RELI 160D2 1st Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I. The Qur’anA. SurasII. FIve pillars of islamIII. Islamic lawIV. Main TeachingsOutline of Current Lecture I. The Sha’ahA. Mohammad AlmahdiII. The SunnisA. The HajjB. Ka’baCurrent LectureThe Sha’ahIt represents 15% of the world.“Sha’ah” means party...Party of Ali.• Cousin and son in law of the prophetThey’re different than the Sunni because they feel that a blood relative has to succeed the prophetMohammad Almahdi?) - the awaited one, the guided one. He’ll established righteousness and peace on earth. But then the antichrist will come and break up the peace and create chaos.Then Jesus will get rid of the antichrist.At different times in history, certain groups felt that the Almahdi had arrived.The SunnisTraditionalistsThere’s no ordained clergy.The HajjWhen they get there, they circle seven times.Go down corridor as if looking for waterKa’baKiswah means cover: the beautiful black cover.• You can still see the black stone under it, though.• Which represents God’s eternity.Rejecting temptation by throwing stones.When a Muslim diesHe/she should be buried as quickly as possible.Cremation is not practice.The body is cleaned by a person of the same sex.The bodily orifices are plugged with cotton, then wrapped in a shroud.Turbans are most often associated with the Taliban in Afghanistan. If it’s white, they’re not a descendant of the prophet.If it’s black, they claim that they are descendants.Circumcision is required of men.At 10 or 12 years
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