Political Science 1020E Lecture : Islam.docx
4 Jul 2013
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Islam: arabic word meaning submission or surrender to god. Mohammed: related to the message that gods give to the prophets. Qur"an: recitation, holy book of divine wisdom, contain revelation of the angel gabriel to the prophet mohammed. The spread of islam: after mohammed"s death, islam spread from middle east to africa to. Spain to indian and to western china: promoted tolerance of religious groups, open to scientific innovation, iran is shia dominated. Five pillars of islam: shahada: profession of faith, allah is the one true god, mohammed is his messenger, salah: ritual prayer towards mecca, sihat: giving to charity, siam: fasting during ramadan, pilgrimage to mecca. Jihad: arabic word meaning strain, effort, struggle, devour, striving, practice of islam requires jihad, fight against evil, lesser jihad becomes greater jihad, greater jihad is the struggle against enemies of islam. Shar"ia: islam and politics, derived from the qur"an, islamic law, charging of interest, tax on wealthy to help the needy and poor.
