Now that you have read a little about Islam (pp. 252-258) and seen about an hour of the video, post at least three questions here. Make sure your questions are spread throughout the reading and not clustered around the first page or so.
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Why would the Arabs be a threat if they were all divided? Wouldn’t they be weaker?
Posted by Kristen: What was the religion around Muhammad's time like(differences between Islam and the Arab's original religion)? Why was poetry so important to the Arabs? Who was Antarah ibn-Shaddad al-Absi? What exactly was the whole deal with the Sunni and Shia's choice of caliphs? Why could they not decide on one of them?
1.Specifically what pagan traditions were commonly believed in Arabia?
2. The reading mentioned an afterlife containing "pleasure gardens, and young women". The Qu'ran also mentions that warriors will "be given 72 virgins upon entering paradise". Where did this idea come from?
3. The reading states that the idea of one god was "strange". However, the Muslim year 1 is year 662 in the Christian calender. Does this mean that the Arabians did not ever hear of Christianity?
2 In the five pillars of Islam practiced by Sunni Islam, it says charity. How much and how frequently must they give to charity. 3.In one article it talks about Muslims using footbaths, why is this so important for the daily rituals?
Posted by Mattie: 1. It doesn't make sense that to say that the Arabs would be a huge threat if they were divided. Why do they say that they were a huge threat when divided but not when together?
2. When Mohammad fought with Mecca, what was it over?
3. I'm still a little bit confused on the phrase "to submit" means? Could you explain this a little bit more, in terms of the Islam religion?
What did the "transformation from a regional nuisance into a dynamic force" entail? Why did women begin to have more rights under the Islamic religion such as initiating divorce and conducting business? In the video in class I thought that it was stated that Muslims were generally tolerant of other religions but we see that they are destroying Zoroastrian temples. Were they only tolerant of Judaism and Christianity because they believed that they had it mostly right with an "updated word"?
One last thing, why do the Shias and the Sunnis have such a strong hatred for each other that they fight about it because other religions also have different sects but they dont fight about it?
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Why would the Arabs be a threat if they were all divided? Wouldn’t they be weaker?
Who were the Parthians?
Why did people stop fighting around the Kaaba?
Posted by Kristen:
What was the religion around Muhammad's time like(differences between Islam and the Arab's original religion)?
Why was poetry so important to the Arabs? Who was Antarah ibn-Shaddad al-Absi?
What exactly was the whole deal with the Sunni and Shia's choice of caliphs? Why could they not decide on one of them?
I don't understand the difference between Muslim and Islam. What is the Difference?
Why are their two different groups and what are the main differences?
How is Islam more practical? What makes it more practical than Christianity or any other religion?
Was the idea of only one god new to the people at the time?
Why was the idea of life after death so shocking to the people?
Why did the Muslims acknowledge no difference between the secular and the spiritual?
1) When was the Quran written??
2) When did Muhammad die?
3) When did Muslim women get to have more rights?
What was the tribal religion Muhammad converted from, and why did he convert?
Why did Muhammad's monothiestic religion unify the Arabs? Why didn't their orginal religion unify them?
Why don't the Sunnis and the Shias get along? How did just different beliefs in who should be the caliph become such a strong hatred?
1. How did Shia and Sunni come along How and why was it split?
2. What is the difference between Muslim and Islam?
Did the Muslims make sure that everyone was practicing Islam in the areas that they conquered over time?
Was Islam the dominant religion at the time of the fighting at the Talas River?
How can the Sunni's and Shia's tell eachother apart?
Tiffany -- Islam is the actual religion and a muslim is a person who practices Islam
1.Specifically what pagan traditions were commonly believed in Arabia?
2. The reading mentioned an afterlife containing "pleasure gardens, and young women". The Qu'ran also mentions that warriors will "be given 72 virgins upon entering paradise". Where did this idea come from?
3. The reading states that the idea of one god was "strange". However, the Muslim year 1 is year 662 in the Christian calender. Does this mean that the Arabians did not ever hear of Christianity?
Did the people already know about monotheism (Christianity) or was this a completely new thing for them?
Were their religious beliefs the only thing that slit the Sunni and the Shia?
Was Muhammed ever proclaimed a ruler, or was he just the guy that talked to an angel?
What was Mohammed's religion before his revelation? Was it the normal religion in Mecca at the time?
What exactly is the thing that made the split between the Shia and Sunni?
Why did Mohammed treat the people of Mecca so much less harsh after he conquered Mecca than what was normal in the times?
Why was the idea of a life after death so scary to people? Did they not want to continue life?
Why were fighting and arguments stopped when people were trading, was it a law or were the people just calm when they wanted to trade?
Why is there a difference between the Shias and the Sunnis? Is it a race or family background difference, or just the beliefs?
*Sorry I didn't get to post until now (9:30), I was out with my mom and I didn't realize we would get back so late. Thanks!
what is the difference between the two groups?
how did the two groups split?
what is the difference between the two groups?
how did the two groups split?
1. who built the kaaba?
2 In the five pillars of Islam practiced by Sunni Islam, it says charity. How much and how frequently must they give to charity.
3.In one article it talks about Muslims using footbaths, why is this so important for the daily rituals?
Posted by Mattie:
1. It doesn't make sense that to say that the Arabs would be a huge threat if they were divided. Why do they say that they were a huge threat when divided but not when together?
2. When Mohammad fought with Mecca, what was it over?
3. I'm still a little bit confused on the phrase "to submit" means? Could you explain this a little bit more, in terms of the Islam religion?
What did the "transformation from a regional nuisance into a dynamic force" entail?
Why did women begin to have more rights under the Islamic religion such as initiating divorce and conducting business?
In the video in class I thought that it was stated that Muslims were generally tolerant of other religions but we see that they are destroying Zoroastrian temples. Were they only tolerant of Judaism and Christianity because they believed that they had it mostly right with an "updated word"?
One last thing, why do the Shias and the Sunnis have such a strong hatred for each other that they fight about it because other religions also have different sects but they dont fight about it?
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