ARCH 3115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Islamic Calendar, Kaaba, Salah
21 Mar 2017
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Orphan looked over by his uncle and moved out of mecca. Moved back to mecca and became a salesman. Mecca was hub of trade moving between the red sea, byzantium and persia. Went on a journey to medina | 622 ce. Created an small army to try to capture mecca. As the army worked towards mecca, their small victories increased the army"s size. When it reached mecca it was large enough to take it. First thing muhammad did after conquering mecca was smash the false idols in the. God told him mecca is the qibla (orientation to mecca) Building at the center of islam"s most sacred mosque in mecca. Sawm - fasting from dawn until dusk during ramadan. Used squares in circles to find main pillars. Significant because like the number 0 it has potential to be something. Niche in the wall to which the congregation faces to pray.
