Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Sayyid Qutb, Abrahamic Religions, Sharia
14 Dec 2017
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Islam is a great and true religion revealed in the holy qur"an which was dictated by the angel. Gabriel to the nal prophet mohammed, blessing and peace be upon him . Islam is one of the three abrahamic religions, along wit judaism and christianity. Radical islamism is a fundamentalist political ideology. The two are related, but be careful not to confuse the religion with the ideology. Islam = submission (to god for peace) Mohammed (570-632 ce) the most holy and most recent prophet. The ve pillars of islam: shahadah, salat, zakat, sawm, hajj. Jihad (lesser and greater) struggle, e ort, striving. Shari"a law law derived from the qur"an. Four developments that have been perceived by some as external threats to islam. The establishment of the state of israel (1948) The role of the united states in muslim-majority countries. Direct war deaths in afghanistan, pakistan, and iraq = 370,000. Additional deaths caused indirectly by war: 800,000.
