RLG204H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ihsan, Mustahabb, Devil (Islam)
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The previous prophets: engage: apply the concept of quran in your life, quran is the pillars for the umma; created/ supported umma. Christianity there is no vicarious suffering or atonement for humankind. Such actions are unnecessary, since islam has no doctrine of original sin: in philosophy of creation they are equal. Salvation: how you are going to be close to god: for social order they are not equal. After creating adam, god breathed into him his spirit: moreover, the quran declares that god created human beings in the best of molds or stature to be his representative on earth. Muhammad"s life: the centrality of sunna and hadith. Applied to the prophet: the category of exemplary words, deeds and gestures, authoritative in the life of the umma (muslim community) Islam is not just a religion, it is a whole way of life: traditionalist view b.
