Organize the Evidence for Thinking through Sources 9

The following exercises provide an opportunity to use the sources collectively to respond to a guiding question.

Guiding Question

Which religious, social, or political beliefs and practices are shared across the Islamic world, and which are subject to debate or disagreement?

Instructions

Below are five topics that might find a place in organizing an essay responding to the guiding question. This exercise asks you to identify which sources would provide relevant evidence for that topic. Select the best answers for each question. Choose ALL that apply.

Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

  1. Question 9.31

    Which sources address the nature of God or describe direct experience of the Divine? Choose ALL that apply.
    A. Source 9.1: The Voice of Allah
    B. Source 9.2: The Voice of the Prophet Muhammad
    C. Source 9.3: The Voice of the Law
    D. Source 9.4: The Voice of the Sufis
    E. Source 9.5: Islamic Practice in West Africa
    F. Source 9.6: Men and Women
    Correct: Source 9.1: The opening passages of this source describe the nature of God. Source 9.4: Rumi’s poetry focuses on the search for God and the experience of the Divine. Source 9.2: The hadiths deal with more practical and worldly issues. Source 9.3: The sharia focuses on practical issues of living a moral life. Source 9.5: Ibn Battuta describes Islamic society in West Africa, not God. Source 9.6: This image depicts a mosque scene, but does not touch on the nature of God or the experience of the Divine.
    Incorrect: Source 9.1: The opening passages of this source describe the nature of God. Source 9.4: Rumi’s poetry focuses on the search for God and the experience of the Divine. Source 9.2: The hadiths deal with more practical and worldly issues. Source 9.3: The sharia focuses on practical issues of living a moral life. Source 9.5: Ibn Battuta describes Islamic society in West Africa, not God. Source 9.6: This image depicts a mosque scene, but does not touch on the nature of God or the experience of the Divine.

  2. Question 9.32

    Which sources address the treatment of the disadvantaged in society? Choose ALL that apply.
    A. Source 9.1: The Voice of Allah
    B. Source 9.2: The Voice of the Prophet Muhammad
    C. Source 9.3: The Voice of the Law
    D. Source 9.4: The Voice of the Sufis
    E. Source 9.5: Islamic Practice in West Africa
    F. Source 9.6: Men and Women
    Correct: Source 9.1: The Quran commands that orphans be protected in society. Source 9.2: The hadiths teach the protection of orphans and the sharing of wealth with the poor through the saying “The worst of foods is that of a feast to which the rich have been invited and the poor overlooked.” Source 9.3: The zakat, or the requirement that those with means pay alms for the poor, reveals a concern for the disadvantaged in society. Source 9.4: Rumi’s poems focus on an individual’s search for spiritual fulfillment. It does not touch on the treatment of the disadvantaged. Source 9.5: Ibn Battuta does not discuss how Muslims in West Africa treated the disadvantaged in their societies. Source 9.6: This source offers no evidence concerning the treatment of the disadvantaged.
    Incorrect: Source 9.1: The Quran commands that orphans be protected in society. Source 9.2: The hadiths teach the protection of orphans and the sharing of wealth with the poor through the saying “The worst of foods is that of a feast to which the rich have been invited and the poor overlooked.” Source 9.3: The zakat, or the requirement that those with means pay alms for the poor, reveals a concern for the disadvantaged in society. Source 9.4: Rumi’s poems focus on an individual’s search for spiritual fulfillment. It does not touch on the treatment of the disadvantaged. Source 9.5: Ibn Battuta does not discuss how Muslims in West Africa treated the disadvantaged in their societies. Source 9.6: This source offers no evidence concerning the treatment of the disadvantaged.

  3. Question 9.33

    Which sources address the relationship between men and women in society? Choose ALL that apply.
    A. Source 9.1: The Voice of Allah
    B. Source 9.2: The Voice of the Prophet Muhammad
    C. Source 9.3: The Voice of the Law
    D. Source 9.4: The Voice of the Sufis
    E. Source 9.5: Islamic Practice in West Africa
    F. Source 9.6: Persian Painting of a Mosque
    Correct: Source 9.1: The Quran selection includes a whole section concerned with men and women. Source 9.2: The hadith selection includes several passages concerning the relations between men and women, including “Treat women-folk kindly, for woman was created of a rib.” Source 9.3: The sharia selection includes a whole section concerned with marriage. Source 9.5: Ibn Battuta describes in some detail the social customs among West African Muslims concerning men and women. Source 9.6: This source depicts men and women segregated in a mosque. Source 9.4: Rumi’s poems focus on an individual’s search for spiritual fulfillment. They make no reference to the relationship between men and women in society.
    Incorrect: Source 9.1: The Quran selection includes a whole section concerned with men and women. Source 9.2: The hadith selection includes several passages concerning the relations between men and women, including “Treat women-folk kindly, for woman was created of a rib.” Source 9.3: The sharia selection includes a whole section concerned with marriage. Source 9.5: Ibn Battuta describes in some detail the social customs among West African Muslims concerning men and women. Source 9.6: This source depicts men and women segregated in a mosque. Source 9.4: Rumi’s poems focus on an individual’s search for spiritual fulfillment. They make no reference to the relationship between men and women in society.

  4. Question 9.34

    Which sources address conversion and the treatment of peoples of other faiths? Choose ALL that apply.
    A. Source 9.1: The Voice of Allah
    B. Source 9.2: The Voice of the Prophet Muhammad
    C. Source 9.3: The Voice of the Law
    D. Source 9.4: The Voice of the Sufis
    E. Source 9.5: Islamic Practice in West Africa
    F. Source 9.6: Men and Women
    Correct: Source 9.1: The Quran selection includes a section on tolerance that addresses the treatment of members of other faiths. Passages on war and jihad also touch on other faiths. Source 9.3: In the marriage section, the sharia selection expressly forbids a Muslim man to marry an idolatress, but allows him to marry a woman who practices “a religion of the book.” Source 9.2: While several hadiths in this selection deal with holy war, none discuss the treatment of other faiths. Source 9.4: Rumi’s poems focus on internal spiritual development, not the treatment of peoples of other faiths. Source 9.5: Ibn Battuta focuses exclusively on Muslims in West Africa. Source 9.6: This image focuses exclusively on practicing Muslims and therefore offers no insight on the treatment of peoples of other faiths.
    Incorrect: Source 9.1: The Quran selection includes a section on tolerance that addresses the treatment of members of other faiths. Passages on war and jihad also touch on other faiths. Source 9.3: In the marriage section, the sharia selection expressly forbids a Muslim man to marry an idolatress, but allows him to marry a woman who practices “a religion of the book.” Source 9.2: While several hadiths in this selection deal with holy war, none discuss the treatment of other faiths. Source 9.4: Rumi’s poems focus on internal spiritual development, not the treatment of peoples of other faiths. Source 9.5: Ibn Battuta focuses exclusively on Muslims in West Africa. Source 9.6: This image focuses exclusively on practicing Muslims and therefore offers no insight on the treatment of peoples of other faiths.

  5. Question 9.35

    Which sources address government and war? Choose ALL that apply.
    A. Source 9.1: The Voice of Allah
    B. Source 9.2: The Voice of the Prophet Muhammad
    C. Source 9.3: The Voice of the Law
    D. Source 9.4: The Voice of the Sufis
    E. Source 9.5: Islamic Practice in West Africa
    F. Source 9.6: Men and Women
    Correct: Source 9.1: This selection from the Quran includes a section on war and jihad. Source 9.2: This selection of hadiths includes several that touch on holy war. Source 9.3: This selection of sharia law includes a whole section concerned with the duties of a caliph. Source 9.5: Ibn Battuta describes the ruler of Mali in West Africa and some of his governing practices. Source 9.4: Rumi’s poems touch on neither war nor government. Source 9.6: This source depicts a mosque scene and therefore offers no insight into government or war.
    Incorrect: Source 9.1: This selection from the Quran includes a section on war and jihad. Source 9.2: This selection of hadiths includes several that touch on holy war. Source 9.3: This selection of sharia law includes a whole section concerned with the duties of a caliph. Source 9.5: Ibn Battuta describes the ruler of Mali in West Africa and some of his governing practices. Source 9.4: Rumi’s poems touch on neither war nor government. Source 9.6: This source depicts a mosque scene and therefore offers no insight into government or war.