CAS RN 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Hira, Temple Mount, The Tradition
14 Nov 2017
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Ka"ba: orphaned as a child, raised by his grandfather and later his uncle, traveled around the middle east as a caravan driver in his teenage years, worked for an older woman as a trader. Had five kids, no male aired was produced: married around 10 additional women. Single women were seen as vulnerable: denounced usury and preached mainly moral behavior, lots of money was being made in mecca from pilgrimage. Day of judgement and an afterlife in heaven or hell: angelology (including jinni"s with free will), ethical monotheism, morality is important, five pillars of islam: shadah, prayer, charity, ramadan fast, and pilgrimage to. 2+ million come during the month: both sunni and shiite visit the site with no conflict, monumental architecture, the great mosques include the taj mahal, prophet"s mosque, and the blue. Mosque in turkey: represent god through architecture in building the mosques. Allah without depicting: the buildings are built for the sake of being awe inspiring.
