INR 3003 Study Guide - Final Guide: Western Culture, Al-Qaeda, Consumerism

• School: FSU
• Department: International Affairs
• Course: INR 3003
• Professor: Whitney Bendeck

Document Summary

Islam (ismael: jesus, christianity (christ is son of god, judaism (jesus is not divine) Allah: played a political leader (he was able to establish himself of military rule and conqueror, no allowance for separation between religion and politics (islamic law - Sharia: quran (hadith and sunna) comes down to interpretation, hadith, sayings of the prophet, sunna, traditions (life of the prophet) Islam"s relationship to the state & role of conquest: sharia. **quraysh, abu-bakr (muhammad"s caliph), umar (general, became second caliph), uthman (assassinated), ali (assassinated, was a blood relative of muhammad), muawiyah, ataturk (abolished the last caliph) Fundamentalism (conservative interpretation) --> is not bad --> but the radical component can come out of it. We (cid:272)ould(cid:374)"t put a(cid:374) e(cid:374)e(cid:373)y i(cid:374) a state --> a non state enemy. **jihad --> struggle** --> not a five pillar. Muhammad died and left no successor: 20th century humiliation, mustafa kemal atat rk (father of turkey): vision for turkey in opposition to islamic view.