Before doing the reading for class Thursday, I had only heard about Sufism once before. In one of my high school religion classes, we briefly talked about Sufism but we did not go into much detail about it. Looking back, I think my teacher mentioned it was a thing and then continued on, but it …
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ICR-IPS Newcomer (week of 11/11)
This past week during english class At IPS Newcomer; the article/subject was on a literature reading by Julia Alvarez. The passage was on her being born in America while being a Dominican (aka American-Dominican). There were two sections that the class focused on, the first was on how she was bullied and made fun of …
Sufism and John 3:16 (Nov 14 Class)
I found Sufism to be very interesting! I have heard the term before, but since I have limited knowledge on Islam, I always just thought it was a different type of Islam, similar to Sunni and Shia. Upon reading further, I learned that it is not necessarily a type of Islam, but a different “take” …
Favorite Quotes (Nov. 7 Class)
I can’t actually decide which quote is my favorite. For me, it depends on my mood, or what I may be going through in life. Senior year of high school, I was faced with the dilemma of choosing my senior quote for the yearbook. I knew of many people who had a specific inspirational quote …
Documentary
After watching the documentary I found that I learned a lot about the pilgrimage to mecca. I have heard of the journey before but I have never actually looked into what the journey consists of. My neighbors back at home are Muslim and they all made the journey to mecca! I remember them telling me …
Always an Adventure Part 2
When Pat, Taylor, and I were driving to the international festival for the last day we were getting ready for the lion dance! we wanted to make sure we would have plenty of time to get there and go over the dance so we left campus 40 mins early, thinking we would have plenty of …
The Power of Prayer
At the parent’s appreciation banquet I attended this weekend, several couples were honored for overcoming hardships as they parent. The first of these couples talked about how their child was born early, and that it was especially challenging for them. They spoke about how the event tested their faith in ways that they didn’t know …
What is Sufism?
There is a common misconception that Sufism is a sect of Islam. Actually, Sufism can be more accurately described as an aspect or dimension of Islam. Ibn Khaldun, a 14th century Arab historian described Sufism as “dedication to worship, total dedication to Allah most high, disregard for the finery and ornament of the world, abstinence …
Kais and Layla like Snow and Sledding (Aslan chapter 8) 11/12/19
The first part of this reading in a way gave a great representation of what today was for me. First, I saw that it was snowing, and I love the first snow especially if it is enough where you can try and sled and enjoy it, other than the first “good” snow, I don’t want …
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An Awakening in the East –“No god but God” 11/14/19
In this chapter the main concept is about Revolution and forcing the native people to take on Christianity. Some thought that this would be a good idea, because the British were thinking they can spread the lifestyle they have onto these people. Not everyone was in favor of this however, many saw this as possibly …
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