PS 345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Kaaba, Political Religion, Umayyad Caliphate
13 Nov 2018
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Historical and analytical elements for an understanding of islam as a political phenomenon. Born in 570 a. c. in mecca (kabaa) in the quaraish tribe. Submitting to allah gives freedom (religious freedom you can now live a full life now that you"ve (cid:3247)submitted to god(cid:3248) essentially) A muslim cannot accept any other rulers, bc they have submitted to allah, so they can"t promise to obey any ruler or parliament/gov"t etc. So, all other rulers are pharaohs" - un legitimate rulers. 622 a. c. : because of hostility", hijra to yatrib (after, medina): the classical concept of. Medina constitution: liberalism/democracy > people have rights. Explains and underlined the good nature of allah; focused on theological issues. After arrival in medina; after starting of war btw muslims and those in. War verses (very different from medina constitution) 632: conquest of mecca and death, without naming a successor (caliph): is islam a.
