RELIGST 2Q03 Lecture Notes - Aqidah, Tawhid, Al-Mutawakkil

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2Q03
• Professor: Danny M.Pincivero

Document Summary

Quran does not have systematic statement in which aqida is defined. Kalam: - is very dogmatic, i am right, u are wrong. Polemic ---> occur between different religions and within religion. Not only impacts what ppl believe in, it also affects lives as belief affects lives. Kharijis: - rebels that broke off ali"s army. When u commit a major sin u become faithless. When a person commits sin driven out of communities. We do not have the right to judge ppl, leave it to god. Connected with umayyads, many said umayyads evil but murjites did not judge. Belief in god important, actions are less important. Qadaris challenged murjites that humans choose actions not god. Human responsibility and justice of god important. Claimed our reasoning tells us that god does not control our acts, and god is good/just. We understand basics not from revelations but from aql. God cannot create our evil act and then punish us for it.