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HIS 249: Notes 09/14/2016

Class Discussion

What is Sufism? Where did it come from? What did the Shias and Sunnis think of it?

· Sufism is a mystical movement

· Something in common with the Shia movement

· Shiism moved more toward the Sufi’s ideas

· Mysticism – emotional connection with God

· An emotional connection with God is achieved with meditation, dance, intense physical activity, etc.

· Sufis teach students the teachings of Sufism

· Well developed theology

· The Sufi leaders are going to be much more effective

· If one claims to be Muslim, one has to be excepted by one

· Each Sufi leader will be unique

· Two groups of Sufis

· For a philosopher the source of truth is logic

· For a Muslim the source of truth is the Koran

Abbasids / Sunnis / Shias / Sufis

· Abbasid’s culture is important

· Scriptures are the source of truth

· Cannot reject logic; need logic to understand the Koran

· Trying to create logical arguments (religious leaders)

· Need philosophy and logic because of science; astronomy mathematics, engineering, medicine

· The source of the Shias truth is the Imam

· Imam deals with the question of logic

· Ijtihad – use of reason

· Development of the Sharia law

· Islam: correct behavior is what matters

· Umayyad’s agents are called Qadis

· Use local tradition

· Madrasas make sure that the law is ethical

· Ulema – faculty

· No authority whatsoever

· Ulema are a separate class

· Have more to do with the law

· Koran should be the source of norm (legal norm)

· Hadith is considered Koranic

· Sayings and practices of Mohammad (Hadith)

· Keeps getting bigger (leading to contradiction)

· 600.000 hadiths

· Ulema conference – they decided on 2.700 hadiths

· Justification through logic

· Hadith – a primary source

· Emergence of circles and schools of scholars

· Using logic to go against each other

· Using logic in theological debates

· Logic must have the authority to interpret the truth

· Caliph Al’amin will patronize the group of logic

· Koran must be the truth, therefore it should be the law

· First sharia school in Saudi Arabia (strictest school)

· Tradition stricter than religion

· Second school also in Saudi Arabia

· Taught in Mecca

· Reason will be needed

· Reasoning be analogy

· Dominating schools in areas where there are no Qadis

· Two other schools

· One in Kufa, Iraq

· One in Medina

· All the schools emphasize different things

· The four big schools that will survive

· Qadis will be more in contact with criminal law

· No circumstantial evidence will b permitted

· Oral evidence (witnesses)

· Sunnis four legal systems

· Sufis are independent

· Shias have their own legal system

· Kharijites also have their own legal system