RELIGST 3CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fitra, Ulama, Jahiliyyah
7 Apr 2016
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More impact after death than during his living years. Rejects call for total integration with european educational system. Taha hussain egyptian thinker (integration with europe) Renaissance lies in education: an authentic islamic education. Polarization in egypt education influenced by europe; rest was still influenced by egyptian culture. Qutb had a very strong peasants culture in him. Qutb; islam was about justice (complete committed to god) Islam to be emancipated from traditions & superstitions. Faith is more about doing rather than believing. Based on premise of unity of individual & between muslims. Only islam liberates man from servitude to other than god. Jahiliya (ignorance); period when the prophet lived (morally bankrupt) Fight against jahiliya is jihad as they act to destroy islam and its ideals. Must fight any power that blocks the peaceful spread of islam: to preserve aqida is also jihad (beliefs & actions) Need different forms of jihad doctrinal, spiritual, military, political and social jihad.
