NE STUD 144 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Arabian Peninsula, Kaaba, Ijma

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Near Eastern Studies
• Course: NE STUD 144
• Professor: Bazian Hatem

Document Summary

Islam means submission to the will of the divine; one who submits achieves a state of peace with god. State of inner peace attained through the surrender to the will of god. Prophet muhammad is considered to be the seal of prophets; born in 570 ce. First prophet was adam, and the last prophet was muhammad. Do believe that jesus is going to come back but as a muslim. Muhammad was born in the city of mecca; father died before he was born. Mother died when he was a young age. Receives his mission/office of being a prophet around the year 610 ce. Prior to that, he was a merchant; his wife was affluent and was a widow. ^ created man through a blood clot; god is a creator; the purpose of man is to learn/aspire to educate oneself. Arrangement of the holy book is not chronological or thematic; complex story telling approach.