REL STD 5A Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Islamic Calendar, Henna, Finger Tips
19 Jan 2017
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600 years after jesus: this is important because it allows enough time for the religion to reach mecca and arabia. Gets a reputation in mecca for being honest and having a great personality. An older woman asks him to marry her. Mohammad knew that there was one god, had to go on retreats in the mountains. Angel gabriel (same angel that is mentioned in the christian scripture) comes into a cave and starts chanting, say after me teaches chants that will eventually become the quran. Twenty-two-year process of receiving messages from god and reciting the messages. Tries to get people to convert in mecca. 1619: wife died, people are persecuting him wanting to kill him. Taken from mecca to jerusalem (around 800 miles) on a winged horse and goes to the temples (solomon"s temple) where he ascends into heaven. Meets moses, jesus in heaven and leads them in prayer; implying that he is the superior.
