ISL 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hudud, Muamalat, Wahy
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Humans = insan - made of clay/dirt/ground. Have free will, moral responsibility - can sin. We are born with knowledge of god and of truth, goodness. Fitra - innate nature, always good, always oriented toward god and divine attributes. Human are egocentric - arrogant, self-interested - nafs - self, soul, ego, life, breath, struggle. Gets in way of fitra and in the way of seeing the truth. Word for rejection of faith - kufr. First manifested by adam and eve in the garden. Oneness of god - unity of all creatures through god. Sin is a violation of rights of god. Crime is a violation of rights of man. Ibadat - acts of worship - fulfill rights of god. Mu"amalat - interpersonal acts - rights of other. Theft, trade, marriage/divorce - have to do with khilafa. Basis of worship and how one acts with other. Kufr - denial of faith (in covenant), faithfulness.