HISTORY 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Rashidun, Abrahamic Religions, Quraysh
29 Nov 2017
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Christ is venerated not in the image but with the image. Abrahamic religions: (all believed that abraham was an important part of their religion) Isra = muhammad"s journey [probably to jerusalem] Miraj = muhammad"s visit of heaven and hell. Christ, the son of mary, was no more than a messenger; many were the messengers that passed away before him. his mother was a woman of truth. (the karan, 5th sura) Inscription on the dome of the rock (a mosque built in the 7th century) Oh god, bless your messenger and your servant jesus son of mary it befits not [the. Majesty of] god that he should [have] himself a son. The quraysh [local tribe] had several idols in and around the ka"ba. (ibn al-kalibi) Chased muhammad out of mecca (622: hijra) It was called yathrib before but was renamed medina. Mecca he was an outsider, medina he became a leader of a large community.
