Section One Key Concepts Definitions Umma- Arabic word meaning nation or community. In Islam it specifically refers to the religious community. Ijtihad- How rulings are made in reference to Islamic Law. Taqlid-Following a Islamic Scholar in regards to religious laws and commandment.
Questions 1. To what extent do doctrines unite, or create divisions, within a religion? 2. How are beliefs of a religion followed differently based on how your specific community thinks? 3. How can a follower of a religion determine if the religion's beliefs are ethical?
Concepts: Niyya: the concept of having the intention to do an action for the sake of Allah Akhirah: life after death Yawm Al-din: Judgment Day
Questions: Beller's: What is the link between specific doctrines and rituals? Importance of intention, judgment day, and afterlife Ours: How does the concept of intention affect your actions in life, i.e. do you think about the consequences and rewards of your actions? How does your religion view any kind of after life, and what are the stipulations for how it will work for individuals of your religion? To what extent does judgment reflect on human nature based on acquired knowledge about a subject?
Concepts: Tawhid- oneness of Allah; an Islamic expression of monotheism Shirk-Polytheism
How do art and architecture express the beliefs of a religion? Questions: 1. How do religious buildings display the belief of practitioners? 2. Do you think religious buildings or art should reflect the religion itself? How? 3. Do you think it is acceptable to draw pictures or show images of God? In what ways do you agree that God cannot be materialized to human standards? 4. To what extent do you believe a book can be a work of art?
Terms: Umma- The entire community of Muslims. 1. What is the relationship between doctrine and organizational structure, for example, the authority of priests, monks, gurus and jurists? 2. How can the Umma be influenced negatively by religious authority figures? 3. How do we use religious authority to justify our actions in a secular world?
Section One
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Umma- Arabic word meaning nation or community. In Islam it specifically refers to the religious community.
Ijtihad- How rulings are made in reference to Islamic Law.
Taqlid-Following a Islamic Scholar in regards to religious laws and commandment.
Questions
1. To what extent do doctrines unite, or create divisions, within a religion?
2. How are beliefs of a religion followed differently based on how your specific community thinks?
3. How can a follower of a religion determine if the religion's beliefs are ethical?
Section 4
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Niyya: the concept of having the intention to do an action for the sake of Allah
Akhirah: life after death
Yawm Al-din: Judgment Day
Questions:
Beller's: What is the link between specific doctrines and rituals? Importance of intention, judgment day, and afterlife
Ours:
How does the concept of intention affect your actions in life, i.e. do you think about the consequences and rewards of your actions?
How does your religion view any kind of after life, and what are the stipulations for how it will work for individuals of your religion?
To what extent does judgment reflect on human nature based on acquired knowledge about a subject?
Group: Malin, Louise, Sarah
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Concepts:
Tawhid- oneness of Allah; an Islamic expression of monotheism
Shirk-Polytheism
How do art and architecture express the beliefs of a religion?
Questions:
1. How do religious buildings display the belief of practitioners?
2. Do you think religious buildings or art should reflect the religion itself? How?
3. Do you think it is acceptable to draw pictures or show images of God? In what ways do you agree that God cannot be materialized to human standards?
4. To what extent do you believe a book can be a work of art?
Terms:
ReplyDeleteUmma- The entire community of Muslims.
1. What is the relationship between doctrine and organizational structure, for example, the authority of priests, monks, gurus and jurists?
2. How can the Umma be influenced negatively by religious authority figures?
3. How do we use religious authority to justify our actions in a secular world?
To what extent are core doctrines affected by different social, cultural or political contexts?
ReplyDeleteAre the roles of women affected more by their geographic location or religion?
Does war in religion tend to be organic or implanted?
How is the way in which one knows their own religion impacted by their circumstance?
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