POSC304 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Zoroastrianism
10 Feb 2016
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Islam tsp chapter 1: muhammad and the quran. Old religion: had tribal gods and goddesses, feared, worshipped them at kaba in mecca where they would make their pilgrimage: believed in one supreme god though: allah, rules not set by god but by men, the main religions popular elsewhere were judaism, christianity, and. People also not like muhammad because he had multiple wives: most of him marriages were political, polygamy was a norm in arabia at the time, the jews also practiced polygamy, also used as a way to protect the wives of his fallen comrades, muhammad"s practices actually helped the status of women. Major teachings of the quran: believe in god or you will be doomed on judgment day, allah is the only god, god is everywhere, images of him were banned out of fear of idol worship, god is most great (allah akbar)
