RELS 201 Lecture 43: Module 4-Documentary Notes_3
24 Jan 2019
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- Some are more repressive
- First obligation is prayers
o Recommended is congregation
o Make sure I’m seeking guidance from the creator in everyday life
- Head to the floor
o Humbleness
- Essentials
o One god
o Muhammad is prophet
o Holiness of the Quran
o Charity
o Justice
o Kindness
o Peace wherever possible
- Understanding that Muslim recognize and respect differences
- Because we face mecca five times a day, also a sense of unity despite
differences
- Five pillars
o Call of faith-shahadah
o Prayers
o Fasting
o Giving due
o Hajj pilgrimage
Islamic mosques
- The mosque’s minaret
o Tower that rises over traditional Islamic mosques
o Which the faithful are called to pray in the mosque
o Alongside the dome
▪ There is no stronger symbol of worship
o Not all mosques have minarets or dome
- Mosque can look like almost anything
o Some are grand-high minarets
o Others could be small, adaptations of existing buildings
- What a mosque looks like doesn’t matter
o As long as Muslims can pray
- Within this flexibility
Document Summary
First obligation is prayers: recommended is congregation, make sure i"m seeking guidance from the creator in everyday life. Essentials: one god, muhammad is prophet, holiness of the quran, charity, justice, kindness, peace wherever possible. Understanding that muslim recognize and respect differences. Because we face mecca five times a day, also a sense of unity despite differences. Five pillars: call of faith-shahadah, prayers, fasting, giving due, hajj pilgrimage. Islamic mosques: tower that rises over traditional islamic mosques, which the faithful are called to pray in the mosque, alongside the dome, there is no stronger symbol of worship, not all mosques have minarets or dome. Mosque can look like almost anything: some are grand-high minarets, others could be small, adaptations of existing buildings. What a mosque looks like doesn"t matter: as long as muslims can pray. Within this flexibility: world"s greatest architecture. All these mosques are in toronto canada.
