HUMA 3481 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Rashidun, Sevener, Ritual Purification
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Imams in mosques: generic name: teacher or preacher. Imams : significant title, some take supernatural qualities, some sin-free. 4 rightly guided caliphs: 4th ali executed, believed it should"ve been hussain (5th) Twelvers (shiahs) mahdi imam in occultation, hidden and will come back on the last day to to save the perfect islamic community. Have suffering and seen as the oppressed minority. Focus on mysticism: devotional dances, enhance the worshipping technique, call out to god. Experiential: want to experience the presence god: use of drugs, sexuality, alcohol. Original meaning = pure: struggle or strive to be a better person through prayer. Jihad = holy war: perceived as external struggle by extremist muslims. What makes it successful in a violent sense: taking certain passages out of the quran, then using examples to get good negative responses. Divine will = this is what god wants, Painted as the enemy: portrayed opposite to western values, use of violence.
