RELIGST 2Q03 Lecture : Intro to Islam September 24

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2Q03
• Professor: Liyakat Takim

Document Summary

Cannot study the qur an without mohammed; and vice versa; Rhetorical questions; because these are the conditions muhammad faces; Longer verses; more detailed; different issues; war fare; encourages muslims; Through the power of god; through the angels; these verses talk about different issues; women s issues; etc. Before a person commits a sin there s a conscience that tells you what you are doing is wrong; something that blocks between you and wrong doing; continuously aware of the presence of god. Close personal connection with the divine; this is why in islam we differentiate between islam and iman; (faith) In islam and in the qur an faith is very different than other religious traditions; faith is something dynamic; very positive; in the sense that fate is mentioned far more than islam in the qur an; I m doing faith interactive; dynamic; doing something engaged in it; belief and faith;