HIST 1010 Lecture 3: HIST 1010 Exam 3 MALCZYCKI
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Exam 3 notes hist 1010 with dr. malczycki. "islam" is the name of the religion, muslim is the adjective used to describe people who adhere to that religion. Islam means "submission," specifically submission to the will of the god. It does not mean "peace," although it comes from the same root. Salam is the word for "peace" and the standard muslim greeting is al-salamu. The word allah comes from the arabic ilah. The word ilah means "god" and it refers to non-abrahamic pagan deities, e. g. zeus, Allah means "the god," and refers to the god worshipped by jews, christians, and. For muslims, it is the word of god as revealed to the prophet muhammad. It is part of the same scriptural tradition as the torah and gospels (i. e. the bible) It is not muhammad"s sayings, teachings, or preaching. (muslims have collected that in the canonical hadith collections).
