RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Centrality, Egalitarianism, Hajj
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All men dressed in white garb, same kind of cotton to equalize all believers as being of equal status before god. Painful history of racism encountered as a black man. Says in his autobiography that the first time he felt that he belonged to a community was during the hajj. The idea of egalitarianism and social justice in islam is often overlooked. Sufism: islamic mysticism or the practice of a differnet style of encountering god (the contemplative way of engaging with god, broad mainstream of islam. 5 pillars of islam prayer times no matter what time, brings us back to god and the focus of him. More emotional, spiritual, immediate engagement with god. Proponents of this (sufis) think of the prophet himself as being a mystic. Own theology and contemplative practices with goal of bringing one in closer encounter and experience with god. Idea of simplicity material world is not so much important, more interested in life of the soul.
