REST 101 Study Guide - Asceticism, Dhimmi, Guru Nanak
Document Summary
Islam study guide: islam, muslim one who submits to god , muhammad messenger of god, allah arabic for the word god, same god as jews and christians, qur an islamic scripture that was revealed to muhammad. The angel gabriel appeared to him to transmit the verses and chapters. Moses & jesus: prophets of power, received universally binging revelations from. God: dhimmis the protected people, jews and christians. Abraham and ishmael: yathrib/medina the city of the prophet . Believed that muhammad had not appointed a successor: ali muhammad s son-in-law, shi a absolute devotion to the prophet s household. Believed that muhammad had appointed ali as his successor. One individual holds the title to be the rightful, mandated leader of the. Muslim community: umayyad the first four caliphs (religious and political leaders kind of like the pope) elected by the people. Shifted the capitol from damascus to baghdad: al-andalus/andalusia conquered by the umayyad forces.
