Class Notes:
-video notes:
-parallels between Mormonism and Islam:
-to establish community.
-to find a true doctrine during a time of unrest.
-Dimensions of Islam:
-Experiential:
-feel pressence of "Allah".
-seeing prophet.
-Mythic/Narrative:
-historic.
-line of prophets from Abraham to Muhammad.
-Ritual:
-5 Pillars:
-1. proffession of faith, giving witness to truth (Shi-Hida).
-2. prayers 5 times a day (Sallane).
-3. Ramadahn: fasting from sunup-sundown for one month.
-4. allmsgiving/submisiveness: sharing money with homeless/church (Zakara).
-5. pilgramage to Mecca during 12th month of Lunar calendar. If financially able to.
-Doctrinal:
-Qu-ran: eternal voice of God.
-God controls all aspects of destiny.
-Ethical:
-obedience to God.
-just equal society under God.
-Ji-had "holy war": striving towards God.
-all people born Muslim, just forget, must become Muslim again.
-Social:
-90%: Sumi, Government (community).
-10%: Shia, Governed by successor of Ali, descendant of Muhammad (IMAM).
-Islamic Revolution: battle by Shia's.
-must face Mecca (Mecca Foca).
-"I do it as the prophet did it."
-by 2000 mor Muslims than Jews in United States.
-Women:
-practice segregation of men/women.
-pyratanical streak.
-arranged marriages.
women cause unclean thoughts in men.
-note: God gave rules to Christians and Jews; when they didn't listen God finally gave new rules to Muhammad.
-"The Viel Revolution":
-infanticide (happens in China too). Stopped when the prophets came. They have all the same prophets Christians do except Muhammad.
-cant eat pork (food poisoning and Kosher form of butchering).
-hate between Catholics and Muslims began with the Crusades.
-Christianity, Buddhism, Islam major missionary religions.
-Ji-had "defense of faith": military power, then move into land.
-early centuries: when Islam conquered cities Christians and Jews were given a chance to convert; the rest of the atheists killer or turned into slaves.