RELG 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Arabian Desert, Nomadic Pastoralism, Abrahamic Religions

• School: McGill University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELG 270
• Professor: Eliza Rosenburg

Document Summary

Submission to the will of the one god (allah), peace and concord. Humans are responsible for their own actions, though god has ultimate responsibility. Shirk is a sin of appropriating what is divine or making an image of god. The true path of creation (everything follows the will of god) Revelation of the qur"an in its original arabic perfection. Inner arabian desert, an extreme environment with heavy sun, sand and little rain. Belief in angels (pure creaturess of god made from light) Belief in the revealed scriptures and all prophets and messengers sent by allah. Belief in the day of judgement and destiny. Declaring faith in god and muhammad as the prophet of god. Give at least 2. 5% of your capital to charity. A pilgrimage to makkah should be completed once in their lives. No explicit creation narrative, only allusions to one. God revealed the names of animals to adams.