AR101 : Quranic Studies 1

Department

Academic Program

Type

University requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Overview

In the classroom, students study the aspect of faith as follows:

- the meaning of religion and the need of people for it, and the most important characteristics of the Islamic religion.

B- Faith and action. - Increase and decrease of faith. - Deprivation of faith.

C- Pillars of faith.

First: Belief in God Almighty. - The existence of God and the evidence for him - the meaning of the monotheism of God. - Attributes of Allah Almighty. - The Beautiful Names of Allah.

Second: Belief in angels: their truth, attributes, and functions.

Third: Belief in the heavenly books and introducing them.

Fourth: Belief in the Messengers: The difference between the Prophet and the Messenger. Prophecy is a blessing. The number of Messengers. - The (Olo Alazem) .- The attributes due to the messengers .- The virtue of our Prophet Muhammad - may God's peace and blessings be upon him - .- The generality of his message and that he is the last prophet that came to spread the message of Islam .- The obligation to love him .- The measure by which his love is known.

Fifth- Belief in (Alyawm AlAkher): - the minor and major Signs of the Hour. - Conditions of the other world: conditions of death and isthmus – (Resurrection - Hashr - Intercession - Presentation and calculation - Balance - Basin - Path - Paradise - Hell.

Sixth: Belief in predestination and destiny. - The meaning of destiny and predestination. - The meaning of belief in predestination. - The advantage of faith in predestination. - Satisfaction with predestination does not contradict the introduction of reasons. - Man is responsible for his actions and invoking predestination is misguidance.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the student should be able to:

1. learn about the meaning of faith and Islam and the relationship between them.

2. clarify the evidence for each of the six pillars of faith, both transmission and mentality.

3. explain the suspicions contained in the beliefs of Muslims and the responses with which the scholars responded to them

4. recognize the beliefs of misguided sects and criticize them

5. analyze the truth of faith and destiny either good or evil

6. link between mental rulings and legal rulings and ordinary rulings and discover the difference between them

7. apply what he/she has studied of doctrinal topics to himself/herself by correcting his/her faith and beliefs

8. To verify the truthfulness of the beliefs he/she has studied by comparing with the beliefs of other sects

Refutation of suspicions of the Islamic faith

Teaching and learning methods

The course will be introduced to the student through lectures, panel discussions, assignments and exercises, discussion and dialogue

Methods of assessments

Methods of evaluating students in this course: (semester work 40% and final 60%)

Semester work: divided between written midterm exams (30)

Duties and tasks (10)

Written Final Exam (60)

The content of the course

Content (topic) per week

The week

Readings/ References/ Notes

The meaning of religion and people's need for it

Characteristics of the Islamic religion

Faith and Action – Evidence of Faith

Faith in God, His existence, His oneness, His attributes, and His names

Responding to the suspicions contained in the chapter on faith in God

Belief in angels - their truth - their attributes - their tasks

Responding to the suspicions contained in the chapter on belief in angels

Midterm exam

Belief in the heavenly books

Belief in the Apostles

The virtue of our master Muhammad and the rejection of suspicions about his prophethood

Belief in the Last Day

Responding to the suspicions contained in the chapter on faith in the Last Day

Belief in fate and destiny

Responding to the beliefs of misguided sects

References

1. The Islamic Faith, Dr. Salem Marchan. Public libraries

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