RELI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Mawlid, Buraq, Wahhabism
25 Nov 2016
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Islamic new year - calendar begins 622 ce. Day of ashura is the day of mourning after ali and celeration of the. Celebrated in iraq and 30,000 took place in the pilgrim. Seen as worshipping human and not god. Laylat al-mi"raj - isra and mi"raj - the night journey - 621 - steed buraq (brought by. The holy night: muhammad went to jerusalem with angel gabriel and goes to the 2nd rock ascended to heaven. In essence, very reminiscent of yom kippur. The fasting of all food, liquid, and giving back to god. 9th month (is the month when all quran was revealed) Suhur and iftar are the two meals for the morning and evening. The night of power - laylat al-qadr. Odd days and last 10 days of ramadan. God is the most forgiving at this time. Sacrifice an animal to god, share with the poor, give back to others. In remembrance of abraham"s willingness to sacrifice ishmael.
