Prophet Muhammad and the early caliphs
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BC: Christelijke theologie
2 concilies: Nicea en Chalcedon.
Nicea: Goddelijkheid Zoon vs Arianen
Chalcedon: Christus vol mens en vol bovenaards vs. Monofysieten en Nestorianen
Chalcedoniers) Twee naturenleer: Christus zowel bovenaards als mens in één. Twee essenties tegelijk
Monofysieten: Bovenaardsheid en menselijkeid aan elkaar verbonden. Is één.
Nestorianen: Goddelijkheid en menselijkheid gescheiden van elkaar.
Tribes centraal Arabie
Normen: Sunnah (tribes way of life) Gulheid, moed, standvastigheid, loyaliteit
Politiek: Shaykh: tribal leader. Anarchy among tribes. Gedreven door gastvrijheid naar buitenstaanders en de wet van bloedwraak
Poetry
630AD/8AH: Mecca surrenders
- No forced conversion of Meccans
- Destructions temples with pantheons
- Muhammads’ pilgrimage to Ka’aba
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What to make of the prophets life
- Muslims follow Muhammads example:
- He was spiritual and wise
- Strict rulemaker
- Someone who brings Islam by force - He is not like Christ (wars, wives, human error)
Islam says: he was a special human with his shortcomings. - He was not unlike Biblical heros like Moses
- We love European heros, Roman and Greek Gods. What about Muhammad? Why don’t ‘we’ ‘love’ him?
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