RELIGST 3C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Immorality, Islamic Culture, Fiqh

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 3C03
• Professor: Liyakat Takim

Document Summary

Rejects call for total integration with european education system. More impact after death than when alive. Rebirth in islamic education (renaissance lies in education - an authentic islamic. Literary critic at one time in his life. E. g ataturk, baha hussain (an egyptian thinker who believed in integration with europe) Polarization (those influenced by egyptian and those by europe: there was a polarization in egypt, those who were influenced by europe, while the rest were influenced by egyptian culture) Was against the village culture because of the ignorance and superstitious. Committed to social economic justice: islam was about justice and complete commitment to god, social justice in islam - book. Islam wants to be emancipated (free) from traditions: village traditions. Unity: cannot divide between faith / works and actions, what is believed must be acted on, what is acted on must be believed. Aqida: aqida can transform inactive beings into goal oriented, committed beings.