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