Notes taken March 7, 2007 on lecture by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, author of What's Right with Islam is What's Right with America, and the Imam of a Sufi Mosque in lower Manhattan.
Born in Kuwait, educated in England and India, and received a masters from Columbia University.
Major theme from the book:
Sense of an Alien religion from Christianity and Judaism, but it is the last of the Abrahamic religions, underlied by a belief in one God and no belief in the divinity of the monarch. Also, was classless. Theme that God is one and the creator is one and all were created from one male and female, so at core we are all brothers and sisters and every human life is equal.
Fast forward
Late 18th century in America, the founding fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence, emphasizing the equality of humankind and endowed by the (singular) creator with certain inalienable rights; two Abrahamic ethics.
Sharia, all Islamic Law, has one over all objective: to serve the best interest of humankind in this life and in the next life (the permanent life).
5 major objectives of
Protection of Human Life/Dignity
Free Practice of Religion
Right to Family, Marriage and Sexual Relations
Right to Property
Right to Develop Intellectual Capacity
So... the US is a Sharia compliant state? According to Imam Rauf, yes.
Discuss.
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2 comments:
well there are certainly people who WANT it so....but each word in there has a lot of wiggle room....
I wish you'd say more here...reflect. answer your own question! to blog is to be personal...in public!
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