NMC103H1 Lecture Notes - Empire Records, Rashidun, Vicegerent
21 Jan 2013
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Meccan elite (tradesman) result of tribal status. Charismatic individual historical functions: prophet/lawgiver believes his revelations will supersede previous revelations all scripture the same, but distorted over time his role is to seal the message. 2. rebel/revolutionary: warrior/statesman believes his revelations will supersede previous revelations all scripture the same, but distorted over time his role is to seal the message. Delivered orally by angel gabriel arabic. Attacks conventional social structure loyalty to tribe replaces tribal loyalty w/loyalty in faith: 622 flees to jewish town. Public depictions of prophet as lawgiver and cleansing society of idols (destroying idols) Established from date of muhammad"s hijra or exodus from mecca to medina in 622. Successors of muhammad called khalifa (eng. caliph), meaning vicegerent (something of a successor) 632 death of muhammad establishment of caliphates (orthodox rightly guided ) Muslim empire to 750 = transoxiana (across oxus river), arabia (yemen, damascus, Mecca, sistan, oman, baghdad, basra, kufa, hadramalit, fars, khurasan, hejaz,
