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Islamic Law & Shia Islam

No God but God, Ch 6 & 7


Lesson Objectives


Identify some of the key people in the early story of Islam

Understand what life was like in Arabia before the advent of Islam

Appreciate the Jewish & Persian influences on the Arab World

Appreciate the influence of the Christians and Hanifs on the Arab World

Understand the Meccan context for the advent of Islam

Appreciate the Historical Muhammad as prophet and messenger

Understand the Qurayshi response in socio-political terms


Key Terms

Zakat

Sawm

Salat

Tawhid

Hajj

Sharia

Shirk

Kalam

Sunnah

Fatwa

Ijtihad

Sunni

Mahdi


Islamic Orthodoxy & Orthopraxy


Orthodoxy | Greek – ortho (right) doxia (belief)

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Orthopraxy | Greek – ortho (right) praxis (practice)

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