Islam students at LUC

Last week, the class was able to decide a specific aspect of Islam to discuss, and we chose the interesting topic of Jinns.  I had never heard of Jinns before taking this class and was somewhat fascinated, yet spooked to hear about their existence.  My interpretation was that Jinns were a type of spirit that [...]

Last week in class we spoke about Ramadan, which I had never heard of before Thursday.  The month of fasting and reflecting fascinated me.  I find it highly respectable that Muslims are willing to give up so much in order to better themselves through tests of hunger and fatigue.  I spoke with a classmate who [...]

I recently read an article that discussed the brutal slaying of six people belonging to the Hazara community in Quetta.  An armed man open fired in front of a neighborhood shoe shop on Monday night.  Police began investigation on the case and have concluded it to be sectarian violence, thus far.  The government is receiving [...]

  Socio-charitable group, the Muslim Brotherhood, recently nominated one of their own people to run for president.  Them nomination has left the Egyptians in a state of disappointment because the Brotherhood vigorously rejected their people ever holding a presidential position.   The actions were not a great surprise for people because the Muslim Brotherhood had recently [...]

Two days ago, a thirty-two year old Muslim woman was beaten to death by a tire iron in her San Diego home. Shaima Alawadi was found in her home by daughter, Fatima al-Himidi, with a note beside her reading, “Go back to your country, you terrorist.”  Clearly, this is a hate crime but officials do [...]

  We began watching The Interrupters in class last Thursday and I have seen it once before.  Again, it proved to be a very moving documentary about the violence in Chicago.  Ameena Matthews is a Muslim “violence interrupter”  who does her best to stop the crime in the city by interrupting any violent situations she [...]

              We did not have class last week due to spring break, but two weeks ago we were introduced to the Qu’ran and its basic stages.  The stages include Muhammad’s receiving of revelations, the Qu’ran being compiled into book form, and the standardizing of the script.  The last step was vital for Muslims because [...]

  We finished Mooz-lum in class and I really enjoyed the strong message that was illustrated.  Although Tariq endured abuse through his religion, he was eventually able to overcome it and see the mercy of God once again.  The film portrayed God’s ultimate good and his love was able to overpower the hurt Tariq faced [...]

            Last week, we watched Mooz-lum and it was very interesting see a Muslim child grow up in such a strict household.  Tariq was raised in a household where Islam was shoved down his throat by his father.  He ends up going to college and rebelling against his Islamic faith, because he wants to explore [...]

In class, we continued to discuss Muhammad’s journey as a prophet and learned several facts about his battles with the Quraysh.  Muhammad launched raids against the tribe solely for safety and protection.  God instructs that the prophet has permission to fight back only under four conditions: if the rebuttal is out of self-defense, if its [...]