HIST 2890 Lecture 3: Islamic History 2016-09-20
15 Oct 2016
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Islamic civilization one of humanity"s grandest achievements worldwide power founded simply on faith. Islamic history deeply interwoven with western civilization muslim scholars reclaimed works of ancient greeks while europe was in dark ages. Pre-islamic arabian civilization largely an oral culture some of the most important people in the tribe were the poets, told the story of the tribe. To bedouin, the word had a mystical important; poetry was the sinew which bound the. Muhammad"s uncles taught him how to fight; bow and arrow. Pre-islamic arabs worshipped a number of spirits (natural spirits); ka"ba (arabic word for cube) was one of the sanctuaries. Mecca was centre of trade, connecting seas to indian ocean, and linking empires of. Islam celebrates the beauty of the quran; pictures not favoured, but quran was god"s representation on earth. Images of muhammad not meant to be worshipped, because he is not a saint, or divine: not devotional images emphasis on history.
