Sunday, May 26, 2013

Assume the role of a teacher and ask a question of the students of the class and provide an answer from only the introduction (pages 7-17) of the provided text. http://www.iranchamber.com/history/rkhomeini/books/velayat_faqeeh.pdf

In order to choose a good question from this text, we must first appreciate its main points and concerns. The introduction to the linked text is concerned largely with discrepancies between true Islam and how Islam has come to be perceived by the non-Islamic world—"evil propaganda," as the writer puts it, having caused even "the educated class" to form erroneous ideas about Islam. So, in posing a question that best interrogates the material, a teacher might ask something along the lines of:
What, according to the author of this text, are some of the differences between true Islam and what the wider world has come to believe Islam is?
The author gives several illustrations which might answer this question. As he states, the Quran and the books of hadith represent the core texts of the Islamic religion. These can be contrasted with modern treatises on justice and the law in Islamic countries. The vast majority of the verses in the Quran are about how society should be run and how people should interact ethically with each other. They are not heavily concerned with issues of ritual and worship, yet Islam is now often portrayed as an excessively ritualistic religion.
Meanwhile, Islamic law is comprehensive, "progressive and evolving," offering guidance to the Muslim in every aspect of his or her life. This is in contrast to the opinion offered by those outside of the religion, who say that Islam is not "comprehensive" and does not offer holistic guidance to the follower in terms of how life should be lived.

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