Name: Jennifer Thomas Professor’s Name: Dr. Peter Youmans Class: RS 130 “Intro to Comparative Religion” Date: October‚ 19 2012 I grew up in a household that believed in Christianity and we went to church every Sunday. That church was my foundation‚ my love and honestly‚ it was all I knew. At that time‚ in my community anything other than Christianity just wasn’t accepted and I often wondered why. Although I thoroughly love Christianity‚ I still wanted to explore our other worldly religions
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are developed by man. Muhammad was seen as a messenger of God who passed down the words of God which formed the Qur ’an. The Qur ’an differs in this respect from other religious texts in that it has not been authored or edited by others but presents the words that‚ it is claimed‚ are the actual words of God. In this way Muhammad is seen by Muslims as a vehicle for Gods word and‚ whilst perhaps not seen as a divine being in his own right‚ to Muslim society Muhammad is an example of how the followers
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tradition‚ the Qur’an was revealed miraculously to Muhammad by Allah (God) through angel‚ Jibrīl (Gabriel)‚ as a perfect‚ verbatim copy of what was written in heaven and that had existed there for all of eternity.[2] The Qur’an states that Muhammad neither read a book nor wrote a book [Quran 29:48] and that he did not know about past events [Quran 3:44][11:49][28:44].[3] So‚ from a widely held Muslim perspective‚ this suggests that since Muhammad had no previous knowledge of the content in the Qur’an
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these religions to come was first exposed to the Prophet Muhammad through Quranic verses giving emphasis to the oneness of God. Prophet Muhammad being the last messenger sent by God was born into the tribe known as the Quraysh. The Quraysh at the time were known as one of the most powerful tribes ever and a tribe who worshipped idols. Thus the reasoning of the revelation sent to the Prophet Muhammad. Throughout the years Prophet Muhammad was sent revelations through the angel Gabriel and as the
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principal events in Muhammad’s life * Muhammad was born in 570CE * There are many legends concerning the birth of the prophet which point to his extraordinary life * Despite these‚ Muslims are careful to not elevate Muhammad’s status beyond that of a human being * Muhammad’s mother Aminah died when he was a young child. * Muhammad was raised by his uncle Abu Talib who was a wealthy merchant. * In the course of working for his uncle‚ Muhammad met his future wife the wealthy widow
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may at last begin to bear fruit; when we shall see the start of a new era‚ when man accords to animals the respect and status they have long deserved and for so long have been denied. Vivisection did not exist at the time of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(s) and therefore‚ was not specifically cited in the law (Shari’ah). Guidance on such issues comes from analogy and inference (Ijtihad). One of the main excuses for all kinds of cruelties to animals is selfish
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Name___________________________________ ID_____________________________ Chapter 9 STUDY GUIDE- Rise of Islam 600-1200 Using complete sentences‚ answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. 1. What was the division in the Islamic community about and who were the groups involved? 2. In what region was the Sassanid Empire? 3. What holy shrine is located in Mecca? According to stories connected with it‚ who built the shrine and what happened near the site? 4. Muhammad’s
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Islam - According to Muslims‚ Islam is the final version of God’s Religion. It was revealed to Adam (Alahi Salam). - Allah finally revealed to a man named Muhammad (PBUH); he is now considered the last Prophet of Islam. - Islam is an Arabic word which means ‘Surrender’‚ ‘Obedience’ or ‘Submission’. - Muslims believe that they should surrender to the will of god. - This is because Muslims believe that if a person totally obeys the will of Allah‚ they will achieve peace in themselves
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BYZANTIUM and ISLAM I) Byzantium and Post Roman World A) Western European Civilization (weak and fragmented) B) Islamic World (wealthiest and largest) C) Byzantine Empire (NW Med and successor to Rome) II) The Latin Phase‚ 325-610 A) Diocletian ( r. 285-305) -creates Eastern and Western Roman Empires ruled by autocrats -trying to end civil war and contested dynastic claims B) Constantine ( r. 306-337) C) Justinian ( r. 527-565) -520s/530s after massive earthquake Justinian
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school. K.G. Vocabulary Rise of Islam Vocab: Umma: A word used to describe the collective community of those who believe/practice in the Islamic faith. Important because _____________. Caliph: The successor of the prophet Muhammad; important because caused the religion to split into two factions based on who they believed should become the next Caliph (Sunni and Shi’ite). Sunni: A faction of Islam that believed the next Caliph should be the most
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