Where are we at ….?Where are we at ….?

This week – IslamThis week – Islam Next week – BuddhismNext week – Buddhism Week after – Last lectureWeek after – Last lecture Week 15 (begins Oct 28) last week of tutesWeek 15 (begins Oct 28) last week of tutes Week 16 exam on 7 NovemberWeek 16 exam on 7 November

Islam and Interpersonal RelationsIslam and Interpersonal Relations

There is only One God, There is only One God, Allah,Allah,

And Muhammad is His And Muhammad is His ProphetProphet

Coherence Systems - ObjectivesCoherence Systems - Objectives

On successful completion of this module, you On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:should be able to:

  identify the principal religious traditions of identify the principal religious traditions of Australia, Asia and the Pacific, and those Australia, Asia and the Pacific, and those countries where each is practisedcountries where each is practised

describe key ideasdescribe key ideas of each religious of each religious tradition included in this moduletradition included in this module – today’s – today’s focus is the religious tradition of focus is the religious tradition of IslamIslam

Coherence Systems - ObjectivesCoherence Systems - Objectives

identify the central identify the central source bookssource books or or written record (if written record (if any) of any) of IslamIslam

identify the ways in identify the ways in which a particular which a particular religious tradition religious tradition can affect the can affect the behaviour of behaviour of believers believers

Overview of today’s workOverview of today’s work

Brief survey of Islam as a world religionBrief survey of Islam as a world religion Introduction to Islam and interpersonal Introduction to Islam and interpersonal

relationsrelations Interpersonal relations traced through a Interpersonal relations traced through a

fictional consultancy in Indonesiafictional consultancy in Indonesia Now for some Now for some terminologyterminology …. ….

Some terminologySome terminology

Getting it right, being well informedGetting it right, being well informed

Islam (an Arabic word), is the Islam (an Arabic word), is the name of the religion. It means name of the religion. It means ‘submission to God’‘submission to God’

Muslim, is a follower of the Muslim, is a follower of the faith of Islamfaith of Islam

Islam on the World SceneIslam on the World Scene

          ’’Civil Islam’ is …Civil Islam’ is … PluralistPluralist Respects universal human rightsRespects universal human rights Promotes free and public speechPromotes free and public speech Believes that the Islamic religion has Believes that the Islamic religion has

a role to play in public life, but as one a role to play in public life, but as one of many traditionsof many traditions

Islam on the World SceneIslam on the World Scene

If you are interested in following up If you are interested in following up information about Islam, this web sites will information about Islam, this web sites will be useful:be useful:

http://www.Islamic-World.nethttp://www.Islamic-World.net

The Australian National University Coombs The Australian National University Coombs library described this site as ‘a remarkable library described this site as ‘a remarkable and expertly managed site that is an and expertly managed site that is an essential academic resource’essential academic resource’

The Consultancy in IndonesiaThe Consultancy in Indonesia

Your company Your company has been hired as has been hired as consultants to an consultants to an Indonesian gold Indonesian gold mining operationmining operation

Mr Ibrahim Mr Ibrahim Hasan is your Hasan is your Indonesian Indonesian counterpartcounterpart

Your anxieties ….Your anxieties ….

Diet – you are vaguely aware that Muslims Diet – you are vaguely aware that Muslims have a special diet. Will it suit you?have a special diet. Will it suit you?

Social customs – you are vaguely aware that Social customs – you are vaguely aware that some Muslims have more than one wife, and some Muslims have more than one wife, and you are not sure how to relate to them ..you are not sure how to relate to them ..

Thin ice – the media has represented Islam as Thin ice – the media has represented Islam as a militant faith, and you are worried that you a militant faith, and you are worried that you might offend someone …might offend someone …

The Jakarta OfficeThe Jakarta Office

In Indonesia, In Indonesia, about 80% of the about 80% of the 200 million 200 million population are population are MuslimsMuslims

Hasan’s office is Hasan’s office is in Jakarta, a city in Jakarta, a city of about 9 million of about 9 million peoplepeople

RamadhanRamadhan

Ramadhan is one of Ramadhan is one of the twelve lunar the twelve lunar months of the months of the Islamic calendarIslamic calendar

It is the fasting It is the fasting monthmonth

It commemorates It commemorates Muhammad’s Muhammad’s experiences in the experiences in the wildernesswilderness

Id ul Fitri -A moveable festivalId ul Fitri -A moveable festival

1998: 30-31Jan1998: 30-31Jan 1999:19-20 Jan1999:19-20 Jan 2000: 8-9 Jan2000: 8-9 Jan 2001:17-18 Dec2001:17-18 Dec 2002:6-7 Dec2002:6-7 Dec

Surah 2Surah 2

O Believers, prescribed for you is the Fast, O Believers, prescribed for you is the Fast, even as it was prescribed for those that were even as it was prescribed for those that were before you - haply you will be godfearing -before you - haply you will be godfearing -

for days are numbered; and if any of you be for days are numbered; and if any of you be sick, or if he be on a journey, then a number sick, or if he be on a journey, then a number of other days; and for those who are able to of other days; and for those who are able to fast, a redemption by feeding a poor man. fast, a redemption by feeding a poor man. Yet better it is for him who volunteers Yet better it is for him who volunteers good, and that you should fast is better for good, and that you should fast is better for you, if you but know; ...you, if you but know; ...

Friday PlansFriday Plans

You propose You propose lunch on Friday, lunch on Friday, but Hasan but Hasan explains that it explains that it won’t be suitable won’t be suitable as he has to as he has to attend noonday attend noonday prayers at the prayers at the mosquemosque

The Rules for the FastThe Rules for the Fast

Permitted to you, upon the night of the Permitted to you, upon the night of the Fast, is to go in to your wives; they are Fast, is to go in to your wives; they are a vestment for you, and you are a a vestment for you, and you are a vestment for them. God knows that vestment for them. God knows that you have been betraying yourselves, you have been betraying yourselves, and has turned to you and pardoned and has turned to you and pardoned you. So now lie with them, and seek you. So now lie with them, and seek what God has prescribed for you.what God has prescribed for you.

  

The Rules for the FastThe Rules for the Fast

And eat and drink, until the white And eat and drink, until the white thread shows clearly to you from the thread shows clearly to you from the black thread at the dawn; then black thread at the dawn; then complete the Fast unto the night, and complete the Fast unto the night, and do not lie with them while you cleave do not lie with them while you cleave to the mosques. Those are God's to the mosques. Those are God's bounds; keep well within them. So bounds; keep well within them. So God makes clear His signs to men; God makes clear His signs to men; haply they will be godfearing.haply they will be godfearing.

Recreation Plans ChangedRecreation Plans Changed

Hasan can’t Hasan can’t make the make the tennis, the Fast tennis, the Fast is too toughis too tough

Breaking the FastBreaking the Fast

After fasting the After fasting the body requires body requires easily digested, easily digested, sugary foodsugary food

Fruit and sweet Fruit and sweet drinks are idealdrinks are ideal

A full dinner is A full dinner is eaten latereaten later

The Daily Routine of PrayerThe Daily Routine of Prayer

DawnDawnNoonNoonAfternoonAfternoonEvening Evening NightNight

The Call to PrayerThe Call to Prayer

The call to prayer is The call to prayer is broadcast from tall broadcast from tall towers attached to the towers attached to the mosquemosque

The call begins with a The call begins with a statement of God’s statement of God’s greatness, and then the greatness, and then the declaration that there declaration that there is only one God, Allahis only one God, Allah

The Five Pillars of IslamThe Five Pillars of Islam

1. The Declaration of Faith, that there is1. The Declaration of Faith, that there is only one God and that Muhammad was only one God and that Muhammad was His prophet.His prophet.

  2. Salat, or the obligatory prayers.2. Salat, or the obligatory prayers.

  3. Zakat, or alms giving.3. Zakat, or alms giving.

  4. The Fast.4. The Fast.

  5. The Haj, or pilgrimage.5. The Haj, or pilgrimage.

Celebrating LebaranCelebrating Lebaran

Celebrating Celebrating Lebaran is very Lebaran is very enjoyable, with enjoyable, with lots of lots of speciality foods speciality foods and gifts shared and gifts shared aroundaround

The FatihahThe Fatihah

In the Name of the merciful Lord of In the Name of the merciful Lord of Mercy.Mercy. The praise is to God, Lord of the The praise is to God, Lord of the worlds, the merciful Lord of Mercy, worlds, the merciful Lord of Mercy, ruler of the judgement day. You it is we ruler of the judgement day. You it is we worship, You it is to whom we come for worship, You it is to whom we come for aid. Guide us in the straight path, the aid. Guide us in the straight path, the path of those upon whom your favour path of those upon whom your favour rests, not of those who incur anger, nor rests, not of those who incur anger, nor of those who are astray.of those who are astray.

Answering the Three Organising Answering the Three Organising Questions from an Islamic PerspectiveQuestions from an Islamic Perspective

From What? What is the nature of the human predicament?

Answer: The human situation is one of ignorance. Humans seek liberation from ignorance and superstition, from belief in idols, from anything which takes away from the understanding that there is only one god, Allah

Answering the Three Organising Answering the Three Organising Questions from an Islamic PerspectiveQuestions from an Islamic Perspective

To What? Is answered by To What? Is answered by saying that men and women saying that men and women aspire to submit to the will and aspire to submit to the will and law of God. The faithful also law of God. The faithful also aspire to the bliss of paradiseaspire to the bliss of paradise

Answering the Three Organising Answering the Three Organising Questions from an Islamic PerspectiveQuestions from an Islamic Perspective

By What? Is answered by saying that By What? Is answered by saying that men and women will follow the word men and women will follow the word of God revealed in the Quran. The of God revealed in the Quran. The answer can be extended by saying that answer can be extended by saying that the faithful try to fulfil the works of the faithful try to fulfil the works of religion, the obligation to witness, to religion, the obligation to witness, to perform prayer, to give alms, to perform prayer, to give alms, to perform the fast, and to perform the perform the fast, and to perform the pilgrimage if possiblepilgrimage if possible

Thinking about our objectives ..Thinking about our objectives ..

Can you now …?Can you now …?   identify the principal religious identify the principal religious

traditions of Australia, Asia and the traditions of Australia, Asia and the Pacific, and those countries where each Pacific, and those countries where each is practisedis practised??

describe key ideasdescribe key ideas of of the Islamic the Islamic traditiontradition??

Thinking about our objectives ..Thinking about our objectives ..

Can you now…?Can you now…? identify the central identify the central

source booksource book or or scripture for Islam?scripture for Islam?

identify the ways in identify the ways in which a particular which a particular religious tradition religious tradition can affect the can affect the behaviour of behaviour of believers believers ??

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My Journey, My IslamMy Journey, My Islam

1.1. What reasons do the Australian university What reasons do the Australian university students give for their conversion to students give for their conversion to Islam?Islam?

2.2. Is Islam practised in the same ways in Is Islam practised in the same ways in each of the countries mentioned in the each of the countries mentioned in the video?video?

3.3. Are there good reasons for women to wear Are there good reasons for women to wear the veil? If yes, what are they?the veil? If yes, what are they?