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Imagine Rome Never Fell ….
Now imagine all those people, as loyal Catholics, insisted they were still speaking Latin
That’s very much the story with Arabic
Written Arabic isn’t spoken
Spoken Arabic isn’t written
Arabic is the language of the Koran and all Arabic speakers insist they speak Arabic
Linguists would (and some do) subdivide Arabic into 5-6 distinct languages
Arabia in Mohammed’s time
Various tribal religions
Jewish communities
Christian communities, usually splinter sects
Mohammed
Born about 570 in Mecca
About 610, claims to receive visions and messages.
These collected and written down about 650 as the Koran.
Flees to Medina, 622 (hegira)
Return to Mecca, 630
Unified Arabia by the time of his death in 632
The Pillars of Islam
1. Creed
2. Five daily prayers
3. Alms
4. Fasting during Ramadan
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
Haji denotes one who has made the Hajj
Some authorities add a sixth pillar:
6. Jihad or Holy War in defense of Islam.
Means active opposition to evil and injustice, more than literal warfare.
Sources of Islamic Doctrine
Koran (from root meaning read or study)
Hadith (tradition): traditional sayings of Mohammed and other early followers
Tradition of the Mahdi
Sharia (way): Codified Islamic Law
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