POSC304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Omnipotence, Sharia
14 Mar 2016
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Hadith: what a prominent figure says and what someone heard they said and is accepted as rule, ex: gibreel. If you ask more questions then you will get more questions or answers you do not like. A stranger asks muhammad what is islam? . When he was praying in a mosque. He answered with the five pillars of islam. What are your beliefs: to be muslim you need to believe in: His books: the torah, engeel (gospels), the. Pre-determination: ex: allah determines if you are a good person or a bad person, do we have free will, it"s a huge debate. The problem is that god is omniscient (all knowing and essential belief) and omnipotent (all powerful) It is to worship allah as if you see him. If you cannot see him then know that he can see you: this idea is very popular with sufis. God"s love is that he will love you no matter what you do.
