Justice and Liberation Flashcards
(30 cards)
What did Ghazali say
an infidel (an atheist) can not carry out duty because duty comes from faith. An infidel shows illigitamate authority if he tells a Muslim to do something - humiliation for the Muslim. All Muslims including slaves a boys approaching pubity duty to forbid wrong. Justice can be delivered by the tongue, hand and heart.
Tongue - privately without humiliation eg if a person prays incorrectly
Hand - destroying objects. Hanbalites = put salt in alcohol
Heart - mental disapproval. Should not feel pride (self conceit) when correcting someone’s faults
What does Nufi give the example of to demonstrate self conceit
Sufi mystic sees a boat carrying alchol, smashes all bottles but one as realizes he is acting out of self conceit
What did one Sufi master of C9 say about women and justice/liberation
Women should forbid with the heart alone
What did Abu Hanifa say give a quote
“Putting things right with the hand is for the political authorities, with the tonuge for the scholars and in the heart for the common authorities”
What law schools use the quote about Abu Hanifa
Hanafis, Malikis, Shafi’tes, Hanbalites
Define Fard Kifaya
communal obligation to enjoin good and forbid wrong
Give 11 things you should do under Fard Kifaya
- Follow Shariah
- Worship (Ibadah)
- Being a good khalifa
- Speaking out for justice
- Being educated in the Qur’an and Hadith
- Avoid haram
- Have halal
- Political and social engagement
- Self examination
- Free from self conceit
- Until there are enough doctors it is everyone’s responsibility to become a doctor
Qur’an 3:104
“Be a community that calls for what is good, urges what is right and forbids what is wrong”
What did Amili say about Fard Kifaya
one man can step forwards and forgive the wrongdoer on behalf of the community
what is the root word for jihad and what does it mean
jhd= struggle
Is Jihad explicitly mentioned in the Qur’an
no
Give two reasons why Fard Kifaya is potentially better than jihad
- Focused on individuals and the community
- Every one can engage with it unlike social + political jihad which tend to just be intellectuals
Define greater jihad
Enjoining good and avoiding evil within oneself
How does Ibn Rushd define greater jihad
struggle against devil’s temptations
Give a quote from Sarwar that shows what he thinks greater jihad achieves for a Muslim
“A Muslim learns to control his own bad desires and actions”
What does Huquq Allah believe that greater jihad is
fufilling the 5 pillars
What are the weeknesses of greater jihad
- Too focused on self? Bc Sufis exclude themselves from Ummah. No alcohol, haram foods - could exclude young Muslims in the West.
What does Murad believe that greater jihad is
communal obligation of self examination and getting rid of nafs (mainly an individual conscience)
What is a strength of greater jihad
When one is virtuouse in oneself can then act virtuously to others within the community
what is meant by lesser jihad
struggle to remove evil
What are the two types of lesser jihad
social/political jihad
lesser violent jihad
What is Social jihad/Political jihad
to campaign on behalf of others
What are three examples of social/political jihad in action
- Muslim Aid - remove inequality
- Islamic femanists - but not everyone agrees with the cause so not protecting community intrests?
- Arab Spring 2010 overthrew corrupt dictators
what is social/political jihad part of
dawa (enlarging the community)
