RLG204H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Iranian Revolution, Kafir, Cryptomeria
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The decline of islamic civilization through colonialism. In the quran, it is mentioned that muslims must not let the kuffar control their destiny therefore they must retaliate. Sufism concentrate on the relationship between man and god and emphasize that if you cannot solve the problem inside, you won"t be able to solve problems externally. Any type of interpretation of islam to encourage people to obilize to overthrow the political system would b e dangerous for the people in power and their interests. Social, political, control: for social, you should have some policy to control the system. Ex. you have the olice for social relations: in politics, you also have some plicy to control the system to guard your interest. The colonial powers found: they found out that they could control the system bby manipulating or supporting a particular interpertaions. The salafis sought purification by following the practice of the prohet"stime, not through sugi pur.
