Kiera began today's class with an opening prayer that was an Irish blssing. After Kiera led the prayer, the class took Quiz #3 on the Islam vocabulary. Mrs. Egan than gave a powerpoint presentation on the Qu'ran. In the powerpoint, we learned that Muslims believe that the Qu'ran is the literal word of God dictated to Muhammad. (The Qu'ran, Sunnah and Hadith give guidance of life for Muslims.) The Qu'ran does not replace the Torah or the New Testament, but it corrects them. Every recitation of the Qu'ran, which should be done in Arabic, begins with the claim that Allah is merciful and compassionate. Shaytan (Satan) represents evil, while humans, as God's representatives on Earth, have a special status compared to animals.
Humans are born with no original sin but have predestined futures. The Qu'ran is highly committed to social justice and emphasizes Muslims must care for the needy, justly treat the dispossessed, forbid usury, and honor contracts.
We than read an article about how Muslims are allowed to invest in accordance with Islamic law. They are not allowed to invest in companies involved with tobacco, pork, or gambling. Scholars have interpreted the text to infer some of these things. Also, in Islam a loan is considered charity therefore the loaner should not charge interest on the loan. After the article, we interpreted different quotes from the Qu'ran.
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