RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sunnah, Hanbali, Ijma
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The idea of embedding principles of our faith in our practices, interpreting god"s will. Sources: qur"an, life of the prophet (sunnah, hadith, ijtihad (best efforts of a scholar, what they"ve interpreted, ijma (consensus of the community) The stories of the prophets, the sunnah, compiled to make the hadith. Examines and regulates stories, shows what is authentic and holds power/is authoritative. Maliki: 8th century, egypt, north and west africa, equal weight to qur"an and sunnah. Muslim scholars in spain formed a lot of dialogue around intellectual issues, as it was a creative space. This grouping of different faiths and dialogue expanded into the renaissance. Muslim armies preferred that communities they conquered maintain their own religious practices, it made it easier to assert dominance. They just imposed administrative structure and gained money from taxes. There were higher taxes for jews and christians over the muslims. Watched a movie about the haj and what happens during it.
