RELG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
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Relg 101 - introduction to world religions: western traditions - lecture 17: islam continued. Islam needs to be supplemented by this inner conviction (faith), and this inner faith cannot be in the forms of empty words. True conviction displayed in every day living. Never ending aspect of one"s religious life. Every muslim accept there is no other god than allah. Allah isn"t a personal name of god, it means god. Muhammad is the true prophet of this true god. Starting from the prophet muhammad, muslims believe that every child, originally by virtue of human birth, is believer of god. Islam argues that the faith in god is a necessary attribute of a human being. Muslims are required to pray five times a day. Because there was a possibility of misunderstanding that their prayers are dedicated to the sun. There is no other person that can forgive your sins except for god.