RLG204H5 Final: Review-for-Islam
Document Summary
Week #1 the arabia before islam: pre-islamic arabia the era of jahiliyya. The pre-islamic arabia was a society in which: Ciies like mecca and medina were prospering and atracing many from a nomadic to a more sedentary life; The emergence of mecca as a major mercanile centre gave rise to the beginnings of a new poliical, social and economic order; The new wealth, the rise of a new commercial oligarchy from within the quraysh tribe created a greater division between social classes. There was a growing disparity between rich and poor. This economic and social division strained the tradiional system of arab tribal values and social security and its way of life. This was the ime and social milieu into which mohammad, the man, was born. It is in this context that many islamic scholars argue that the spirit of islam is about social jusice: why pre-islamic arabia is called jahiliyya. A lack of tawhid (believe in one god)
