RELI 2732 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Upanishads, Indo People, Dukkha
19 Apr 2018
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Death and afterlife lecture notes / final exam review. Islam = submission or surrender (with positive connotation) The unity of god expressed in the shahadah (there is no god but the one. Prophecy - muhammad is considered by muslims to be the last of the prophets. Eschatology - the knowledge or the study of the end times: public repetition of the shahadah proves you have become a muslim (this is the outward expression of faith) Internal expression of faith is known only to god: rabi"ah of basra (8th century sufi mystic) Islam is a way of life, not just belief. Worship and human communication carried out in the framework of faith: the birthplace of the prophet muhammad - mecca. It was a hub of trading activity: ka"aba in the centre - now has the grand mosque today, abraham"s wife, sarah, couldn"t bear children, so abraham had another wife and had hajar.
