Question

Watch Karen Armstrong's lecture about her book Muhammad: A Prophet For Our Time and write a reflection on her contribution to an understanding of Islam in the contemporary world. What are the connections Armstrong makes between Western Society, Islam, Modernism and Fundamentalism?

Answer 1

Watch Karen Armstrong's lecture on her book where shes writes on an understanding of Islam in the contemporary world .-An understanding & appreciation for the history & practice of Islam–the world’s second largest & fastest growing religion–is now more important than ever.  Beginning with the life of the Prophet Muhammad, the book mentions the consolidation of the early Muslim community in Medina in 17th century. The origins of the split between Shii and Sunni Muslims; the emergence of Islamic law, The wide spread of Islam throughout the world; the flowering of imperial Islam in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries into the world’s greatest and most sophisticated power; and the impact of European colonialism and the origins of revolutionary Islam.  

Muhammad was an Arab prophet with a universal message. As the bedrock of Islamic piety and practice, the sacred book revealed to him, the Quran, teaches unity, equality, social justice and faith in the One God, Allah.  she expressed herself in an absolute superb way and brought the correct perspective of islam. Islam is so rich in history, theology, tradtitions & practicesto grasp it . although in west the religion of islam is misunderstood as the religion of killings or it is being spread by sword etc but the history of islam tells us it is not so. the writer show up all the important events and depicts that no where in islam it is ever encouraged to kill other human beings if they are non muslims. but i dont know when the westernes will look in to it and learn it is not the religion which make some of the muslims extremists but it is the sufferings which some of their brother undergo in palestine, bosnia, afghanistan, iraq and other parts of the world whihc force or tend them to do some undesirable things. which are certainly prohibited in islam like suicide but they in their wrong perception and just like to take revenge do it. but there is nothing wrong wiht the religion and its followers but with the wrong and unjust behaviours of the west towards some of the muslim countries

As Islam moved on to the world , factional struggles over the mantle of religious authenticity and political authority continued, creating a schism that persists even today.

she expressed herself views & brought the correct perspective of islam. although in west the religion of islam is misunderstood as the religion of killings or it is being spread by sword etc As the history of islam explains us , that no where in islam it is ever encouraged to kill other human beings if they are non muslims. but she mentions that she is unabe to understand don when the westernes will look in to it &learn it is not the religion which make some of the muslims extremists but it is the sufferings which some of their brother undergo in palestine, bosnia, afghanistan, iraq and other parts of the world. Who, force or tend them to do undesirable things. which are certainly prohibited in islam like suicide but they in their wrong perception & just like to take revenge . As there is nothing wrong in the religion & its true followers .but its the wrong & unjust behaviours of the west towards some of the muslim countries.

Religious ideas &practices have firm roots , because they give the faith ful a sence of transendence.

The Taliban discrimanation against women is completely opposed to the practice of of the Prophet & the conduct of the first Ummah. The Taliban are tippically fundamentlaist their vision of religion preverts the faith& turns the faith in other direction