MES 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: Rashidun, Quraysh, Muhammad
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Islam is a monotheistic religion where there is only one incomparable god (allah) and. The five pillars of faith are shahadah (creed), salat (prayer), zakat (charity), sawm (almsgiving), and hajj (pilgrimage). Describe prophet muha(cid:373)(cid:373)ed"s experie(cid:374)ce (cid:449)he(cid:374) he recei(cid:448)ed re(cid:448)elatio(cid:374) fro(cid:373) god. Muhammed was in a cave in mount hira when he received his first revelation from god. He (cid:449)as (cid:448)isited by the a(cid:374)gel gabriel (cid:449)ho re(cid:448)ealed a (cid:448)erse fro(cid:373) the qur"a(cid:374) to hi(cid:373). He (cid:449)as 40 years old when he reached an age of maturity. Muhammed then recited the verses in his sleep. When he woke up he felt as if the words were engraved on his heart. Discuss the qura(cid:374)ic pri(cid:374)ciple of (cid:862)there is (cid:374)o coercio(cid:374) i(cid:374) (cid:373)atters of faith(cid:863) The qur"a(cid:374) is e(cid:373)phasizi(cid:374)g that the very essence of religion is all about peae, and that all converted should be allowed to use their own judgement in deciding the right path from wrong without exerting any coercion on them.
