RES 229 - PII Studies in the Qur’an

(Perspectives II) This course is to introduce the Qur’an as a holy scripture, a word of God according to Muslims and its major themes in the contemporary context. How the manuscript came into being, was collected together, understanding the text, interpreting the text and why reading, and memorizing of the text is so significant in Islam? To make students understand the Qur’an, the course will cover variety of topics such as the concept of God, creation, man and woman, nature and environment, prophets and revelation, and issues of eschatology. The course will also cover some modern issues like Jihad, status of woman in detail, extremism, terrorism and Islam’s relations with other world religions and finally the Qur’an concept of interfaith dialogue.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prereqs: PI in RES

Credits: 3