Lecture: 1

What is faith/believe?
What is religion?
What is God?
How many religions exist in the modern world?
What is your religion?
What is Islam? What are its distinctive features?
Is it possible that a person has no religion at all?
What is Atheism?
Increasing or decreasing?
Humanists, science, communists
Debate about existence/non existence of God
Does God exist?
Creation vs. evolution
Next lecture: every student gets ______ minutes to support his argument on existence/non existence
of God
Implications of believing or not believing in His existence
Life after death
Courage/fearlessness
Sense of right and wrong
Hope
Morality
Patience and forbearance
Doing good without expecting a return
Self esteem (Wo aik sajda jesay tu garan samajhta ha)
Unconditional love for mankind and creation
Accountability even for acts hidden from other fellow human beings
Spirituality leading to internal peace
Peace and harmony at social or even global level
Implications of non-existence of God?

God to be loved or feared?


















Islam
Hadith Jibraeil (A.S)















On the authority of Umar (r) who said: One day while we were sitting with the
Messanger of Allah (s), there came before us a man with extremely white clothing
and extremely black hair. There were no signs of travel on him and none of us
knew him. He [came and] sat next to the Prophet (s). He supported his knees up
against the knees of the Prophet (s) and put his hand on his thighs.
He said, O Muhammad, tell me about Islam. The Messanger of Allah (s) said,
Islam is to testify that there is none worthy of worhsip except Allah and that
Muhammad is the Messanger of Allah, to establish the prayers, to pay the zakat,
to fast [the month of] Ramadan, and to make pilgrimage to the House if you have
the means to do so. He said, You have spoken truthfully [or correctly]. We were
amazed that he asks the question and then says that he had spoken truthfully.
He said, Tell me about Imaan (faith). He [the Messanger of Allah (s)] responded,
It is to believe in Allah, His angles, His books, His messangers, the Last Day and
to believe in the divine decree, [both] the good and the evil thereof. He said, You
have spoken truthfully.
He said, Tell me about al-Ihsaan (goodness). He [the Prophet (s)] answered, It
is that you worship Allah as if you see Him. And even though you do not see Him,
[you know] He sees you.
He said, Tell me about [the time of] the Hour, He [the Prophet (s)] answered,
The one being asked does not know more than the one asking. He said, Tell me
about its signs. He answered, The slave-girl shall give birth to her master, and
you will see the barefooted, scantily-clothed, destitiute shepards competing in
constructing lofty buildings.
Then he went away. I stayed for a long time. Then he [the Prophet (s)] said, O
Umar, do you know who the questioner was? I said, Allah and His Mesanger
know best. He said, It was [the angel] Gabriel who came to teach you your
religion. (Recorded in Muslim)

Hadith mentions Islam with Iman and Ehsan
Islam
Aqeeda Ibadaat/Rituals Mamalaat







Between People
Islamic law of contract
Personal law (marriage, divorce, inheritance, child custody)
Between state and citizen
Criminal law (Hudood, Tazeer)
Rights as citizen
International & other communities
Minority rights
International law


Difference between Shariah (Quran and Sunnah) and Figh
Islam as deen ( not merely a religion)
Separation of matter and soul

Islamic Jurisprudence

Allah, His
angles, His
books, His
messengers, the
Last Day and
divine decree
Prayers (Salat)
zakat,
fast (Ramadan)
pilgrimage(Haj
Between
People
Between state
and citizen
International &
other
communities