Religious Studies 1023E Final: Islam Exam notes (not fully completed).docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1023E
• Professor: Gyongi Hegedus

Document Summary

Last of the three moneotheistic religions to arose. It means submission: its adherents live in total submission to god, one who professes islma is muslim (one who submits to god) Qu"ran is the scripture: its universal and primordial faith in all prophets. Who is muslim: anything really, all are msulim to god by nature or instinct, human accept or deny god and on the day of judgement they will face the consequence of their choice (rewarded or rejected) Muslims are born into families: one can become muslim by repeating before two muslims the shahadah and state two sentences. Witness that there no god but god, Witness that muhammed was the messenger of god: they legally become muslim like this, with all the responsabilities that this identity entails. Had a lack of moral consciousness and did not believe in afterlife: only form of death was a slain man, that would linger this world until he got revenge.