HIST 0101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mujahideen, Five Pillars Of Islam, Kaaba
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Born in mecca, but the people reject him and he leaves. Travels to medina where he begins to spread islam. Dies in jerusalem and ascends to him. Believes jesus and abraham were real, but were only prophets for allah. There is no god but allah, and mohammed is his prophet. Pray five times a day while facing mecca. Make a journey to mecca at least once in your life. A white rock that turned black when it absorbed our sins. Believed to be the presence of allah. Some people consider jihad as the sixth pillar. Sunni believed more than just descendants of mohammed could be caliphs. Shi"a believed only direct descendants of mohammed could be caliphs. Infidels were killed if they did not convert. At this time, there is a schism between the catholic and orthodox christian churches. Orthodoxs believed authority belonged to the patriarch of constantinople. Muslims have control of the holy land (israel/jerusalem)
