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In his second lecture to non-Muslim
middle school and high school teachers, Murad moves on to the
more outward manifestions of the Islamic tradition. He explains
the sunnah as being the "backbone" of a Muslim's daily
life and provides a brief and simple explanation of it's vital
role in Islam. He then focuses the remainder of his time on the
Islamic law, its various sources, and its history. And in closing,
the speaker looks at a few case studies of the practice of ijtihad
in the Muslim world. (Recorded at the Dar
al Islam Teachers' Institute seminar).
Other topics discussed: dua (supplication),
Salman Rushdie, medhabs (schools of thought), tabacco and smoking,
AIDS, abortion, contraception, and artificial insemination.
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