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Islam and Future events MI 396 Dr. Robert Patton

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Islam and Future events

MI 396Dr. Robert Patton

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Islam - Folk Islam

MI 396Dr. Robert Patton

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Folk Islam Virtually all religions have a folk

religion Criteria

Not highly educated “clergy” Deal with spirits and demonism Often a “shaman” from among the

people

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Popular Islam Popular Expression of 70-85% of

Muslims This is because God of the Islam is

transcendent but not immanent. There is no relationship personally,

and no love or certainty

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Pre-Islamic Beliefs

Thin coating of orthodox Islam Syncretism Underlying power and allegiance

is a form of folk Islam or animism Sacrif ices often made

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Worldview of Folk IslamBeings or Persons

GodAngels

Satan, DevilsJinnProphets, Dead SaintsSpiritsAncestorsSouls of Recently dead

Holy menHumansAnimalsPlants

PhysicalTemporary

SpiritualEternal

OtherlyEternalPowers or Forces

FateQu’ran Magic, SorceryAstrology, DivinationBaraka (Blessing)Evil EyeOmensVows, Curses

Dreams – Visions – Sleep

Herbs, DrugsNatural Forces

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Popular Islam Two basic groups – impersonal

forces and persons grouped into levels of power

We see impersonal divided into forces and dreams and visions

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Levels of beingsPower groups

AllahAngelsSatan, DevilsJinnProphets, Dead SaintsSpiritsAncestorsSouls of Recently deadHoly menHumansAnimalsPlants

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Impersonal powersPowers or Forces

FateQu’ran Magic, SorceryAstrology, DivinationBaraka (Blessing)Evil EyeOmensVows, CursesDreams – Visions – SleepHerbs, DrugsNatural Forces

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Dream and Visions

Many conversions have some element of the supernatural, often through dreams, visions, deliverance and healing.

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Dream and Visions

God uses dreams to reach many

Visions are common - ? > 50%

Healings have been common

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Kingdo Biblical Worldview

Satan is defeated – We do not fear him! Supernatural – Excluded middle Elijah and the prophets of Baal – a pure power

encouter Paul at Ephesus – “known in hell”

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Biblical Worldview “Heavenly Places”

We are blessed with every spiritual blessing in the HP – Eph 1:3

We are seated with Christ at the right-hand of God in the HP, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion - Eph 1:20-21 & Eph 2:6

God’s wisdom is made know in the HP – Eph 3:10 Spiritual warfare for which we have been armed

with spiritual weapons takes place in the HP – Eph 6

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Found in folk Islam Diviners Enchanters Wizards Necromance

rs Sorcerers Astrologers Prognosticat

ors Magicians

Omens High places Sacred trees Amulets and

charms Ferti l i ty Magic arts and

bewitching Possession and

casting out spiri ts and demons

Images

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Protective Objects Nazar as protection from the evil

eye (Talisman) Potions from herbs to holy water

Productive (prosperity, fert i l i ty) Protective (overcome fear) Destructive (black magic, forcing,

hex, curses and spells) Anointing with Oil

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Magic Words Amulets with Qur’anic verses

(Tawiz) Drunk, worn, buried, burned, eaten

Incantation of the Names of God (Dhikr) Rosary beads

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Magic Words Amulets with Qur’anic verses

(Tawiz) Invocation

Oaths Bismallah – the first verse of the

Qur’an used for protection Mashallah – what Allah wil ls, also

used for protection

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Powerful Places

Shrines & tombs of saints Relics and Veneration Association of Divine

Power, Worship and Respect

Mediation

Water & trees (bells) Hot springs

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Anointed Times Festivals

Nights of power (before Eid)

Muhammad’s Birthday Friday prayers &

Thursday nights

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Anointed Times Life Cycle Rituals -

Astrology Birth, Naming,

Circumcision, Marriage, Pregnancy, Death

Calendar – Harvest, Drought

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Divination Astrology Communication with the

recently departed Omens Numerology Hearing Voices

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Supernatural People Marabout or Dukun (shaman) or

the Imam Conrast: Recognit ion of Spirit ’s

indwelling but make certain God gets the glory

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Supernatural Beings

Do we have authority over spir its?

Jinn, demons, spirits House Cleansings

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Fate and Taboo “Controll ing Superstit ions”

I have seen pictures, and know of blood being used.

The law of contagion used Kismet – Causality/Equil ibrium “Qur’an as fetish (placement) – I have

not seen the Qur’an used, but I have seen the Bible used

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Blessing - Baraka

Christians can pray for the Muslim; let’s make certain that the glory goes to God for His power – and it is His decision; it does not rest on the power of faith of the individual

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Transcendence & Imminence

Transcendence Who is God? Allah is

otherly, distant, unknowable

Islam is doctrinally transcendent .

Imminence Can I touch God? Is he close? Normal l i fe is l ived at

the imminent level. Popular Islam – Can

God help me against Evil Spir its?

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Sufism

Knowledge, music, dance, exercise, breathing

Ascetic practices Whirling Dervish

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A Sufi’s Path to God“One I seek, One I know, One I see, One I call”

Rumi Serve God Love God Seek Seclusion with God Seek a perfected Knowledge of God Seek an ecstatic relationship with God Seek a “true” revelation of the nature

of God Seek union with God

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Response to Folk Islam Truth Encounter

Defeated foe Liberating Lord

Power Encounter Offensive attack Defensive resistance

Mental – Thought l i fe Moral - Physical – Burn the books and charms

Deliverance ministry Confession, repentance and renunciat ion

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Bridge to Life God is the King of the Universe. Men and women were created and

blessed as God’s representatives. But Adam and Eve disobeyed God and

were expelled from the Kingdom of God. Because of sin, Satan now rules the

Earth. Consequently, we have become

enslaved by Satan and are under the Wrath of God.

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Bridge to Life

Our sin separates us from God and His Kingdom.

But God sti l l loves us and sent Jesus Christ to defeat Satan and delivers us from the Kingdom of Darkness and save us from the Wrath of God.

If men and women want to enter into to Kingdom of God, they must repent and believe in Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, and totally trust in His salvation.