Students will be presented with a general outline of the history of Islam from the seventh century to the present day. The course also examines the development of the central institutions of Islam in the context of that history. Special attention will be paid to particular developments and institutions such as: the emergence and expansion of Islam; the Qur'an and basic Islamic teachings; sectarianism; Islamic Jurisprudence; and political institutions (e.g. the caliphate), which have influenced the modern political debate in Muslim communities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.…
Creon is a rather weak man who has been thrust into a position of authority and is afraid he won't be able to handle it. As a result, he doesn't dare reconsider any of his decisions--doing so, he thinks might make him appear weak and cause his subjects to lose respect for him. So when he orders that Polyneices be left unburied and then orders Antigone to be entombed alive when she's caught violating the order, he can't let himself listen to her or Ismene or to Haimon. He even refuses to listen to Teiresias, conveying the displeasure of the gods, until Teiresias has left, but in fact that message offers him a face-saving way out, he thinks that no one can call him weak for backing down in the face of divine displeasure. However, he makes the same mistake Teiresias has accused him of: getting things backwards. Teiresias points out that he has buried the living and left the dead unburied, and now, when the chorus advises him to free Antigone and bury Polyneices, he does those two things in reverse order, so that Antigone is left in the tomb to despair while Polyneices is being given a royal funeral, and she hangs herself. At the end, after her suicide has led to that of Haimon and his to that of his mother, Creon must face the fact that his misguided stubbornness has destroyed his personal world.…
The hubris resonating throughout the play, ‘Antigone’ is seen in the characters of Creon and Antigone. Their pride causes them to act impulsively, resulting in their individual downfalls. In his opening speech, Creon makes his motives clear, that “no man who is his country’s enemy shall call himself my friend.” This part of his declaration was kept to the letter, as he refused burial for his nephew, Polynices. However, when the situation arises where it is crucial that Creon takes advice, he neglects the part of the speech where he says “a king... unwilling to seek advice is damned.” This results in Creon’s tragic undoing.…
Antigone defied King Creon because she did what she thought was right. Burying her brother seemed better than not burying him. Antigone was correct in disobeying Creon because Creons Law was flawed and she had good reasons for her actions. Antigone by John Gassner, based on Antigone by Sophocles, is a Greek Tragedy about Antigone and King Creon. Creon attempted to prevent Antigones brother’s burial, so Antigone disobeyed him. She ended up dying because of the choices made. Antigones actions followed the Natural Law of the time, and were just. Creons law had illogical reasoning and was based on emotion. Antigone did what was necessary to restore her families honor. Antigone was doing what was, and what she thought, was right.…
The adventurous story of Antigone all started when Antigone and Ismenes brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, had killed each other. After they had found out that he was dead, King Creon said to give Eteocles a hero’s burial and leave Polyneices to be eaten by the dogs and birds. King Creon told the kingdom that whoever tries to bury him will be sent to prison, but Antigone did not care to what King Creon had said and asked Ismene if she wanted to join her to go bury their brother Polyneices, but Ismene does not want to go against King Creon’s law so she said she will not help bury Polyneices but won’t tell anyone that Antigone is going to bury him.…
The conflict between individual conscious and state law is something mankind has endured since the beginning of history. There have been many individuals that have stood by their beliefs and conscious against government law despite the repercussions. This conflict is one of the main struggles in Antigone, the Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. At the center of this tragedy is the battle between an individual’s moral duty and their duty to the state. The disharmony between the two is shown by Antigone’s duty to her family and moral law and Creon’s obligation or need to enforce the state law.…
Antigone was written by Sophocles, after the age of 50. Antigone is a play used to show Aristotle’s Definition of a Tragic Hero. His definition of a tragic hero is a man who is held in a high place of society and is brought down by the decisions he makes; because of that, his punishment may exceed the crime. In the end, he must accept the fact as to why he has fallen. The tragic hero of Antigone was Creon, who was king of Thebes. Creon is a tragic hero because he is a man of noble stature, he is a great man but not perfect, and lastly he finally understood to why he has fallen.…
These centers of study from Italy to Spain to the “House of Wisdom” in Bagdad, was where Muslim scholars were working doggedly advancing the fields of science, philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, alchemy, and medicine. (Lyons 156) Not only preserving the great works of Plato and Aristotle and translating them from Latin to Arabic but pushing to advance the frontiers of knowledge presented in those works. Arab inquiry and study was encouraged. They gave us the zero, surgical manuals, water clocks, and harnessed innovations from India, Persia and Iraq. (Lyons 145) The Islamic world’s thirst for knowledge was unparalleled in the world at that time.…
* Dramatic composition dealing with somber themes, typically of a great person destined through flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force or society, to downfall or destruction…
In the beginning, Muslims were simple and did not really cultivate for education. However, once their dynasty was beginning to flourish, they also began their desire to study various branches of literature, mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, geography, and medicine.…
* Quoting some examples of our society, concerning the favor and disapproval of the topic…
sciences in the light of Islam. As we can read from the history of Muslim…
Is formal education the only way to achieve the ability to read , understand and perform daily transactions?…
the educational regeneration of Muslims in India started the Muhammadan Anglo— Oriental (M.A.O. College) College at Aligarh, a town in the State of Uttar Pradesh. His objective was to build a college in tune with the British education system but without compromising its Islamic values. Sir Syed's son, Syed Mahmood, had studied at Cambridge and contributed a proposal for an independent university to the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College Fund Committee upon his return from England in 1872. Thereafter, the idea of establishing a Muslim University gathered strength and the Muslim University Association was formed. The Government of India informed the, Association that a sum of rupees thirty lakhs should be collected before the University could be established. Therefore, Muslim University Foundation Committee #as started and it collected the necessary funds. The contributions were made by Muslims as well as non- Muslims.…
The Saudi government is proud of their history and origin. It’s hard to accelerate and think it might be affected. These achievements are what build up your identity and what defines you as a citizen. It establishes a powerful , united and a fixed community.…