Religion 102 (01)                                                                                   
Introduction to World Religions                                                                              Fall, 1997

 Muhammad                                                Allah                                                     Sufism
 Qur'an                                                        shirk                                                       zakat
 Ka'bah                                                        kufr                                                         hajj
 Hadith                                                        Sunni                                                  Ramada
 Sunnah                                                      Shi'ite                                                         jihad
 Hegira                                                      ummah                                                     mujahid
 Shahadah                                                  Shari'ah                                                     Imams

II. Focus Questions:

 1. Compare and contrast what is known about the life of Muhammad with one of the following religious founders:  Buddha, Confucius, or Jesus.  What are the most significant similarities and differences between Muhammad and whoever else is chosen?  What are the differences in attitudes toward these founders?

 2. In what ways have Judaism and Christianity influenced Islam?

 3. For a Muslim living in one of the first world countries (Germany, England, the United States, etc.), how feasible would it be to practice the Five Pillars of Faith?  Which of the Five Pillars would be most doable and which would be the most challenging?  Think of different occupations that would present special challenges to the practice of the Five Pillars:  an emergency room physician or nurse, someone working in a day-care center, a sales clerk in a large department store, an attorney, etc.

 4. What distinguishes a Sunni from a Shi'ite Muslim?

III. Questions while you view "Islam:  There is No God but God"

 1. In the Islamic religion there is no division between the secular and the spiritual domain,  which is one and the same.  Cite several examples from the film to support this  assertion.
 

 2. After visiting an Islamic village Ronald Eyre informs us that "the religion of the village is the life of the village."  How does this observation relate to the Islamic principles presented in Hopfe?
 

 3. In this film we visit a modern hospital in Cairo.  What Islamic teachings are observed in the hospital?
 

 4. Ronald Eyre sets out to find the Sufis, the mystical branch of Islam.  What difficulties