[RELIGST 3C03] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 25 pages long Study Guide!

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 3C03
• Professor: Liyakat Takim

Document Summary

Final exam is take-home (essay, guidelines given: wednesday night, have to write a report on it. Some answers from class: qur"an, monotheism, media: negative militant. Muslim - one who summits to god (generically - all who do) God communicates to humanity by sending messengers (prophets) Qur"an is the literal word of god (not of muhammad) 124,000 + prophets sent: adam the first. About 25 mentioned in qur"an: moses the most frequently mentioned. Sent to the desert (old testament/ torah) - called mecca (qur"an) Differences and similarities between judaism, christianity, and islam. Contained multiple gods of different tribes: born 570ce, at 25 y/o - worked for khadija (rich widow) She proposed, and he accepted: at 40 y/o - first revelation from archangel gabriel. Same one that provided prophecies to previous prophets. First message - telling him that he was prophet of god, that there was only one god. Muhammad ran from mount to his wife and told her.