Islam students at LUC

Last week in class we delved deeper into the differences between Sunni, Shia, and Ibadi. It was interesting to note that for the most part they are the same, there are few religious differences between them. The differences arise from the politics that were a  result of differences in opinions between certain groups of followers [...]

Last week in class we discussed the three different sects of Muslims (Sunni, Shia, and Ibaadi) and how they differ based on their different sources of guidance. We also started watching Mooz-lum which depicted Muslims in a way that deviates from the traditional view of Muslims. For instance, Tariq, who attended an Islamic school as [...]

In the previous class, we had an overly stressed “discussion” about the reality of religion.  For some odd reason, the “discussion” became more of a debate and people unnecessarily started getting defensive which kind of made me tune everything out and get bored and annoyed.  But then we started watching “Mooz-lum” which seems like a [...]

in class: I was not in class last week. But from other posts I see that I missed the discussion of why people believe in God and what proof is there for God etc etc. Fortunately, I remember having this discussion last semester in Intro to Qur’an so I know where it probably went. I [...]

In class we had a long debate; some people’s proposals were more logical than others.  I think the whole class is very open to what others have to say about their faith but have a very strong belief that isn’t going to be changed over one debate.  We started to watch Mooz-lum which is interesting.  [...]

This week we spent a large portion of out class time discussing whether or not there truly was and “Adam”, and why we either did or did not believe so.  I felt that some of my classmates made some valid arguments, while I felt others were somewhat irrational.  Whether or not I agree with everyone’s [...]

I have to admit that I am pretty surprised that so few of our classmates believed in evolution and the big bang theory. Likewise, I am surprised that so many believed that Adam was the actual first human on Earth. That being said, it was an interesting discussion and I could debate topics like those [...]

The first half of class was dedicated to a discussion on the reasons why people believe in God.  How do we know that what we believe in is actually real?  A lot of people had a few insights and the general consensus was that a person makes his or her reality.  After all, religious events [...]

In class this week, we had some pretty interesting discussions. We also started watching Mooz-lum. The father in the movie is extremely over dramatic, and a little bit scary. I’m a little apprehensive about how this movie turns out, but it stars Donald Glover (from Angels in the Outfield) and Even Ross (son of Diana Ross), and I [...]

Last week the class got into a really good debate over religion and the significance of Holy texts. We addressed why people believe in what they do. One of the bigger topics we discussed was about the creation of religion as an organization versus simply a belief. I had a lot of fun listening to [...]