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After looking again over the primary sources from Strayer Ch.11 (Doc.11.1, Doc.11.2, and Doc.11.3), please respond to the following question prompts in a comment below:
1) What attitudes toward Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim peoples do these primary source selections suggest on the part of Islam?
2) What do you think is the relationship between the selections from the Koran (Doc.11.1), from the Hadith (Doc.11.2) and from Sharia Law (Doc.11.3)? How do these sources of authority work together to govern Islamic society?
3) After looking at these sources, what sort of problems do you think early Islamic society and empire had?
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1. These primary sources show that Islam had a very peaceful attitude towards the Jews and Christians. Islam shows no distinction between them since they too believe in one God and the Last Day and to do righteous deeds. However, Muslims seems to have a sense of pride for their own religion compared to others.
2. The Quran are the very words of God that Muhammad heard and wrote down. The Hadith are the doings of Muhammad and the principles he lived by. The Sharia was the law in which all Muslims lived by. Each selection is related to one another in the fact that all of their principles are based with the intent of their God as well as Muhammad and the righteous way of living that is inspired by them.
3.The Islam faith’s principles seem to be very peaceful and pure. I would imagine they would have problems in their empire with keeping these principles incorporated into daily life especially with the surrounding empires where beliefs and society was entirely different and the opposite of Islams’.
1.) I do not think that the Islam’s are necessarily fond of the other religions. According to the sources, they consider Jews and Christians to be allies and suggest that the Islam’s should not take them as their allies because that could lead to becoming one of them. Also, I think that the Muslims look down upon them in a way because the Muslim religion is based on mostly on law rather than the theology and belief that other religions are based on.
2.) I think that the relationship of the three documents is that they all tie Islam and the Muslim religion together. The main points were Allah, Muhammad, and the law. These things are all important to the religion as a whole. They work together to govern Islamic society because they make known the rules and ideas of each of the main sections being talked about. When you put the ideas of Allah, Muhammad, and the law together you get the basis of the entire religion.
3.) I think the problems that the early Islamic society and empire had were probably making sure that everyone was following the rules of the religion and laws. The documents made it seem as if rules were extremely important. However, with the amount of people practicing, it seems like it would be extremely difficult to keep track of what each person is doing and if they are doing it right. The religion seems as if what everyone else was doing was extremely important. However, there is no way during this early society that what everyone is doing can be accounted for.
1.) In the few Surahs of the Quran given in the text, it is clearly explained how relations with Jews and Christians should be conducted. At the beginning of Surah 2, it is said that anyone who is God-conscious, and carries out good deeds during life, will “have their reward with their Sustainer.” This seems to suggest that Muslims are to treat each religion with some respect, as they all are worshiping the same God. However the last excerpt, Surah 5, commands Islam’s followers not to treat non-Muslims as their allies and warns that if they do, that person becomes one of them.
2.) The teachings in the Quran, along with the actions of Muhammad contained in the Hadith, are enforced by the Islamic law described in the Sharia. The Koran demands that Muslims live well in the eyes of God, and the Hadith takes these one step further, giving examples of how one must live their life well in order to enter Paradise. The Sharia then provides legal guidance on all aspects of Muslim life to ensure followers practice correct behavior.
3.) It would appear that early Islamic society would have the most trouble enforcing the Sharia among its people. Most of the guidelines set in place require the individual to practice self-restraint in more than one area. This must have made it incredibly hard to enforce the law, and instead require individual Muslims to know the law, and to realize the divine repercussions of breaking it.
1. The primary sources display that Islamic views on Jews as well as Christians are similar to that of their own in certain aspects. As said in Surah 2, Christians-all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds-shall have their reward with their Sustainer… Muslim, however, focused on the idea that the role of law creates a good society.
2. The Quran focuses on the idea that God is the creator and sustainer and focuses the things that will bring one closer to him. The Hadith furthers the objectives and describes the seven pernicious things that are not permitted in order to enter Paradise. The Sharia splits aspects of the law into categories and describes what is lawful and unlawful in each. The three coincide to outline what is wrong and right not only morally, but in law as well. If one follows these principles, they will not endure punishment but will instead receive salvation.
3. Problems arise in any society. Laws are regularly broken because they cannot be fully enforced. Obligations of one’s being spiritually and in law are very hard to sustain. Although not everyone will be punished for their own wrongdoing, he or she knows his or herself what is right and wrong.
1. It seems that the Muslims understand how each religion is worshiping the same God, just in different ways. Although, the Islamic faith definitely portrays a more bitter side because they do not allow “allies” with the other faiths.
2. All three documents stress the importance of loving your God and obeying the law. That is how in the end it all works because their government and religion coincide on the basic foundations.
3. I think a lot of troubles in the empires came because the laws that were set were very strict. In being that it was so strict it seems like it would be difficult for growth as the generations move on.
1.The attitudes towards Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim from the Islam people are shown in the three sources. In 11.1, The Quran, it says those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians are all who believe in god and will receive righteous deeds. With this it shows that if they behave right then the attitudes will be fine, but if someone does not do as follows attitudes shift significantly. In 11.3, The Sharia it explains that if anyone denies prayer through ignorance, they could potentially be put to death. Lastly at the end of 11.1 it states do not take the Jews and Christians for your allies: they are but allies of one another. I think that this mean do not take anyone’s side but your own because they could be allies with your enemies. The overall attitude is that if someone denies they will be looked down upon.
2.I think that the similarities between The Quran, The Hadith, and The Sharia are that all three believe in faith from the gods. For example, in 11.1 it says for all god-conscious who believe in the existence and which is beyond the reach of human perception are constant in prayer, and spend on others out of what we provide for them as sustenance. I think the sources work together to govern Islamic society in a way that rewards them if they perform righteous deeds in there society. The Islamic society must be obligated to their culture and society by agricultural ways and Zakat, which are alms for the poor.
3.The problems that the Islamic society and empire may have encountered are the ways of ruling; they had to become central and highly detailed. The next problem could have been religion standards and traditions, how not everyone would follow the ways of the Islamic culture. The particular views of women during this time period could have also played a factor in the problems arising in the Islamic society.
1. According to the Quran, if you’re a Jew or a Christian you have nothing to fear and will receive the same rewards. Because of this, Islam is built from both of these religions. So the primary sources suggest the interchangeable parts of different religions to create Islam.
2. All of the selections are parts from the Islamic culture. We have Allah, Muhammad, and the laws. Allah is the ruler of all, Muhammad is the messenger, and the laws are required by all people.
3.A main problem they had were that the laws were set very strict. When laws are like that, you have a sense of rebellion from the citizens. Since the citizens had no say in the laws, it makes it hard for them to follow if they don’t agree.
1. These sources suggest that other religions are not allies, and are not true God worshipers. Although, the Muslims do recognize other faiths because they say “all who believe in God shall have their reward…”, but they think Islam is the best and most true faith, and that they should not interact with Jew and Christians.
2. The relationship between the 3 sources are that they all tell of how Muslims should live their lives and how to properly worship God. It is a mix of law and worship. These sources are truth to the Muslims and must be obeyed or they were be punished; sometimes by death or by being non-Muslim.
3. A problem would be that having religion as part of law meant some wavering and wiggle room in the law which could make for disputes amount people. Also, having religion in law is not accepted in every culture, so Muslims could find this challenging when living in other areas.
1. In document 11.1, Surah 2 talks about how those of the Jewish and Christian faith all believe in God and the same general principals of the Last Day. It says that they do not need to fear or grieve because they do righteous deeds and will have their rewards for that. In Surah 5 it states that Jews and Christians are allies of one another, but it says not to take them for your allies. Overall, I think they respect other faiths but believe that they are on the right path above all else.
2. The Koran, the Hadith, and the Sharia Law are distinct from one another but still closely related. They all outline what it should be like to be Islamic. The Koran is the actual words from God that Muhammad recorded. The Hadith are the sayings and deeds of Muhammad. The Sharia Law is the law that all Muslims live by. They work together to tell the history, and create peace and unity between all Islamic people.
3. I think that after looking at these sources, it is apparent that this was a quickly growing religion. It must have been difficult to enforce all the laws because of the amount of laws as well as the amount of people. It seems as though it was just more expected for Muslims to know the laws themselves and abide by them.
1.) Attitudes that the Muslims had towards Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim peoples come out mostly in the sections from the Quran. I believe that the Muslims were respectful of the other faiths and thought that those who believe in God and do righteous deeds will be rewarded. But with that I also believe that even though they were respectful of others decisions on faith, they wanted nothing to do with non-Muslim people. This is obvious when the text explains how a Muslim should never become an ally with a Jew or a Christian because if they did they would in turn, become one of them.
2.) Like stated in an earlier post I believe that the three documents come together and work as a guide for the Muslim peoples because they combine the three aspects and/or ideas of Muhammad, Allah, and the law. Much of the Muslim religion is based on law and following the rules of what you are supposed to do. You can see in each of the primary sources law that are set to be followed, whether it be by the voice of Muhammad or Allah. Correct behavior is very important in this faith, for example, The Sharia has laid out the correct behavior in many aspects of life including prayer, marriage, government, law and the economy all while reflecting back on Allah and Muhammad.
3.) I think that the biggest problems the Islam Empire might have encountered would be enforcing and getting everyone to live by the laws. Muhammad probably did his best to spread the word of the beliefs of being Muslim, but with a faith that grew as fast as the Muslim faith grew during that time it must have been hard to get all the followers to life with 100% correct behavior.
1. As stated in Document 11.1, as long as the individual has “attained to faith,” believe in God, and do good deeds while on earth, “shall have their reward with their Sustainer.” This means that the individuals do not have to Muslim. As long as the individual believes in God, does good things on earth, and has a specific faith (can be Jews, Christians, Muslims and other non-Muslim), then the individual will be “on the right path.”
2. The relationship between the Koran, Hadith and Sharia Law is that all three of them explain how the individuals of the Islamic society should behave, what they should believe in, and rules to live by. The Koran states that there is one God, and one God only. The Hadith provides rules such as honesty, going on Jihad and being nice to others will result in others being nice to you. The Sharia explains who one can marry if they are a free man vs. a slave, and how many women they can marry depending on their status. The sources of authority work together to govern the Islamic society because they all have the same general principles. The Koran is the words of God, that were spread to the people by Muhammad. Hadiths are “sayings and deeds” that Muhammad spoke. They were spread by individuals in the form of stories by people such as Al-Bukhari. The stories assisted with Muhammad’s words being spread. The Sharia is the law. Muslims focused on the law as well as correct behavior. By knowing what God would have wanted through Muhammad’s words, and his stories being spread, individuals will be able to follow the law.
3. After reading the three documents, I believe that one of the problems that the early Islamic society and empire had was determining between right and wrong. There were a few things that seemed vague, which could lead to having a hard time telling the differences between right and wrong. In document 11.1 it was stated that individuals are punished until they correct what they do wrong. However, it is not stated what is considered “wrong” and how they can fix what they did wrong. In the second document it was said that Muhammad’s words were spread through stories. By the stories being told over and over, this could lead to them being changed over time, so they were not the true words of Muhammad. Also, since there were such strict laws and punishment, that could have caused problems.
1.) Attitudes that the Muslims had towards Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim people are respectful and peaceful. Although they were respectful and made peace with them I feel that Muslims wanted nothing to do with non-Muslim people because in The Quarn they simply state that they should never become an ally with a Jew or a Christian because they would rub off on them and betray Muslim and become one of them.
2.) The three sources are all a guide for Muslims that they follow on how to live their life. Also, they are all sources on how they should and shouldn’t worship God. Pretty much what is right and wrong.
3.) In my opinion I believe that the problems they had with these rules would be having everyone follow them. With the number of people practicing it is nearly impossible to keep track of everyone and see if they are following the guidelines precisely.
1. It suggests that Muslims are accepting of Jews and Christians because one documents said, “Those who have attained faith, as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians…- all who believe in God and the Last Day and to righteous deeds- shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve.” From this statement it appears they are accepting because they all believe in one God which is the main concern.
2. The Quran contains the very words of god for Muslims and is equivilant to the Bible for Christians. The Hadith is Muhammad’s sayings based off of the Quran. Knowing the beliefs of Islam through the Quran and Muhammad’s sayings, the Sharia provides rules and consequences to different areas of life for the Muslim people. All of these documents together create the way Islamic people are suppose to live.
3. One major problem Islamic people may have had was enforcing their strict policies and harsh punishments. There were rules for just about everything and if they were not followed the result was often death. This may cause people to rebel.
1) The view of Christians and Jews from the Islam people seem to be that they might not agree on every part of their religions, but they get along. They all worship the same God and their religions are quite similar. The Islam people are allies with Christians and Jews, they do not want to cause conflict.
2) The three documents all make up the Islam view, but all in a different way. Document 11.1 talks about the Quran and how it contains God’s words to Muhammad and how they should obey his words. 11.2 talks about how the hadiths are second to importance behind the Quran. It contains the deeds and sayings of Muhammad. 11.3 talks about how Muslims give much importance to law and correct behavior. Their law was called the Sharia. There were four major schools of the Islamic law that had a different emphasis to the law. These all work together to form Islam. They have Quran, the hadiths, and the Sharia to make their religion and community flow together, with the help of one another.
3) I would say that the Islam religion would have difficulty with people second guessing Muhammad and his role with God. Also people might have had a hard time following all the rules in their daily lives. Although it seems that the Islam religion had thought of everything, no religion is perfect.
1.) It appears from the Quran (11.1) that Islam, as a whole, is accepting of Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim peoples. I say this because it states that, after listing the prophets of other religions like Jesus and Moses and how equal they are, “we make no distinction between any of them…” (Surah 2). This distinctly shows that those who practiced Islam were open to other religions because they shared a similar belief in one god. Another quote from the Quran that reinforces this point is that Christians and Jews or “all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds” (Surah 2) would be rewarded by their God.
2.) The Quran (11.1) describes the voice of Allah and how all powerful he is. This document I would think is used to draw the people to how awesome Islam is as a religion. And this leads to the Hadith (11.2) which describes a collection of stories of Muhammad the prophet of Islam. The Hadith acts as what seems to be a justification of why you should believe in the voice of Muhammad and follow Allah. Then in the Sharia (11.3) laws and morals are written to guide the person of faith along their journey in life. When all of these aspects are put together you have a book or religion in this case that remain very strong when put together in this way. By enticing a person with the power of god and justifying the interpreter while providing a structure with laws and morals to live by adds to the overall appeal of Islam bringing solidarity in people’s lives thus aiding in governing Islamic society.
3.) One issue I could see with governing Islamic society with Islam is whether or not the people will believe in what they read. It can also be an issue to be guided by words of religion rather than a monarchal ruler. There will be those people who interpret the Quran in their own sense and disobey the forms of law and morals.
1. The first primary source shows that Islam is very accepting of the Jews and Christians. They are accepting because one of the documents states that if you believe in God and the Last Day to the righteous deeds then you will be rewarded. If you beleive in one God then you will be accepted because of the beliefs that are shared among the different religions.
2. The Quran is the exact words of God for the Muslims. The Hadith includes the sayings and good deeds of Muhammad and finally the Sharia is the law in which all Muslims had to live by and follow. It states the different rules and consequences that Muslims must follow in order to live. The muslim religion focuses on “paying attention to the law and correct behavior.”
3. A major problem the Islamic people may of had was enforcing their strict rules and regulations. These strict laws were often hard to enforce because of the people who chose not to abide by them. When someone chose not to follow the rules it often led to punishment and maybe even death. The rules and regulations of the Islamic community were so hard to enforce because of all the empires out there that had different beliefs and rules. In other words, the Islamic community could pick up on other empire’s beliefs and therefore cause tension and harsh punishments because they were simply not following the strict policies created by Islam.
1. According to the text the Muslims view of Christians and Jews is that they are accepting because they stated in the Quran that all who believe in god have nothing to fear. Both religions are not exactly the same but believe in the same god and Islams do also.
2. All three documents sum up the view of Islams. The first document is about how one should live as a Muslim under god through his word. The second document is about the sayings and deeds of Muhammad. Lastly, the third document is about Muslim law and rules of their government, marriage and economy.
3. After reading these three sources I think the early Islamic society and empire had problems such as having all obey the rules enforced. Also having everyone believe in the prophets. Some may not have believed what Muhammad was saying.
1. Document 11.1 from the Quran states that Jews, Christians and all who believe in God, the Last Day, and do righteous deeds, shall have their reward with their sustainer. What this is saying that even though the Jews and Christians did not believe in the muslim God, when they die will go to heaven or have their rewards, or since they believe in a God, they will go to heaven
2. The three selections were all instructions for how muslims should live. The first selection, from the Quran, is Gods word written by Muhammad. The second document, from the Hadith, was Muhammad’s sayings and deeds and also gave instructions for life and faith. The third document, the Sharia, was the law and correct behaviors for being Muslim.
3. One problem early Muslims probably encountered, was following and enforcing all of the rules in the religion. It seems that it would be tough to enforce so many rules, let alone follow them all. The second possible problem early Muslims may have encountered was getting everyone to believe in everything written for the religion as the “word of God” because they were written by men.
1. The documents primarily suggest that Jews a Christians are people of the book, meaning that they worship the written word of the same sustain er. They are to treat others with respect,but to stay true to they ideology, and to those who say it was built on laws first, it was a religion of spoken word before it was even an Empire, the people of the time were so taken with its message that it spread like wild fire.
2. They govern together rather well. Islam has five pillars: Shahada (profession of faith), Salat (the daily prayers), Zakat ( charity ),Ramadan (fasting) and Hajj ( the pilgrimage). these three documents form a net surrounding all five to ensure that they are done by all Muslims, either by a religious force or by law.
3. I think early issues would have including people not wanting to adhere to the new laws out of greed. they may not have wanted to pay taxes for charity or be told how many wives they were supposed to have. And the rights of women the the Quran detailed might have been too progressive for some regions.
1. Islams believe that Christians and Jews shall not be punished for their faith and belief in God, but that they should be worshiping God instead of those who were beside or next to God. They state that God should be the focus in religion, not those who helped send God’s message.
2. The Quran is directly from God spoken to Muhammad. Muhammad recited God, making the Quran. The Hadith is more of guidelines, in my perspective. It describes how to live in more of a do’s and don’t's of how to act. The Sharia sounds more like rules or laws to follow.
3. From these readings, I believe their society was fairly successful and full of wisdom throughout the Islamic people. Although I wonder if the Islamic society had trouble enforcing some of these “rules” stated throughout these documents. For example, I wonder if some people would be against such things like zakat.
1. The attitudes display that Jews and Christians shouldn’t be fearful because the Muslims see that they worship the same God. In the primary sources it shows that they may not agree on everything, but they are not allies.
2. The relationship between the Koran, Hadith and Sharia Law is the view from the Islam’s standpoint. In the first document the Koran’s believed God through his word. The Hadith has the good deeds of Muhammad. And the Sharia Law is what Muslims followed and lived by. It has the rules and laws for the Muslims to live by.
3. A problem early Islamic soceity had was following the rules of the religious ways. People had trouble believing everything they were told to believe in. They were just told to abide by the laws and I think that was a problem for the Muslims.
1. It seems as thought the Islamic culture understands and respects other religions because they know that they all serve and worship the same god, but they also state in Surah 5 that Jews and Christians are eachother allies and that they shouldnt take them for their own allies.
2.All three of these readings pretty much lay out how muslims are expected to live, the first reading is about pretty much God’s words and how you should worship god, the second one is about the deeds of Muhammad, and the third reading is the laws that muslims need to follow.
3.I would guess that early issues would include people not following the laws, as there are in any country. Especially with as set and particular as there laws were, I’d imagine they were hard for men and women to follow some of them. I dont think they had any problems following the religion and the words of god but sometimes someone may have disagreed with what Muhammad was sayinga and that could have caused problems too.
1. It seems as thought the Islamic culture understands and respects other religions because they know that they all serve and worship the same god, but they also state in Surah 5 that Jews and Christians are eachother allies and that they shouldnt take them for their own allies.
2.All three of these readings pretty much lay out how muslims are expected to live, the first reading is about pretty much God’s words and how you should worship god, the second one is about the deeds of Muhammad, and the third reading is the laws that muslims need to follow.
3.I would guess that early issues would include people not following the laws, as there are in any country. Especially with as set and particular as there laws were, I’d imagine they were hard for men and women to follow some of them. I dont think they had any problems following the religion and the words of god but sometimes someone may have disagreed with what Muhammad was sayinga and that could have caused problems too.
1. The sources show that Islam is accepting of all of the Religions, and that whatever faith you choose, so long as you believe in God you will be rewarded. What I took from it was that they are to be respectful of one another but not necessarily allies or friends.
2. The Koran is made up by God’s word, and is focused on what should be done by the Muslims. The Hadith is a compilation of Muhammad’s deeds and is focused on by the Muslims because Muhammad was the Prophet. And Sharia is devoted to teaching the laws and behaviors to be practiced.
3. As everyone else said, the problem comes in the laws and people not wanting to follow all of them just as in every other culture. People not knowing exactly what to do because they are forced to choose between right or wrong and there is always some grey area.
1. According to the passages the Quran made no notion of being hostile to those of another faith. They were, in fact, civil and understanding to the idea of somebody believing in another religion. However, they are told not to follow in the footsteps of those people because allies of the enemy are enemies of themselves.
2. The three documents are related because the teachings in the Quran are also reflected in the hadiths and therefore also in the laws of the land. the Quran describes how to live well in the eyes of god, the Hidiths speak of how to live well in society in order to reach the goal of the afterlife, and the law shows how to be good people in the eyes of other people and society.
3. some issues in the Islamic society could have been following the vast amount of rules and living by the standards set by the Islamic faith.
1) The sources show that Islam seems to be pretty neutral with Jews and Christians. They realize that they all worship one god and that they are similar in many ways. Jews and Christians are allies and non-Muslim’s are who they seem sort of bitter towards are looked down upon because they might be allies with their enemies.
2) The tree sources relate to each other because they all have something to do with religion. The Koran is what Mohammad heard God say, the Hadith is more about Mohammad and what he believed in, and the Sharia is the laws that Muslims live by. All of these things are the basis of religion.
3) I think that the Islamic society probably had problems making sure that every person was following the Sharia. In almost every society they have problems with people breaking the law so I would assume this empire was no different.
1) Overall, these three primary source documents seemed very open to and understanding of all non-Muslim people and religions. The Islamic people, like the Jews and Christians, believe in only one God; “Lord of the Day of Judgment.” With such faith in God and the doing of good deeds, the Muslims and the other religions alike believed that, in the end, they would be rewarded with eternal life with the Savior. Also, the Muslims believe that, although the Christians and Jews seem to be or are allies, they find it wrong to be allies for that sake alone. As a whole, I feel as if the Muslims are respectful of other religious people and their beliefs.
2) To me, it seems as if the three documents are an overall written model for the Islamic people because of the way they show respect all of the concepts of Muhammad, Allah, and The Law. The Koran is similar to that of the Bible because it contains the words of God that Muhammad received from Him. The Hadith reports the doings and proverbs of Muhammad himself. The Sharia Law sets examples for the Muslims and show them the best ways to live by. These sources work together to govern Islamic society by putting the laws into practice and building a sound community.
3) After looking at the sources, I can see that although the Muslim population grew at a rapid pace, it must have been hard to keep the people under the laws. With so many people and so many differing opinions, no matter how dedicated each person was or wasn’t to Mohammad and the Muslim religion, it must have been very hard to hold the people accountable and fully believe that each man and woman were serious with their faith.
1) It seems that while they all seem to believe in the one and almighty God, but specifically in the Quran it makes a firm point of not being allies of Jews and Christians. It is to become one of them if you are an ally with (according to Surah 5).
2/3)All three sources are centered around life with the religion of Islam. It mostly focuses on laws and how Muslims should act and carry themselves. What they should and should not do. With all the laws and strict regulations in place, it is easy to see that problems probably arose. From people giving into temptations of greed and lust to people simply just wanting to take some things from Islam but not all of it. There are so many in the Muslim population, that many people probably had different interpretations. These different views probably resulted in conflict.
1. The primary sources seem to say that if a person believes in God then their religion should be respected. In Surah 5 it shows that Jews and Christians are each others allies.
2. All of the documents have to do with Islamic law. They all talk about believing in a god. They all talk about how muslims are expected to live in their society. Muhammed’s thoughts about worship are in the first, the second is about gave instructions to how they should live, and the third stated the laws that they should follow
3.They set very strict laws so it would be hard to enforce them, and make sure everyone was following them. They also have a god focused mind set, so if a person didn’t believe in that they would have issues. They also didn’t treat women fairly, so that could have been a problem.
1. The primary sources seem to say that if a person believes in God then their religion should be respected. In Surah 5 it shows that Jews and Christians are each others allies.
2. All of the documents have to do with Islamic law. They all talk about believing in a god. They all talk about how muslims are expected to live in their society. Muhammed’s thoughts about worship are in the first, the second is about gave instructions to how they should live, and the third stated the laws that they should follow
3.They set very strict laws so it would be hard to enforce them, and make sure everyone was following them. They also have a god focused mind set, so if a person didn’t believe in that they would have issues. They also didn’t treat women fairly, so that could have been a problem.
1. Islam is accepting of all religions. They allowed Christians and Jews to contine. Muslims are not exactly friends or allies with others, but they are not hostile. Muslims were accepting because Jews and Christians believe in one god.
2. The three are related in the the fact that the Quran teachings are reflected in the Hadiths and the Sharia. They are are “rules” on how Muslims are suppossed to live. The Quran is written by Muhammad and tells what God told him. The Hadith is the actions of Muhammad and what he said. The Sharia shows Muslims how they should live.
3. Like everywhere, people break rules. This is also a problem for Islam. There will always be people who challenge the law. This is shown throughout history and even today.
1.From the readings I can see that Muslims don’t have a problem with the Jews and the Christians. All these three religion are monotheist, and because of that, Muslims believe that the three religions worship an only God. But at the same time, even though they respect the other religions, they don’t want to be associated with the Christians and Jews because they don’t share the same religion and don’t want to mix thoughts or beliefs. 2.
2.The Quran, Hadith, and Sharia law are the basis of the Islam religion. The Quran are the teachings of god, the words of god. The Hadith are more like the general moral codes that people have to live by, and the Sharia Law is made so people follow the law established. They work together because they provide a holistic way for the Muslims to incorporate Islam into their lives.
3.The religion could be hard to enforce because there were a lot of people with other thoughts and beliefs in the society. Also, the law they had to follow sometimes could have been controversial and hard to follow in certain ways.
1. It seems as thought the Islamic culture understands and respects other religions because they know that they all serve and worship the same god, but they also state in Surah 5 that Jews and Christians are eachother allies and that they shouldnt take them for their own allies.
2.All three of these readings pretty much lay out how muslims are expected to live, the first reading is about pretty much God’s words and how you should worship god, the second one is about the deeds of Muhammad, and the third reading is the laws that muslims need to follow.
3.I would guess that early issues would include people not following the laws, as there are in any country. Especially with as set and particular as there laws were, I’d imagine they were hard for men and women to follow some of them. I dont think they had any problems following the religion and the words of god but sometimes someone may have disagreed with what Muhammad was saying and that could have caused problems too.
In regards to question number 1, faith is very important and overall denial can be very detrimental. These selections showed that as long as God is the number one focus within one’s faith, that is okay. In selection 11.3, it suggests that death can be an ultimate implication towards anyone that denies prayer (or God). However, the Quran encourages Muslims to not become allies of Jews and Christians and to basically stay away from them. All three of these selections formulate the Islamic religion and provide rules for Muslims and also a basis of how to live in that religious society. These individuals must be devoted to their lifestyle and the religion. Overall problems that could occur within Islamic society could be rebellion and fear. There were so many laws to follow which can lead to confusion and rebellion. People may become fed up with the lifestyle and strive to rebel. This legalism approach does not necessarily unify a place but work to instill fear within the society.
1.The source 11.1 suggests that the Islamic people’s attitude encourages their followers to tolerate other religions and to be kind since they worship the same God, but it says not to have Jews and Christians as allies.
2.The three sources are some of the most important documents to the Islamic community. The Quran is the exact message from God that Muhammad gave to the people, that everyone must follow and is the most important document to Islam. The Hadith is the sayings and deeds from Muhammad himself, which comes second to the Quran. Lastly the Sharia is the laws and correct behavior that early Islamic communities decided upon that should be followed.
3.I believe that the largest problem early Islamic society had was the strict laws that every Muslim had to follow(the Sharia), also the fact that there is so many laws and ways that it would be hard for these new followers to actually want to behave in this way, like any society they would break the laws and not do exactly what Allah asked of them.
1) Based on the Quran (11.1) it seems that Islam, as a whole, is accepting of other religions who also believe in one god (Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim peoples). I say this because in the book it reads, “We make no distinction between any of them…” This is proof that those who practiced Islam were open to other religions because they shared a similar belief in only one god. It also says that those who believe in one god and do righteous things will be rewarded.
2) The Quran gives the idea that God is the creator of all and focuses on the aspects of life that will bring you closer to him. The Hadith then goes on to explain the seven pernicious things that are not allowed in order to enter Paradise. The Sharia splits the laws into categories and describes what is lawful and unlawful. The three come together to outline what is right and wrong lawfully and morally. If these principles are followed then they will not go through punishment but will instead receive salvation.
3)Early problems that the Islamic society and empire may have had were ruling in general. There were very many strict rules and so many people that it had to be difficult to enforce them all on everyone. When you fail to enforce the laws some people get out of hand and soon that number will increase and soon nobody will be able to be controlled.
1) I believe that the Islamic people respect the Christians and Jews because they all believe in one true God, similar principles of the Last Day, and do good deeds, but the Islamics still believe they are on the right path of faith above all other religions. At the end of 11.1 it says do not take the Jews and Christians for your allies: they are but allies of one another. I think that this means don’t take anybody else’s side but your own because you could become one of them or they could be allies with your enemies.
2) The Koran, Hadith, and Sharia law are the basis of the Islam religion and how the Islamic people should live. The Koran are the teachings/words of god. The Hadith are the sayings and deeds of Muhammad that Islamic people should morally live by. Sharia Law was created for Muslims to follow. They work together by governing the Islamic community to create structure and a way of life.
3) I would say the largest problem in the Islamic society would be rebellion. With such strict laws and so many people, there were probably people who did not believe they should have to follow every single rule and broke them or rebelled. It is not okay to beak a law in this religion.
1.Overall the primary sources have somewhat of contradicting attitudes towards other non-Muslim peoples like Jews and Christians. While in the Quran it states that those who follow the other faiths and “all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds- shall have their reward with their Sustainer,” the idea of unity is contradicted in Surah 5. The Surah says to not take the either of the non-Muslim peoples as allies because they are allies themselves and if done so, you would become one of them. I believe that while they have their opinions on religions unlike theirs, they don’t necessarily claim that it’s wrong, it’s just not what they follow.
2.I think that the relationship between the selections is that they are the ideas and rules that the Islamic society live by. The Quran is basically the word of God (through Muhammad), the Hadith was said to be “second in importance only to the Quran,” and the Sharia Law is the original rule of law followed by the Islamic people. These three sources mesh together to form the culture and rulings of what Islam is known to be. Collectively, they all have mandates on how religion should be approached, roles of the man and woman, views on other religions, and how to treat others. With these three sources, the society can be governed.
3.I think some of the problems that the early Islamic society had were establishing their laws and rules. Most of the rules are about keeping peace and having the lifelong goal of being accepted at the end, and all of their actions go towards the afterlife. However, the rules are written with so much intricacy, it would be hard not to break them. The in Sharia, there were a few rulings that if broken, were punishable by death. I feel like this is a little harsh and didn’t go well in the beginning, but once those governing the empire could grab ahold of the pros and cons, the ruling became a bit more clear.
1) I think that these primary sources show that altought Islam didn’t exactly like the other religions, but they still delt with each other in a civil manner. Although they were respectful with each others beliefs, Islams did not want any of their followers to become an ally with the other religions.
2) The three documents mainly express the importance of obeying the laws and loving God. This history is told out by these three works: The Koran, which is Muhammad’s words from God; The Hadith, Muhammad’s life and values;and The Sharia Law, which is what the Muslims follow. These three documents state how the Muslim should live.
3) I think a major problem would be following the laws. Like any country, the laws are hard to follow and watch over if there are so many people and laws themselves. I feel that a rebellion would most likely take place when the laws become broken.
1.The primary sources seem to show that the Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslims all have a mutual attitude towards each other. They may not necessarily be the best of friends but since they all follow God and have similar views they seem to be okay with one another.
2.The relationship between the Koran and the Sharia Law is that they both teach their followers that they must live their life for God. In the Quran it summarizes that all praise is due to God and that they must act and do how/what he would want them to do. The Sharia Law is more in depth about what the followers must do every day to show their devotion to God but overall both are similar in the way that they are preaching to their followers about the importance of God in everyday life.
3.I think that the Islamic society would have had problems with having the people practice the beliefs that they were given, with such a strict religion the people may have not put in their all. Also I think it would be hard to have everyone believe in what they are following. Some may question it and search for other alternative beliefs that suite more of what they believe which would cause problems with the society.
1. The overall attiutude seemed to be very negative as they were talking about how if you did not take the rightious path you would not be graced with good deed, but if you did take the rightious path then you would be gracied with everything good and have all the best of luck. Others in 11.2 & 3 did not always take the rightious path and because they did not they were looked down upon they could be killed if someone didnt like the path they were talking. Others talked about that they feared living for example if one were to sit under a mountain he feared it would fall on him. The guilt lied heavy other their shoulders.
2. They all work ogether in a sense that society is governed around what reglious views one has. where it would range form taking the rightious path or to how many people you are allowed to wed and who those people might be. Socitey is very different the the three places, some are scolded for looking at women a certain way or in a certain place. and others are allowed to marrying more than one girl, the girl can even be once slaved.
3. Problem i thing the empire had was that the ruler did not really know what he wanted for the country he made many things very unclear. Like how Society was able to look diffrently one how girls were treated and they framed the way men were allowed to treat women. Also another problem is having such a weird variety of religion by having this it was the start of many wars, this is a topic that many people stand strongly on and it was not going to be taken lightly. If the ruler thought you should practice one time that is the type you better be practicing if you did not want to be frowned on or maybe even killed. The empire had his one religious that he thought was the correct way to practice and he thought everyone should followed him because he believed that if they did they would be graced with good deeds.
1)They are alright with Jews and Christians in the sense that they will be saved. Those other religions still believe in God. On the other hand Muslims couldn’t marry others, and according to Muslims their religion is correct and true.
2)All 3 of the documents refer to Allah governing society and that he should lead all your actions. All the docs believe that “non-believers” can be punished. Believers are the best there are. Religion governs EVERYTHING they do!
3)There are a few mixed ideas between the documents, some say that God doesn’t like aggressors. In another it says if you ask someone to pray and they say no, you can kill them! The later documents are a bit more specific of their violence. The Quran says to treat women well and the Sharia says that you can have slaves and marry lots of women and punish them. I imagine this caused much conflicts in early empire. I would think lots of fights with “non-believers”
1). I got the feeling that the high appraisal of the Islamic faith described in this Quran portion came off with a similar attitude to an up-selling used car salesman: How no other option of religion is better, and you’d be a bit of a fool to believe otherwise (IE “Do not take the Jews and Christians for your allies”). If anything, there should have been a line included as far as followers of other religions being able to happily coexist with one another on God’s Earth.
2). The relationship amongst the three selections are very similar to each other. The Quran deals with the words of God himself, the Hadith deals with all of Muhammad’s practices and views within Islam, and the Sharia Law was for how each Muslim should properly do and act the same. They are all intertwined in order to create a stronger connection to God in the Islamic faith and way of life.
3). I believe that one of the many problems had to be a sense of over-confidence in their words as they were still developing themselves as a strong society. In order to better one’s self in the world, you have to first study and understand the lives of others, regardless of one’s personal views towards their practices. In doing so, one finds out how to strengthen their own selves, then their peers and community, and finally their faith of religion as a people.
1. Attitudes towards Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim people by the Muslims are respectful and peaceful. Surah 5 however says not to take the Jews or Christians for allies. Doing so will make you one of them. Although they believe their faith is the most pure, they also believe those who worship God shall be rewarded.
2. I think the Quran, the Hadith, and the Sharia work together to govern Islam based off the idea of faith and reward. All three documents reinforce the importance of worshiping God and also the penalties for not doing so. If one follows these laws, they will be rewarded.
3. I think a problem that Islam might have had using this type of governing style is the laws were set very strict. Also the Islamic empire grew incredibly fast. I seems to me that it would be very difficult to enforce such laws among such a large amount of people over such a large area.
The relationship between the Koran, Hadith, and Sharia Law was very evident through the selections that were read. The Koran was the central religious text of Islamic society and Muslim’s regarded this as the word of God. Similar to the Koran, but in a different form, Sharia Law, also known as Islamic Law, was the moral code and religious law to Islamic life. It is clear from these definitions alone that both the Koran and Sharia Law played a major role in governing Islamic society and in many ways were dependent on one another to do so. Both the Koran and Sharia Law were needed because they provided different forms of authority for Muslims to follow and ultimately together worked to govern and control Islamic Society. The Islamic term Hadith referred to statements or actions made by Muhammad, who was considered the prophet of God, and the founder of Islamic religion. Hadith, also worked in conjunction with the Koran and Sharia Law to provide a living, breathing, face to religion and law, and it gave the people of Islam an actual person to believe in, which only added to the culture and law of Islamic society. All three of these factors played a role in helping to govern Islamic society and were made even more effective by having each other to promote the religion and law of Islamic society. With Islamic society defined so closely by religion, it was increasingly evident that Muslims’ attitudes towards Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslims were somewhat negative. Muslim’s faith was so embedded into the culture of Islamic society that it was somewhat obvious that their views towards other religions were negative and disapproving. They felt as though their religion was the right religion and the only religion, and that identity is really what shaped Islamic society. Many empires saw problems arise with different cultures being under one centralized rule and although it may have been truer for some empires as opposed to others, Islam did see some of those problems themselves. Although their culture and society was defined by their religion, there were some dissenters and that caused problems like it did in every empire or civilization.
What attitudes toward Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim peoples do these primary source selections suggest on the part of Islam?
The Second Surah says, “Those who have attained to faith, as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians- all who believe in God and the last Day and do righteous deeds – shall have their reward with the Sustainer, and no fear shall they have neither shall they grieve.” From that I can deduce that they respect those others faith’s as well allowing them to continue practicing their faith freely among them in their society.
What do you think is the relationship between the selections from the Koran (Doc. 11.1), from the Hadith (Doc. 11.2) and from Sharia Law (Doc. 11.3)? How do these sources of authority work together to govern Islamic Society?
In summary, the Hadith models a, “Poster child” Islam, while the Quran says why their religion is legit, and gives moral codes. The Sharia law, lastly, reflects the Morals from the Hadith and Koran by forcing the other two’s morals to become consistent in their Society by providing harsh punishments.
After looking at these sources what sort of problems do you think Islamic Society and Empire had?
Since there population was so diverse, I can imagine they had struggles obtaining law among the people. Therefore four different major schools of Islamic law were created. Another look at Sharia Law and I see many times where if someone doesn’t follow the Law they would be put to death. Like if they abstained for prayer three times they would be put to death, or if they didn’t pay the zakat (there form of taxes) then they would also put to death. It just seems like they struggled on the equal punishment forefront in the Islamic Society.
1. The Muslims seem very respectful toward other non-Muslim religions. They all believe in the same God and they think that everyone is entitled to their own religion as long as they have some sort of faith. They don’t think that what others believe is wrong, but they think Muslim is the best and they aren’t allowed to have non-Muslim allies.
2. All three documents come together in the sense that they are all centered around Muslim beliefs and laws. The first document talks about what it means to be Muslim and how to worship God. The second document takes that a little bit further and explains how a Muslim is supposed to act and what they can and can’t do. The last document explains the strict laws that the Muslims have to follow.
3. I think the Islamic society ran into problems with enforcing their laws. They seem pretty strict on everyone following every rule so it seems that it would be hard to make sure everyone is doing what they’re supposed to be doing.
1.In source 11.1 The Quran suggest that Islam was for the most part accepting of Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim peoples. They understand that they were people that believed in a higher power. The Muslims do say to not trust them however because they are not of the same faith and they are allies with people that share similar views.
2.The relationship between the selections is they are all documents that shape a Islamic persons life. They do this because each one covers a different subject in their lives. The Koran is a religious document that gives them faith. The Hadith is documentation of their Prophets work to reinforce their faith. The Sharia Law to maintain order in the community. Making it a balanced community with all three.
3.I think the problems that the early Islamic empire had were mostly in government. At the early stages of the Islamic society and empire they had no set rules to govern over the population that was of full of a wide range of divers people. Also some may have been skeptical of the new ways of the Koran.
1. It seems that the Muslims are respectful towards other religions such as Christians and Jews. Also, Muslims don’t permit themselves to be allies with any non-Muslims. They are recognizing the fact that people are entitled to their own beliefs.
2. The three documents are all relating to the rules that one must follow, getting more and more detailed as reading from 1 to 3. Also, they are very scrict about religion and feel you should be rewarded.
3. A major problem that I could see happening would be the fact that since the empire grew quickly and the laws/rules were so strict, it would be hard to know who is really doing what they are supposed to do. Another issue relating to this wold be that people might not want to follow such strict rules.
1. Muslims had a positive attitude to all non-Muslims. Non-Muslims believed in God, and even though it was not the Muslim God, it was still a God.
2. All three documents are ones that Muslims must follow to stay true to their culture. They seem to flow from the basics to very specific rules, across the three passages.
3. After looking a the sources, I think the early Islamic society would have issues with rebellion. Those who do not want to agree with such strict laws may unite and try to revolt.
1. In the Surahs provided, Muslims are to accept the fact that Christians and Jews that believe in God and “do righteous deeds” shall be rewarded by their Sustainer. However, it is also written that when Jews or Christians try to recruit them to their religion, Muslims are instructed to refuse. They believe that their religion is the “right” one and that while Christians and Jews are not bad people, they are not on the right path. It is also said that they should not become allies with the people of these two religions, for fear that they would loose sight of their own beliefs and faith.
2. The three sources are the basis for Islamic religion and culture, just given as three different points of view. The Quaran is the primary text of the religion, the Hadith illustrates the teachings of Muhammad and how he personally lived his life, and the Sharia is the set of laws that keeps these practices enforced. The Hadith solved disagreements between the different schools of Islamic religion and created a common ground.
3. Such a large and diverse group of followers is bound to be difficult to keep in line, yet the rules set for these people were impossibly strict. Enforcing these rules would be nearly impossible, which means that people would take from it what they thought they could do, and a sort of “new” religion would form. People are selfish creatures, and there is no way that they can completely stop the natural human behaviors outlawed.
1. According to the text, it is quite evident that Muslims respect Jews and Christians despite their different approaches to religion. Muslims do not necessarily look down on these other religions and beliefs due to their similarities concerning one God. However, it is also stated that muslims should not be allies of these religions due to the result of becoming one of them.
2. All three documents are related in the sense that they govern and guide Muslims as they experience the gift of life. The Koran is explained to be God’s word delivered by the prophet Muhammad; the Hadith is more about the way in which Muslims should live their lives; and the Sharia is concerned with laws that all Muslims should follow.
3. I believe the most challenging aspect Muslims experienced during the early days was the ability to enforce and follow the Sharia laws. It seems the laws were abundant and strict and therefore; living by them would be very difficult and require a lot of discipline.
1. From what I took from the reading It seems like the Islamic people people by no means liked the other religions including the Jews, Christians and other non-muslim, but it seems like they respected other enough to keep things civil and humane, for the most part. Even though they all shared different religious views, all of the different views shared some common aspects.
2. The three sources all show how Muslims should be worshiping God and running their own lives. In a way they all govern the Muslims showing them how they should worship and live as if they were laws. Like laws, the selections from the Koran, the Hadith and Sharia Law showed how if not properly followed, there would be consequences.
3. I think that overall the Islamic Empire seemed to be fairly successful, but I could definitely see trouble in enforcing all of the laws that had been governed, or even properly enforcing all of the punishments for disobeying. Like in any culture, there must have have been people that disagreed with the religious laws set force, which had to have caused some problems.
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1. The views of the Christains and Jews from the Islamic point of view was that they dont strongly believe in everything that the Christains and Jews do but they get along. The Quran never took any stabs at other religons. Islams let other religons do what they want in a civil mannor and in but did not follow in their footsteps and or beliefs.
2. The three sources are related to one another becasue the teachings of the Quaran were reflected to the rule of the land and the structure of the law. The Quran discribed how to live well in the eyes of God. The Hidiths and Quaran are realted because they tell you how to be a good person so you can reach your goal of afterlife.
3. The issues of Islamic society are directly propostional to the rules and standards of living.
1) The document is saying that Jews, Christians, and all who believe in God they are to follow their believes which is doing their righteous deeds and they will be rewarded in the end. They believe what they believe but treat everyone the same and respect each other. Although jews and christians dont believe in the muslim God, they will go to heaven also and have their rewards, or since they believe in God they will go to heaven.
2)The Quran suggests the idea that God is the creator and sustainer and focuses the people and gets them hoping that these things will bring them closer to God. The sharia splits the aspects of laws in many different categories and describe what is lawful and unlawful. The Hadith furthers the objectives and describes the seven things that are not permitted in order to enter heaven or paradise. These things show what is wrong morally, and in law as well. They these principles are followed the will not get punished but will receive salvation.
3)There are always problems no matter what society it is. Laws are broken a lot of the time because sometimes it is hard for it to be fully enforced. It is hard for law and morals to be sustained in one place. When it comes down to it even in society today some people dont get punished for their wrong doing but in the end it is a personal thing that the person knows what they did and if they believe in God or whatever they believe in they will will be judged in the end.
1) This source implies that Islamic people do not agree with the Jewish people or the Christian people on their religious, although they do believe all believe in one God, but they are civil and don’t have any ill will toward the Jewish and Christian people.
2)All together these three documents work together to governs the people and explains the entire religion. The Koran is Muhammed’s documentation of God’s actual word and the Hadith and Shira Law describes how mulsim’s should behave to follow God’s wishes.
3)The Islamic religion is a peaceful religion, when all of the strict laws were set forth it was most likely difficult to balance continuing a peaceful state and also trying to figure out how to enforce all of the laws.
1) The readings say that Jews, Christians, and muslims alike are all ok because the all follow monotheism and are basically just variations of one another.
2) The Quran is the word of God written down by muhammad, The Hadith is story of muhammad and what he did and the principles he lived by. the Sharia is what muslims actually live by. The relationship is that all point towards the goal of doing Gods will.
3)The Quran is kind of peaceful but is sometimes not expressed in a peaceful way. Radical groups like the Taliban have twisted the teachings into something of genocide. Even in a world without radicals it is hard to keep everyone acting peacefully which is the trouble in any religion.
1. The Islamic faith is very tolerant of people of other religions such as Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslims. The Quran acknowledges Islam’s similarities to Judaism and Christianity and says that these people will also be rewarded by God for their faith. Although tolerant of these religions, the Quran also warns not to become allies with these people, as it can cause Muslims to become one of them.
2. The Quran, the Hadith, and Sharia Law all work together in order to set guidelines for the way that a Muslim must live out his or her life. These help to govern an Islamic society by setting rules that must be followed by everyone in the society, including leaders. These sources show what is just according to the Islamic faith in terms of war, the treatment of conquered peoples, and other matters of government and economy.
3. Early Islamic societies may have had trouble enforcing the laws which are provided by these texts. Because the Muslim people were tolerant of other religions, it means that those of the differing religions may not be as apt to follow laws set according to the Muslim way of life. Even enforcing such laws among the Muslim people could be difficult as they are mostly things that have to do with daily living and must be self-imposed.
1.) To me Islam’s were good towards anyone who believed in god and did right by him and that is evident in the document under Surah 2 when it says “all who believe in god and the last day and do righteous deeds – shall have their reward with their sustainer,” meaning their god. However it also states that Islam’s should not treat them as allies.
2.) I believe that the Koran, the Hadith and the Sharia Law is that they all tie Muslims and Islam’s together. They talked about the law, Muhammad and Allah. The three work together to show what is right in law and also morally.
3.) By reading these documents the main problem I thought Islamic society had was that they were struggling to enforce their policies and punishments. Not only were the policies extremely strict but the punishments were extremely harsh. When you have death as a punishment for a crime as little as theft I believe you are going a little to far.
1) According to the document, I have come to the conclusion that the Islamic people respected the Christians and the Jews enough to get along and keep a civil atmosphere. They did this because in the end they all do believe in one true God. However, the Islamics still believed that they were on the “right” path towards faith, above all other religions.
2) All of the documents sum of the Islamic views and stress the importance of worshiping God and obeying the law. The documents center themselves around the Muslims way of life, right and wrong.
3) I think a big problem with the early Islamic society was that the empire grew so quickly that the people didn’t know how to react to all the strict laws that they chose to rebel. The standards set by the Islamic faith were the main source of these rebellious acts and problems with the society itself.
In this source, it seems that the Islamic views on Christians and Jews is that both are dependent on their holy books while. Although these other religions do not believe in the Islamic God, they all believe in a singular God so the Islamic view is acceptance for these religions.
I think that each of these documents lay out specific things people should and shouldn’t be doing. This is why these documents work together to shape the way that all Islamic people live in all aspects of their life, such as law and morals.
Due to the harsh punishments of the new laws, I think there would be some rebellion and would result in more crime than there previously was. On the other hand, if the government was capable of punishing everyone, there may be less crime due to fear of harsh punishments.
1. The Muslims show respect to the other religions. In Doc 11.1 it says, “…all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds shall have their reward with their sustainer…” This means that no matter what religion whether they are Muslims, or follow the Jewish or Christian faith and do righteous deeds shall be awarded by God, their sustainer. It also states they are on the right path if they believe in God.
2. All three sources discuss how Muslims should live and worship God. The Koran is God’s word which is lived through Muhammed, the Hadith shows how they should live their lives and the Sharia is the law they should live by.
3. There may have been problems following the strict laws of the Sharia. They had pretty much no freedom and had to follow very strict laws in all aspects of their lives. It probably wasn’t easy to enforce them either as some may have rebelled. Also with such a large population, it would be hard to keep everyone in line an know when someone isn’t doing something right. Some people may get away with things, while others may be punished for them.
1. These sources sugges that Jews, Christians, and Muslim peoples are very similar and believe in the same teachings and similary the same God. They are somewhat interelated and anyone who seeks God has shares something with others despite their specific religion.
2. The Quran is believed to be the actual words of God and recited by Muhammod. It is considered a great art if one is able to recite the Quran and people use it as basis for daily living. The Sharia is the actual code of conduct so to speak that Muslims follow and use throught their lives when making decions or determining what is right and wrong. Both express the importance of God in their lives and help them shape themselves and bring them closer to God.
3. Alhough these teachings are taken into consideration they are probably hard to constantly abide by. They can be strict and will may over power that. It is a peaceful religion, but may be difficult to maintain order. There will always be certain people that find it difficult to live by and others who plainly may not agree with most or any of the laws or rules.
1) According to the sources Islamic views are accepting of Jews, and Christians because they believe in the same God. But, they are not to become allies with these religions.
2) The Quran, Hadith, and Sharia all help to explain guide Muslims within the Religion. The Quran includes the actually words that God told Muhammad. The Hadith includes more of Muhammad’s actions and lifestyle. The Sharia provides the Muslim people with rules to live by according to Muhammad.
3)I think they had problems with abiding by the strict rules of The Sharia and this caused people to disagree within the religion.
1. The Quran states that “Those who have attained to faith, as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians … –all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds — shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve.” Then later it says “Do not take the Jews and Christians for your allies: they are but allies of one another – and whoever of you allies himself with them becomes, verily, one of them.” I believe this means that although they respect the fact that the Jews and Christians and other non-Muslims believe in God, they still are different. Therefor they should be respected but nothing more.
2. The Quran looks more like this is what being Muslim means. It kind of tells you a broad since how to live your life as a Muslim. The Hadith seems to be telling one what the benefits of following Allah are. Of what the right thing to do is and not, and the punishments of not obeying Allah. The Sharia is the “laws” of Muslims. What they can do and what they can’t. Not only for themselves but to one another. Again it talks about the punishments of not obeying and also the rewards of obeying. They all pretty much talk about the life of being Muslim and what you should and shouldn’t do.
3. Some problems that I saw one for one, a man was not allowed to look at women, whether it is for lust or not. They were also not allowed to touch women. This makes it very hard for marriage. Also they talked about how they should own no gold or silver except that of rings and guns. I would expect that those were high priced items as they are now and worth a lot of money. This could make them less wealthy then those allowed to own those things. Another problem was that they were allowed to harm other Muslims, even kill them, if they did certain things wrong. In modern society that would not be okay. The last problem that I saw, it isn’t as big is that they were not allowed to drink wine. It may have not been an as popular drink, but alcohol is hard to stay away from, and for them it was a sin to drink wine.
1. After looking at the primary sources Islam didn’t seem to have a bad attitude against Christians and Jews because the foundation of each of the religions are close to the same. Muslims seemed to have a sense of pride toward their religion.
2. These three sections all relate to each other because the Quran is Gods word written by Muhammed, the Hadith is the story of Muhammed and the Sharia is what to live by. They all teach up what is good and bad and how to live better as a person morally. They talk about how to follow the law and you will be rewarded in the end.
3. I think the problem they had was that they might have focused on right and wrong acts to much. And they might have had problems with enforcing law and punishing wrong doings.
1) The primary sources suggest that while Islam acknowledges the existence of Christinanity and Judaism, it seems to imply that in a sense, they shouldn’t be “trusted”. As long as they believe in the same God [of Abraham] and are generally good/righteous people, they will get to heaven just the same. The Quran states that as a Muslim, one should not ally with Christians or Jews. For, if one does, one may as well then be one of them.
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Quran: the word of Allah[God] relayed directly VIA the prophet Muhammed to the people.
Hadith: the deeds and words of Muhammed, but from the prophet himself, rather than from God THROUGH Muhammed. This differs specifically from the Quran in that while the words come from Muhammed, they are not the words of God.
Sharia: the laws by which a follower of Islam should abide.
3. I see a few potential problems:
a. these documents are designed for individual/moral use, not to be used as a constitution for a governing body.
b. they do not specify any sort of “succession” pattern. i.e. when Muhammed dies, who takes his place? His son? His nephew? Some other guy elected by some important elders?
c. Literal translation. Some of the rules seem laid out in a fairly strict manner. Ruthlessness tends to wear on some people over time, thus creating instability -> rocking the boat, as it were.
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1. The attitude of Islam toward Christians and Jews seems to be pretty neutral. The Quran states that Jews and Christians shouldn’t be thought of as allies, but in Islam the most important thing is that they all believe in the same God.
2. Although the Quran, Hadith, and the Sharia Law are similar, they are still distinct and different from one another. The Hadith consists of the words and deeds of Muhammad, the Sharia Law is the basic principles that Muslims live by, and the Quran is made up of what God said to Muhammad. Together they relay the basic messages as to what Islam is, and how it should be practiced.
3. Islam just like any other society faced problems. The rules of the society (as laid out in the Sharia) seemed to be extremely strict. With the rules being so strict, it probably made it difficult for Muslims to follow each and every rule 100% of the time. That being said, this could potentially cause problems in trying to maintain order throughout the religious society.
1) The readings states that the Islamic do not agree on the Jew’s and Christian views on religion but accept them because they all believe in God.
2) The relationship between the three documents is they all explain a religion and guide people to follow. The Koran is just an explanation of what Muhammad was told by God. The Hadith and Sharia Law is what God wants the people of the religion to abide by.
3) After looking at all the sources the problem that the early Islamic empire had was the governing style was too strict and did not want to change their ways to run an empire.
1. According to the primary sources, the islamic people are tolerant of other religions such as Judaism and Christianity. While they still differ in many core beliefs, all three religions share a monotheistic perspective. That is to say, they each believe in one God. And as long as God is of paramount importance and focus in one’s life, those three religions can get along fine with each other.
2. All three selections emphasize the importance in loving and obeying God. The Quran, however, which is written by Muhammed, appears to be more of a direct quoting of God himself. Whereas the Hadith outlines the actions of Muhammed and summarizes how Muslims should live their life accordingly. Since Muhammed was the ‘messanger of God’ so to speak, by following his actions one is following the will of God. The Sharia seems to outline the laws that Muslims obided and lived by.
3. I believe that some of the problems Islamic society faced was the upholding of strict law and order. It seems as if their trying to enforce such laws actually may have had a reverse effect and thus made it harder to control the population. I think they should have not focused so much on details and strictly outlined laws, but instead have just found common ground in the fact that God is the most important thing in their life, and as long as they are abiding to and obeying God’s will, they should still have free will to choose how to live their life.
1) Islam’s attitude towards Christianity and Judaism was very tolerate. They view the religious texts of each of those religions as words from God but outdated. Similar to the revision of a dictionary, some of the words have been changed and became outdated but still acknowledges the existence of the word.
2) The Koran was the story of Muhammad and his direct revelations from God. The Hadith focuses on how Muhammad interpreted and spoke of the message from God. The Sharia outlines the basic laws Muslims should follow.
3) Muslims of that era probably encountered many struggles with converting others to Isalm. Even though the religion was more tolerant; they still were preaching to others on how they were right at one point but are in the wrong now. Something that would irk anyone from every generation.
1.) The sources pretty much say that Islamic people were intolerant of people from other religions, and that to even talk to one is a bad thing.
2.) These three sources come together to make peace with the people of this faith, to not have them quarrel with one another and to make more time to be worshiping their God.
3.) Some problems I think they had was that no one could be this good unless they worked on it all day and did nothing else. I also think that many people were killed or hurt by others because they didn’t do something correctly, and that would make the dead person’s family upset unless they were the one hurting them.
1. From what I could tee, it seemed like they emphasized on keeping distant from them and befriending them.
2. They seem to emphasize on belief in God, what you must do, I don’t know, I felt like I was reading a lot of guidelines. But they all were trying to properly guide the followers to a righteous life towards God.
3. I think they may of had difficulty with what is more important in getting on the track to life with God, and with that probably what God really expects from them.
( MW 4:30), Sabina Omerovic
1) What attitudes toward Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim peoples do these primary source selections suggest on the part of Islam?
Islam had a peaceful attitude towaeds other religions. They did not try converting, unless people actually became interested.
2) What do you think is the relationship between the selections from the Koran (Doc.11.1), from the Hadith (Doc.11.2) and from Sharia Law (Doc.11.3)? How do these sources of authority work together to govern Islamic society?
Shariah means a way of life, and Quran is a book that suggests a right way of life. Sharia is believed to be God’s law, but at different places Muslims interoperate Sharia in different ways. Both the Quran and Sharia work together to keep Islamic society in check. Both remind Muslim people how to govern their behavior towards family, neighbors, and themselves.
3) After looking at these sources, what sort of problems do you think early Islamic society and empire had? Early Islamic society expansion and development was the major problem. It was hard to make people beleive their ways.
1. The attitudes towards the Jews and Christians are they they are respected people but are not necessarily the following the correct way of life. They agree that the Jews and Christians are “following the right path” but they also state to never become allies with the Jews or Christians because you might become one of them. So although they respect the Jews and Christians, they also comment on how you don’t want to become one of them.
2. The relationship between these selections is that prayer and God are very important. Each selection represents guidelines around faith and prayer for the people to follow.It shows that the Islamic society was governed in a very religiously guided way.
3. Some problems that can arise are getting all of society to abide by the guidelines. These guidelines were not enforced as much so as they were encouraged. For instance, it states that to look at a woman is forbidden, even if it is to look without desire, in The Hadith. This statement is very distinct and particular and could cause issues if one were to slightly look in the way of a woman.
(MW 4:30-5:45)
1. My impression about Islam’s attitude towards Jews, Christians and other non-Muslim people is that they are not exactly “against” their beliefs, but they do not necessarily agree with them. They respect their beliefs and values, but the Islams believe their views are correct.
2. I think the relationship between the three sections are that they all express seriousness and importance of the religion and what is to be followed and obeyed.
3. After looking at these sources, the problems I think the Islamic society may have faced were disagreements between people and some disresect. Some people may have been confused and did not want to follow what was said or they may not have believed that the punishments proposed would be taken so seriously.
The attitudes toward the jews, christians, and other non-muslim people in these passages are not terribly mean, but straighforward that muslim in the way to be. The Quaran says many times that God has made buying and selling lawful. It cuts down what they belive and how they react to gods word. The Quaran, Hadith, and Sharia law all work together to make the Islamic society work peacefully together. The quaran is their “bible” and the hadith is muhammads words and stories. The sort of problems would have to be that the quaran and the law were written so long ago, that the people didnt know what to do when an event came about that the quaran didnt have an answer for.
1.) What attitudes toward Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslim peoples do these primary source selections suggest on the part of Islam?
A: They are generally accepting towards other religions that believe in God. They said, “all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds shall have their reward with their sustainer.” I think this means that as long as you believe in God, regardless of what specific religion, and you’re strong in your faith then you shall meet your “sustainer” A.K.A. your God.
2.)What do you think is the relationship between the selections from the Koran (Doc.11.1), from the Hadith (Doc.11.2) and from Sharia Law (Doc.11.3)? How do these sources of authority work together to govern Islamic society?
A:The Quran is like the Muslims holy book, and is almost comparable to a Christian’s bible in my point of view. You weren’t suppose to copy it, but you were suppose to memorize it and recite it. This is considered an high honor to the Muslims. Muhammad was an example of someone who memorized a lot of the Quran. The Sharia sets out almost a law though, so you could almost say its like the constitution of the Muslims religion. Whereas the Hadith is a book of stories that isn’t suppose to be taken as seriously, but they’re suppose to serve and guide Muslims to this day. The Sharia is suppose help guide them through rituals, personal behavior, marriage/family issues, crime, etc. This shows me that they all kind of interact as a guide, but for some reason I still believe the Quran is suppose to be viewed the highest in importance of the three.
3.)After looking at these sources, what sort of problems do you think early Islamic society and empire had?
A:I think early Islamic society may have been so accepting that it created conflict. Jews, Christians, and Muslims may have endured war over certain holy grounds such as Jerusalem. Under the claim that they’re religion is the best. Although, I do not know which religions may be the aggressor, because I get the feeling from these documents that Muslims should be accepting. Are they though? These are just their guidelines. Not all Christians are perfect in their faith, nor are Jews, so whose to say which religious followers may be more aggressive.
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