RLG100Y1 Lecture : NOVEMBER 19 2012.docx
Document Summary
Islam was spread in the arabian basin a place where there was no jewish influence where the prophet argued for the god of israel (sent to reestablish the kingdom) The people of that time were warriors and the land was ungoverned (arabian ode in: and they drank camel milk because of the lack of water / believed in fate/pagan/there was no after life. Quraysh tribe respected because they were great warriors in a time where that was needed/they were good at war/ they were an old tribe. Muhammad (pbuh) (the muslim jesus) born in around 570 ce in makah as a. He was an orphan and his uncle took care of him. At this time his family though old and noble were not the wealthy. When he grew up he became a trader, was good at it, for a wealthy widow who had her eyes on him.
