ISL 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Quraysh, Medina
19 Mar 2017
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No concept of afterlife or shaytan/evil in pre-islamic arabia. Muhammad - there is soul, current life is shadow life, soul goes on after death. Muhammad started preaching teachings in parallel with other monotheistic faiths. Orphaned - given to uncle abu talib, dad of ali. He has events that hint he will become a prophet - by christian monk - told he will be prophet - happened when he was 12 years old. Marries khadija - boss of muhammad - he is 25 - only has daughters survive. He was known to be honest and trustworthy. 1st revelation - 40 years old - 96:1-5. Tell few people about experience - does not go public - for 3 years - has few converts. Islam/muslim - believing muhammad is messenger and his teachings. Public preaching in 613 - opposition emerges to his ideas. It"s against their religion - one god, morally accountable, afterlife, judgement, hell and damnation, and heaven.
