Inside Islam notes
Video Notes: “Inside Islam” (The History Channel, 2002)
Streaming segments c. 10 minutes each
Part 1 of 9: Intro and basic facts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAjsu1ATrts
Islam means Peace and Submission (The peace that comes from submission, the attention to God that comes from peace.)
Allah Akbar means “God is great.”
Sunni = 85% of Muslim population; Shia = 10%; Sufi less than 5%
Islam is not only a religion of the Middle East: largest population of Muslims is in India. Largest Islamic country is Indonesia.
Of same faith tradition as both Christians and Jews
Muslims & Jews are both monotheistic, differ only on mainly messianic theology
Places of worship differ yet can coexist; Spain fostered all three Abrahamic faiths during pre-Ferdinand and Isabella era (pre-1492)
Part 2 of 9: Pre Muslim Mecca, Quraish tribe, Muhammad’s early years & first vision, Qur’an, 1st pillar shahadah, and start of 2nd pillar prayer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtFkhC7DIIo
Muslims descended from Hagar and Ishmael, who fled to the desert
Abraham, according to Muslim legend, built Ka’ba
Quraysh tribe controlled Mecca as trading city. Later put icons and statues of various tribal Gods inside Ka’ba so Mecca would become even more important as a pilgrimage site.
Muhammad was born several generations later in 570 AD into a wealthy family. His dad died, his grandfather sent him to live with trading caravans.
As a young man he became a talented caravanier, married Khadijah
Muhammad illiterate, so others recorded his recitations
Qur’an means “recitation,” a mix of poetry, stories, admonitions, advice and warnings.
Part 3 of 9: 2nd pillar (prayer) continued, Muhammad gains followers, conflict with Meccans, Hijra, to Ummayad dynasty; beginning of 3rd pillar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h4bcCSsc9A&NR=1
Muhammad gave sermons against polytheism to pilgrims arriving at the Ka’ba in Mecca; was persecuted by Quraish
Muhammad had no strong political ally, few
Streaming segments c. 10 minutes each
Part 1 of 9: Intro and basic facts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAjsu1ATrts
Islam means Peace and Submission (The peace that comes from submission, the attention to God that comes from peace.)
Allah Akbar means “God is great.”
Sunni = 85% of Muslim population; Shia = 10%; Sufi less than 5%
Islam is not only a religion of the Middle East: largest population of Muslims is in India. Largest Islamic country is Indonesia.
Of same faith tradition as both Christians and Jews
Muslims & Jews are both monotheistic, differ only on mainly messianic theology
Places of worship differ yet can coexist; Spain fostered all three Abrahamic faiths during pre-Ferdinand and Isabella era (pre-1492)
Part 2 of 9: Pre Muslim Mecca, Quraish tribe, Muhammad’s early years & first vision, Qur’an, 1st pillar shahadah, and start of 2nd pillar prayer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtFkhC7DIIo
Muslims descended from Hagar and Ishmael, who fled to the desert
Abraham, according to Muslim legend, built Ka’ba
Quraysh tribe controlled Mecca as trading city. Later put icons and statues of various tribal Gods inside Ka’ba so Mecca would become even more important as a pilgrimage site.
Muhammad was born several generations later in 570 AD into a wealthy family. His dad died, his grandfather sent him to live with trading caravans.
As a young man he became a talented caravanier, married Khadijah
Muhammad illiterate, so others recorded his recitations
Qur’an means “recitation,” a mix of poetry, stories, admonitions, advice and warnings.
Part 3 of 9: 2nd pillar (prayer) continued, Muhammad gains followers, conflict with Meccans, Hijra, to Ummayad dynasty; beginning of 3rd pillar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h4bcCSsc9A&NR=1
Muhammad gave sermons against polytheism to pilgrims arriving at the Ka’ba in Mecca; was persecuted by Quraish
Muhammad had no strong political ally, few