RS110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Worship God, Islamic Calendar, Five Pillars Of Islam
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Root: s-l-m means submission or surrender ; also means salam, peace . Muslim: one who submits to the will of allah: vs. mohammedan: worshipper of muhammad. Inanimate/animal life is muslim by nature, humans are muslim by will/obedience. Profession of faith (shahadah): i bear witness that there is no god except god and i bear witness that muhammad is the messenger of god. : said in the presence of two muslim witnesses will make you muslim. Written in arabic and cannot be translated. Most important teachings of muhammad divine prophecy. Hadith: 8th century; written collection of sayings that are believed to be divinely inspired and traced back to muhammad. Judaism and christianity are part of this age. Islam, but distorted the once pure revelation given to moses and jesus. Moses and jesus played a role in the path to revelation, but did not complete it.
