REL-1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Osama Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, Asteroid Family
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Isis radicalizes mainstream views: quran and hadith. Hadith sayings of the prophet: sunni view of the caliphate (the successors of mohammed) Literal reading of the quran and hadith: what is written is what is commanded. Authority of allah and his messenger: what is permitted is commanded. Slavery and violence against infidels: lesser versions also permitted. By contrast, most forms of islam rely on: analogy. Spider web (cid:894)ta(cid:374)gle of (cid:272)o(cid:374)fusio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:272)orruptio(cid:374) if you do(cid:374)"t lo(cid:448)e god(cid:895), light (analogy for allah) Visual aid to what cannot be visualized. Isis vs mainstream readings: (cid:862)if a dog dri(cid:374)ks fro(cid:373) your (cid:271)o(cid:449)l, you (cid:373)ust (cid:449)ash it (cid:1011) ti(cid:373)es(cid:863) Other muslims takes this metaphorically if you surround yourself with bad people, you should clean yourself after; this suggests that dogs are unclean, so (cid:373)ay(cid:271)e you should(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e dogs as pets: daylight sex during ramadan. Isis libertinism vaginal sex is the only one prohibited during daylight hours: violence.
