Welcome to Islamic Culture
Grade 10 – Course Code HRE20
4 RULES FOR ISLAMIC CULTURE:
 Respect
 Raise your hand when you want to talk
 No drinking and Eating

No visible Electronic devices
Islamic Culture - HRE20 - Course outline
Divided into 6 segments/categories.
1) Aqeeda/ Beliefs (Because this is the foundation of the Religion)
2) Pillars of Islam
3) Sources of Islamic Legislation
4) Prophet of Islam
5) History Overview
6) Contemporary Issues
Islamic Culture – HRE20
Culture
 Changes

Influenced
 Established by
Humans
Religion
 Does not change
 Not Influenced

Established
by Allah (sw)
World View
(Behavior)
 The way we see our surrounding
that affects our behavior

Our place in the world
Religions Fall into 1 of 4 Categories:
1. Atheism
2. Agnostism
Religion
3. Humanism
4. Creationisim
Beliefs
Atheism:
 They DO NOT Believe in GOD
Agnostisim:
 Partially believe in GOD
 Confusion
Humanisim:
 A person who believes that a Human is a GOD
Creationisim:
 Believes that there is one or more creators that
controls everything
 Most religions follow this catagory
Monothesim:
 Believe in ONE GOD
Polythesim:
 Believe in One or More GODs
Questions:
1.
When an Atheist, Agnostics and Humanist face a
positive and negative situation, how would they
react?
2. Give one proof (Logical) that there is ONE GOD.
3. 3 points of the Worldview of a Muslim.
How Humans Acquire Knowledge:
 5 senses
 Reason/Logic
Scientists & Atheist uses
this.
 Revelation
Religions
The Creator CANNOT Be Equal To The Creation.
Aqaaid/Aqeedah - Belifs/Creed
3 Parts to Faith:
 To Profess With The Tongue.
 To Believe Within The Heart.
 To Act Within Your Limbs.
Characteristics of a Companion:
 Saw the Prophet (saw).
 Had Islam.
 Died With Islam.
Islam External
Imaan Internal
Imaan- Mu’min
Islam- Muslim
49:14 – There is a Difference
51:35/36
37:103
Brief Imaan –Imaan Mujmal
To Believe:
 Allah as is
 Names
 Qualities
 Orders
– There is NO Differences
Detailed Imaan –Imaan
Mufassal … To Believe:
 Allah
 Angels
 Books
 Prophets
 Last Day
 Destiny
 Life After Death
Imaan Fluctuates But The Foundation Stays The Same
Imaan Fluctuates
Base Stays the same
Kufr - Disbeliefs
Literal meaning is to… Hide/Conceal
Other Words:
 Ignorant
 Reject
 Denial
 Ungrateful
Things are known by their opposites
Kufr – al – Akbar (Birds eye view)
Detailed
Mockery
Reject
Shirk
Examples of Kufr:
 Kufrul – Inaad:
A person who desires to go for Hajj because of his stubbornness.
 Kufrul – Inkaar:
A religious fundamental group such as the Christians or Hindus. They refuse to
accept Islam.
 Kufrul – Kibr:
A president refuses to follow Islamic legislation because of his status.
 Kufrul – Juhood:
Ismailies exclude Zakaat and Salaah from Islam.
 Kufrul – Nifaaq:
A disbeliever who sits in a Islamic gathering claiming to be Muslims.
 Kufrul – Istihaal:
A person who tries to make Haram into Halal.
Evolution, Dinosaurs, Creations
Evolution:
 To change
 To adapt a new state
 Developing
Muslims Believe: Changing /growing from one stage to another.
(Growth Evolution)
We don’t Believe in:
Darwin’s theory of evolution.
(Biological Evolution)
Tawheed - Beliefs
Tawheed ar-Rububiyyah
(which is basically maintaining the Unity of Oneness of Allah (sw)’s Lordship).
Tawheed ul-Asmaa us-Sifaat
(Which is maintaining Unity of Allah (sw)’s names and
attributes).
Tawheed ul- Ibadah
(which is maintaining the Unity of Allah (sw) with regards to worship,
that He alone deserves to be worshiped)