RLG204H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tawhid, Sheikh, Fatalism
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Lecture topic the arabian peninsula before the prophet mohammad brought islam to that part of the world. The ambiguity inherent in every religion: there are different ways to look at every religion and different ideas within every ideology of religion, in each religion, there are different opinions and interpretations existing at once. The problem of politics: politics takes a different viewpoint from islam they can possibly butt heads. To explore the various voices, stories and interpretations that are in between these two meta-discourses, ones that are being silenced. To dispel negative myths and stereotypes about islam: Goals in life - happiness, success, salivation. Pre-islamic arabia the era of jahiliyya: geographical context, the arabian peninsula. Approximately 700 miles wide and 1000 miles long. Survival is a huge achievement for those people very hard to survive. On its coasts, there were numerous ports - part of the trade network which linked india to mesopotamia to east africa, egypt and the.
