Your essays should be typed, double-spaced, 1300-1800 words (or, 5-7 pages long), with normal spacing and margins. Be sure to give your essay a title, and to number your pages. Essays should be submitted by e-mail to the address above, as an e-mail attachment, by the end of the day. Send your essay as a Word document (.doc) or in a Rich Text Format (.rft).
Choose one of the following questions as the topic for your essay.
1. The Role of Muhammad
The shahada [profession of faith] proclaims: “There is no God but God and Muhammad is the Prophet of God.” [Sometimes “Messenger of God”; sometimes “last Prophet.”] Scholar Annemarie Schimmel has noted that the second half of this proclamation is what makes Islam distinctive from other religions in the world. Comment on Muhammad’s distinctiveness. Describe his role in Islam, what his prophecy signifies, as well as his involvement in the revelation of the Quran.
In writing this essay, you will want to consider historical, legendary, miraculous, and religious studies factors, which might usefully be brought to light by comparing Muhammad to prophetic, foundational figures in the tradition Islam receives (that of Jewish and Christian traditions); or another tradition altogether (Buddhism, for instance.)
2. Sacred Time in Islam
Consider the ways in which sacred time is enacted, recovered, and conceptualized in Islam. What is the special time being evoked in this religion? How is that time understood in the Quran? How has such time been experienced over the centuries in the practices of Muslims? Describe what happens, ritually and physically, in the invocation and recreation of sacred time. Furthermore, how do Muslims understand history in terms of religious time?
This question necessarily involves considerations of the Quran, Muhammad, and various Islamic rituals, including its calculation of time, as well as its understanding of prayer, pilgrimage, and sacred space (such as shrines, mosques, and even cities).
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