What challenges does Islam face from secularisation? Secularisation - the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion. What challenges does Islam face from secularisation?

How do Muslims interpret Sharia law How do Muslims interpret Sharia law? What is the battle between Islam and Secularisation?

Knowledge Check: Why must there be a comprehensive law about ‘how to behave’ in Islam? How did the legal system operate at the beginning of Islam? What does Shariah literally mean and what is it’s purpose? What is the primary source of Sharia? What are the secondary sources of Sharia? How have different Muslims interpreted Sharia? How is Sharia applied in practise?

Sharia Law debate https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=wSXMXqhiQvY How does the Shariah Law debate manifest itself over the world? In both Muslim and non Muslim countries?

Assess to what extent the Hadith promote a positive regard for other faiths. (12) Assess to what extent Madjid supports pluralism in Islam (12) Assess Armstrong’s evaluation of Muslim attitudes to multi-faith societies and religious freedom. (12)

Oxford Islamic Studies article – Islamic Law. How do fiqh and sharia differ? How does this difference effect the application of sharia in modern times? How has Islamic law been reformed in modern times?

Think, Pair, Share: Sharia Law Issues Benefits

Discussion Why does Shariah have a bad reputation with some people in the UK? Why might conflict arise from Sharia being applied in the UK?

Read, Highlight and Annotate Nasr. Complete the analysis sheet Read, Highlight and Annotate Nasr. Complete the analysis sheet. Evaluate the view that Sharia law is incompatible with secular society. (30)

Mona Siddiqui https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfrKdkc0KB4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7gPYCSzoF0 Book review and interview http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/13191833.Mona_Siddiqui_ My_journey/

Government Report on Sharia Law https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment _data/file/678478/6.4152_HO_CPFG_Report_into_Sharia_Law_in_the _UK_WEB.pdf

Modesty https://www.you tube.com/watch ?v=7HZSkrnxHKk

Is Music haram in Islam https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=FFMDT41BHmg

Permissibility of music in Islam The question of permissibility of music in Islamic jurisprudence is historically disputed. Imam al-Ghazzali, one of the most famous Muslim scholars, writing almost a thousand years ago, reported several hadith and came to the conclusion that music is permitted, saying: “All these Ahadith are reported by al-Bukhari and singing and playing are not haram.” Despite this, some Salafist groups interpret the chapters of Luqman and Al-Isra in the Quran as evidence that music is haram, although this is disputed by others who disagree. Those who do not allow music believe that Muhammad censured the use of musical instruments when he said: "There will be among my Ummah people who will regard as permissible adultery, silk, alcohol and musical instruments". Islamic scholars of the past who agreed upon this include Abu Hanifa, Al-Shafi'i, Malik, Ahmad bin Hanbal, Al-Tabari, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Al-Bukhari, Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Nawawi, Al-Bayhaqi, Al-Tahawi, and Al-Qurtubi.[citation needed] However, those who argue that music is halal (permitted) state that this hadith relates to usage—at the time the polytheists used music and musical instruments as part of their worship- and does not apply to all music. They also point out that in the Quran, it is stated that Hazrat Dawud was given the Psalms. (an-Nisa, 4/163; al-Isra, 17/55). In other Islamic resources, it is stated that the Psalms given to Hazrat Dawud were sent down in the month of Ramadan, that it contained sermons and words of wisdom and that Hazrat Dawud usually recited it accompanied by a melody and a musical instrument; therefore music is permitted. Supporters of this view also point out that in classical Islamic jurisprudence and Sharia, the Quran is the higher authority on correct Islamic practice; the hadith, while important, are secondary to the Quran. Those who saw the permissibility of music include some of the most famous Muslim scholars, jurists, philosophers and Sufi poets of the Muslim world, including Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Ibn al-Qaisarani, Ibn Sina, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, Rumi, Ibn Rushd, and Ibn Hazm. Al-Ghazali also reports a narration from al-Khidr, where he expressed a favourable opinion of music, provided it be within the usage limitation of virtuous areas. Al-Ghazali has been referred to by some historians as the single most influential Muslim after the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Certain schools of Sunnis as well as some Shiites hold that music is forbidden with the sole exception being that women can play the Daf, a traditional one sided drum, at celebrations and festivals. However, some Islamic groups and denominations deem music permissible including many Sufi orders who use music as part of their worship. According to some authorities Islam does allow singing without musical accompaniment within prescribed circumstances—namely that the performer be of the same gender as the audience, although this contradicts a well-known hadith in which two girls sang a song to the Prophet Muhammad and he instructed Abu Bakr to let them, stating, "Leave them Abu Bakr, for every nation has an 'Id (i.e. festival) and this day is our 'Id.". Others hold that music is permitted in Islam provided that the lyrics are not obscene or vulgar. Based upon the Shia hadith, Grand Ayatollah Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi (an opponent of the current theocratic regime in Iran) ruled that all music and instrument playing is haram, no matter the purpose. However, this is not the official position of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the current supreme leader of Iran, has stated his admiration of western music, and music is permitted in Iran as long as it is either Iranian folk music, Iranian Classical music, or Iranian pop music.

Cat Stevens to Yusuf Ali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-7c4VNGOgU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVahkfUEzOI

Assess the relationship between the modern world and issues of modesty in Islam. (12) Assess the relationship between the modern world and issues of entertainment in Islam. (12) Evaluate the view that Islam is incompatible with the modern world. (30)