pilgrimages before he dies in 632 ce. Religion dies when it"s founder dies unless community perpetuates the legacy of founder. Founders had charisma (sociological term) to lead a movement.
