MMW 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Hajj, Quran, A Reminder

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 12
• Professor: Janet Smarr

Document Summary

Shahada= bearing witness: there is no god but allah, and muhammad is his. Acknowledge koran is the word of god live by the word of god. Separate area for women (not mandatory to attend tho) You need to be extra clean if you have just had sex lmao. A lil rug to pray on that must also be kept clean. Prayer is the act of submission to god (not praying for things) A reminder that you are under god. Giving alms (help support widows, orphans, and needy) Most religions have compassion as a key virtue (buddhism/christianity) Fasting during the month of ramadan: from sun up to sundown. Month in which muslims won in medina vs. meccans. Time changes because they use lunar calendar, some years days are long some years days are short. Do not eat, do not drink, no sex (religions sound boring) repent boi. Pilgrimage to mecca (the hajj) after which you are a hajji .