ISLAM 101

Religious Beliefs and Practices

Sources of Jurisprudence

• Adam and Eve
• Articles of Faith
• Pillars of Faith
• View of Christianity and Judaism
• View of Jesus
• View of Other Faiths
• Salvation
• Sources of Jurisprudence

ISLAM 201

Islamic Political and Economic System

• Political History and System Development
• Economic System Development

ISLAM 202

Islam & Women

• Verses from the Qur’an on Gender
• Religious theory vs Religious practice
• Marriage
• Family Life
• Divorce
• Inheritence
• Testimony

ISLAM 301

The Golden Age

• The Golden Age: Period
• The Golden Age: Characteristics
• Quotations from Historians of Science
• Quotations from books on Andalusia

ISLAM 401

Post-Golden Age: Decline & Reform Movements

Contemporary Challenges

• Post-Golden Age: Decline & Reform Movements
• Contemporary Challenges

ISLAM 501

US Involvement in the Muslim World

• Pre World War 1
• Post World War 2
• Cold War Era
• Post Berlin Wall – the Ninetees
• Post 9-11

ISLAM 502

Contemporary Challenges in the Muslim World

• Contemporary Challenges: 21st Century
• Post 9-11/US Foreign Policy
• US and the Muslim World – a New Vision
• A Qur’anic Perspective

ISLAM 601

Islam and the Theology of Power

• War in the Qur’an: Normative Position
• War in the Juristic Tradition
• Terrorism in the Juristic Tradition
• Demise of the Juristic Tradition
• Contributing Factors in the Demise of the Juristic Tradition