RELI 1710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Henotheism, Shahada, Temple Mount
7 Mar 2019
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Religion : intro to judaism, christianity, and islam (1710) Class 4 : sept. 27/class 5 oct. 4. Arabic - hebrew words built on a three letter root. = s + l + m : islam, muslim. Islam = complete trust of and surrender (to god) Muslim = the person who submits: muslims/arab. Cab be born into a muslim family or community. Can convert by confessing shahadah (not baptism, no circumcision, i. e. actions to convert) There is no god but god and muhammad is the messenger of god. Muslim does not equal arab, and vice versa. Arabs can be jewish, christian, atheist, etc. All arabs, no matter their religion, use the word allah for their god (because they speak. = abraham is the originator (similar to judaism and christianity) Henotheism = allah greatest of the gods. Arab monotheists (hanifs), including jews and christians. = muslims don"t believe jesus died on the cross because of gnostic christians living around them.
