2. Reality of the World
ā¢ Do we know how many religions are there in the
world?
ā¢ Have we learned about any religions other than
Islam?
ā¢ Did it ever occur red to us that other people are
not trying to understand our religion (Islam)?
ā¢ Have we ever talked about Islam with our
friends?
ā¢ Have we tried to reason with a non-Muslim about
our Islamic belief?
3. Reality check
ā¢ Ever heard about Jainism? Rastafari?
How about Bahaāi? Sikhism?
ā¢ What is the perception of Muslim if someone
learn about Budhism? Or Christianity?
ā¢ Reality check? Why did we have that thought?
ā¢ What kind of discussion? Heated or just fun-facts?
ā¢ Were you being defensive?
5. Comparison with major
religions
ā¢ Islam and Christianity
http://muslim-canada.org/islam_christianity.html
ā¢ Islam and Buddhism
http://
www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/study/islam/general/common_fe
ā¢ Islam and Hinduism
http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_islam.asp
ā¢ Islam and Judaism
http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/comp/cw5islamjudais
mlawp1kh.htm
ā¢ Comparison chart
http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/comparison_charts/islam_jud
aism_christianity.htm
6. New danger: Post
Modernism
ā¢ A kind of philosophy that challenges the role of
religion
ā¢ Denying the existence of an ultimate principle
(including ā and especially religion)
ā¢ Relying on concrete experiences vs. abstract
principles
ā¢ Example: male vs. female, straight vs. gay, white
vs. black etc.
ā¢ Key person: Heidegger, Derrida, Foucalt, Lyotard,
7. Races
ā¢ Race refers to classifications of humansĀ into
populationsĀ or groupsĀ based on various factors,
such as their culture, language, social practice or
heritableĀ characteristics
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Online
8. How do we respect other
races & religions?
ā¢ Letās discuss
;)