RELS 3333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Desert Climate, 6 Years, Green Dome

• School: Mount Royal University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 3333
• Professor: Jacqueline Ho

Document Summary

Rels 3333 lecture 12 notes death & islam (part 1) Islam at a glance: 2nd largest religion in the world, 1. 6 billion muslims in the world, only 20% are arabic; the majority is asian, monotheistic; abrahamic tradition. Islam lite(cid:396)ally (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:862)su(cid:396)(cid:396)e(cid:374)de(cid:396)(cid:863) o(cid:396) (cid:862)su(cid:271)(cid:373)issio(cid:374)(cid:863: muslim one who submits to god, ummah community of believers. Co(cid:374)te(cid:454)t of the prophet muha(cid:373)(cid:373)ed"s stor(cid:455: born in 570 ce, muhammad ibn abdullah (full name) I(cid:271)(cid:374) = (cid:862)so(cid:374) of(cid:863: arabic families were tribes, warfare: eastern roman (byzantine) empire vs. persian (sassanid) empire, tribal structure. Individuals extended families: clan several families, tribe cluster of clans, the capital of the roman empire was moved from rome (west) to byzantine (east, christianity has spread through the roman empire. What was the environment like in arabia: desert climate (45-54 degrees in summer; 0 degree in winter) What was life like for the arabs: unwritten law, tribal gatherings, decision making, settling disputes, shayk ruler.