ISL 310 Lecture 10: Isl. Class Notes, 3/9/17
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Quran is not linear - there is no dating. Creation/islam - god"s command to be - in 6 days. Creation of souls - covenantal moment - all souls come from one soul (nafs) - feminine. Bodily creation adam/species out of mud/clay (all life is of water) and then blows soul into body. Shaytan tempts, they eat, asks forgiveness, god forgives, sends to earth - warning 1 - beware satan 2 - seek guidance 3 - keep armour of taqwa = god consciousness. Janna - paradise/heaven - not specific if place of a state of being. Dunya - world/earthly life - near/low life. Repentance and redemption - not punishment, but consequence.