HUMA 1845 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ummah, Persian Language, Hajj
18 Sep 2016
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God was to tell muhammad when to leave a settlement to go elsewhere. Abu jahal - wanted to kill muhammad but, didn"t want banu hashim (his clan) to retaliate against his clan, so he asked for other clans to take part. When abu jahal went to kill muhammad, in his place was ali; muhammad & abu bahkr had left (in cave where spider and dove kept the prophet & abu bahkr safe from discovery, all thanks to god"s miracles. Hijra - beginning of muslim calendar b/c it was in medina that the first institution of. Muhammad"s supporters --> quraysh tribe (new converts or muhajirun) (spiritual aristocracy) & yathib converts (ansar) Munafiqun were hypocrites because they converted to islam but didn"t follow the. Constitution of medina signed by all tribes to outline the rules of engagement (everyone live in peace) (jews, christians & muslims all signed) written in various parts (ethos of new entity)
