PO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Medina, Logical Consequence, First Things
19 Sep 2016
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Heaven & hell: metaphorical or literal: the qur"anic heaven and hell are the logical consequence of lex talionis- thinking, hell b. i. A fire whose fuel us men and stones? (2:24: heaven c. i. Paradise: (arabic: firdaws) entailed imagery of a walled garden , from old persian: paridaida- c. ii. Streams of wine, milk, and honey (47:15) c. iii. Beautiful companions with eyes that shimmer like hidden pearl (56:22: each feature is more a poetic feature rather than a literal description. Escape to yathrib: muhammad received an invite for him and his community to take refuge in the. City yathrib: he was offered a position to be a mediator for the various tribes, eventually, only muhammad and his two closests companions remained: ali lay in bed in. First things: entry to the city a. i.
