Islamic Theology
Suheil Laher
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Three lectures with Q&A sessions. This series explains the three core concepts of Muslim theology: Belief in God, Prophethood and the Afterlife. It is suitable both for non-Muslims, who would like to gain insight into the subject, and for Muslims, who wish to have a more detailed understanding and/or review. Topics covered include: Reason in Islam, Islamic Concept of God and His Attributes, Revealed Books, Prophets, Resurrection and the Hereafter, Destiny and Free Will.
Contact: Suheil Laher, W11, (617) 448-6361, msa_imam@mit.edu
Sponsor: Muslim Chaplaincy
Concept of God
Suheil Laher
This session focuses on the first and most important core belief: belief in God (Allah). We will start with an overview of Islam, and some other preliminaries, including the role of reason in Islam, then move on to talk about the existence of God and God's attributes. We will also touch on the concept of human free will.
Tue Jan 9, 07-08:30pm, 1-135
Scripture and Prophethood
Suheil Laher
This session focuses on the second core belief of Islam, which is the belief in prophets as mortal human beings who conveyed God's guidance to mankind. We also talk about books (scriptures) which some of these prophets may have received from God.
Tue Jan 16, 07-08:30pm, 1-135
Eternity
Suheil Laher
The final session in this series explores Muslim belief in the life after death, including concepts of the soul, human responsibility, and judgment.
Tue Jan 23, 07-08:30pm, 1-135
Latest update: 28-Dec-2006
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