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IAP 2012 Activity


Islamic Theology
Suheil Laher
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Why do we exist? What happens after death?
A theology is a worldview that answers these questions. This series (3 lectures with Q&A) explains the core concepts of Muslim theology: Belief in God, Revelation and Afterlife. It is suitable both for non-Muslims, who seek insight into this, and Muslims, who want a more detailed understanding or review. Other topics include: Reason and Faith, Resurrection, Destiny & 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.
Wed Jan 18, 06-07:30pm, 1-132

Scripture and Prophethood
Suheil Laher
This session discusses the Attributes of God, and also touches on the concept of human free will. We then go on to the second core belief of Islam: 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 received from God.
Mon Jan 23, 06-07:30pm, 1-132

Eternity
Suheil Laher
The final session in the series wraps up the belief in Prophethood and Scripture, then turns to explore Muslim belief in the life after death, including concepts of the soul, human responsibility, and judgment.
Wed Jan 25, 06-07:30pm, 1-132
Latest update: 28-Dec-2011


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