RLG204H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sunnah, Polytheism, Femicide
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Issue of role model for muslim, why is it important: he tried to get some position regarding salvation. It"s going to teach us that you can get close to this criteria (role model): success, salvation and happiness. First issue: his father died, an orphan why is this important: pain and suffering, state of war that people died and the widows went to other tribes since they were suffering. Honest man why is it important. In a state of war, honesty and truth is a luxury issue. Issue of hypocrisy working because : with honesty, he can be a star in a dark place, function of a religious leader stops you from seeing this relationship. His approach is critical to the society: hypocrisy vs. Idols what was the function of idols wasn"t working as a religion, only justifying their actions, these idols could not solve their problems, or meaning of life.
