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
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Content
(topic) per week
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The week
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Readings/ References/
Notes
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The meaning of religion and
people's need for it
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1
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Characteristics of the
Islamic religion
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2
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Faith and Action – Evidence of
Faith
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3
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Faith in God, His existence,
His oneness, His attributes, and His names
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4
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Responding to the suspicions
contained in the chapter on faith in God
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5
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Belief in angels - their
truth - their attributes - their tasks
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6
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Responding to the suspicions contained in the chapter on belief in
angels
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7
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Midterm exam
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8
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Belief in the heavenly books
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9
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Belief in the Apostles
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10
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The virtue of our master Muhammad and the rejection of suspicions about
his prophethood
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11
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Belief in the Last Day
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12
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Responding to the suspicions
contained in the chapter on faith in the Last Day
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13
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Belief in fate and destiny
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14
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Responding to the beliefs of
misguided sects
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15
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References
1. The Islamic Faith, Dr. Salem Marchan. Public libraries
