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Battle Command Training Center (BCTC) t35th Esc,2oth EN BN & 193rd Mp Bn Ft. Hood, TX LDESP Agenda 1-3 December 2009
Tuesdav, I December 0815: Faculty Meeting, BCTC Facility 0900-0910: Opening Comments - BG Reynold Hoover, 135tt'ESC Commander, BCTC Director and LTG (Ret) Dan Petrosky, SRO 0910-0930: Module 1 - Course Overview and Faculty Introduction COL (Ret) Ron Halverson, Faculty Coordinator, LDESP 0930-1015: Module 2 -The Formation of Modern Afghanistan Dr. Ilya Yakubovich, University of Chicago, Near Eastern Languages and

Civilizations Break: l0l5-1030

1030-1115: Module 3 * The Recent History of Afghanistan Dr. Ilya Yakubovich, University of Chicago, Near Eastern Languages Lunch: t 1 15-1215

t2l5-1345: Module 4 - The Culture of Afghanistan Mr. Ahmad Majidyar, American Enterprise Institute
Break:1345-1400
1400-1515, Module 5- The Pashtuns Mr. Khushal Arsala Break: 1515-1530 1530-1645, Module 6 - The Theology of Islam Dr. Louay Safi, Islamic Society of North America
I 645
-17 00 :

Open Discussion

11t28t09

Theology of lstram

IaryMffixn B*eotCIdlffirirar

rffid*hfrn

AImdsll*TLIK
To lrdp y.ou uadcmtand &c hqsic bffs and prctices ofMr$limq aod to rcmgniue

sme af the religjous disisimswifiindre tsoddofl&m,

Why Yeu Shqrld Fay

Atffiqr

Ieandng rbout Iskm is impo*trnt fm tlrc sncca** of yonr cir*ionr

Avoid sryhg ffid do&qg d$rg$ that mey crc.E unnec*sary tcfisioilrs sitl &c pcoplc you will slo* clesdf si&.
Sqo*atiogoy&s and facts erablcs you to
pre*iee rcspmsif& dedsion mahiry.

11128109

Gnrtunt SXkrrffiur
. .
Id*nr infomc &e etbical social

ad

1ldidcdfeoflex$ms
Iql*m is an inqpb.tio$*l sourec fer tfoee
maior gmnpo in

*Bfucr* -firffi * Emr*a

deea

socieg

' Tlxsowto#ffirtffltd R*\,affin Mn

lffird h

ln

r llilrl? tstmr Ddncd llhdrr

'blan'*llollr$fi!* . trhr hffi F.lOl.nd th. FhrB Fllh

. bl*n rrd firr hgmlt olaDntxn .Iod*donurdE{rgldgn . $thd$nd&bbn

lslam and ttrellms

.
Tho v*orH of lslam E as dlvma as tre uorH of Chdstani$otheumrH dany

otcrutolld B&hn,

lslam heryrhncod difiare*tyacrms c*rlfums. ln the rcrds of a mnterporary

sdrdarof lslarn:'lslam is tike a ri\,er in that it takes iE color ftorn the cullural bed itf,ows thlough.'

11t2gtog

Wha*

l* I$tltr?
(Md
poffi,
wtrich

hlam kanAraHewurd
ftom lh6u,ord
vuill.

als

xtbrntfiingba hpher
lshm meats
EubnSUtrU to

tlr

se*W

pmce by

llftiine

\ilil"

Whe aig SB
nAMnrHmia r Sdadm

ttr*llrn*
wh
fmcdcss r&c

IcsfshL.d

ffiro ane frrc tu*lme?

a kfrr*fiEb rrto Gorplaffiy ild
pe8cafiry qNDrrns to tho ua ot Gq4 bEfiB,shhoAr&of

ffitsdprffitteFh,a
PHaItdbHII.
pondetm

$ ltdhtc

oorxffie t,'l dwq.H

irdfumtto rr*xlU h40 car*irs.

*ol

f .56

biloIL

lffioEqfiL

i*oc{ lrtnlrns fue outside lhe

11128t09

Wlto I* God In lslam?

SaS

rbbod,&s

&re;God*tkEbmt
fiebsgotrorqArdfrre
is nona ltke

tlebqd*mf-mrl*
Qtfan(112:1-4)

mto Hkn.

HIro is od ln lrlam?
|God
Ho

irhc*

k ih, hGU.uAom tsn b m dtar$q l$mc (dlh&rqq) hdh saantqrd qpa{ri Ho, Oonn*Jarm" ilN iistt*'

Gofs Ecantlful Hames

The OrE; Tha Hdfr Tln MsriM;Itro Compas*onate; Ttn Forgiving; Tha Peace; The JrFt Ttn LivkE; The Loving:Ttrs Li$t The Guirh; TIte entF; T?u F$rfirl; The Gratetul; Ilp lrur*mnt Thoira@The First The Lest TtE fnorlng. Ttp Wee; The Prudenq The Patklnq The Erdudng; Fo6eadrg; The Lisbnec Tlp Obwvef The Watdttu|; Tha \tlitneee; The Craaton The lnnovabc The ehreti Tlp CarebkaC ThE

Frovkter Tln

meeri

Tle $lstdnefi

11t28t09

Sodts Baautlful Xamre

Iha ftrBrtl; Ttrs On+assfq; Ih* fntue&lq Tle iagmI; Ths^hrage lhe $&finat lhr Sa{srq6i Ihe gatu$ai Tha lntwe.; Ihr $ffiranlto $af ao{ldhgt Tho FrsfdolEc lho Oqlqli aE nre

fhrClr*n*trffiThrqaot

OmfitsdaNt Tlra

edgq ltn Eqffih'nte eaohxq

Ihe nleponde: nle nlerl T}n ths*ce; Tte Fratsenodq6 IlE AEhsb6 Tlc HfB,Gh,s; Ihe eeehr af Ocn&'lho kqerq'Iha $of-$&ehe!g; Tha Sc|Fnfiffiolts; IlraAve.qq|i TIF Monar The fm; TlE ffiuq lfe Ridq Tha En*$oc Tlle Bcttrftdnri Th* hleum*etH* fh*

Itrffirtf

hlsb,

Wro is F tuhanrmad?
6 Bm ln X.kldr (IGGc.Ibtfr. yr$l70(C$ $ R.celwdhasfrlitmLlionfiom God althc.ga of fortl, t *L sngagcd ln ! modlffiE Eln t
throu8h Arcll.ng.l cabd.l (Holy

EpeU'

$ RereHon3cortnuadnorlrf,dUthmlerE andaEr@rfulr
tha Qorrrla

Qulen

6 6

Qur'm b the ptnary

i*ffi0os*dffi.

ffi[ce of

T]pQfarkthcrm.dd
umdsdGodmrg&db
Thb oralalkn carne in
phasacand cmtimettior tmfi&Ftuaeyaflq

tuqrghAnfEnsl GaEd*.

PropMlirMhAr&ic

11128109

Islamts lloty $ites

trd!*h*dhMakln|r
(&kffi)i$fitenroEt e$a$ItlEFa{l

aemd*tchkhm,A
bu$dfrg,r&w

furddorttvrem*o(g
Abflrarlllhsffixaft.

ardtsiha$taf

th1|}

adeyh*gKabe.

(anm&tpi[t&t!*cl, MuSrc praysflrc tll6s

lslamts tloly $ltee

Uggllg - second holiest sites in lslam
where Prophet Muhammad is buried.

11t2gtoq

lslamt* lloly Sitss

Jerusalem Third holiest sites from where Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.

11128109

Snmdr

r
n
T I

inFrrffiirdmshcl* nffirhmffihg*, sfisblnonr

Itrtlelec
W ffi

ofi Fallfr

BffihttrQnern**thii$d$to
Ea*ef

hAmkc&ffidbrCod

G B.Hhhc&v*dBmhdcoil

Artlctrs of Faltfr
W # W
Balldlntrairiaesrgarsard

Ptaplr*

B{dhtlouryor.fdgns*.
Banef

h ulrrire

Uqxnen

11t28t09

Tln fnm HHam of lclam

dffi
khn k h& m filo
Thr

dnrkr * a*Grsrke dmt

Cila,S

ftelt* dumt

ts a

strmtdt

grtbr&rdF*r(m*$,
Fry*gE*t)
OlhctryCtntU(?lldr)

&

Fstlo(W
Ihnffisqc(Hn

&

Dcchrerof ffil
(sr{AMxrAtr

Tttere b no god but God, ard

Mu*rilnrfiad b Hb ifessenger.'
A person

ttbde*ralionardnodtq

bemtrrc ited[E rrifii

dknhstrtw"

Frayer

(f.t*hl
tano c dry

dxll*.

Fme

F6r Frcyer

(*fionq[Sr], C*bFw*drr

Prwda*lbf $xfic$oo

Faing lQte, wrst&are recih

Ouf*wraq
p.abFro Ood

8o*ard prosMmuilih

fitzgtaq

Furlficatlon of Weall*r

(kkahl

ft&sbrf ons,crfme*B

*l&p*nnanaye*,
1\.,oafid haf
sat hga,

p.{etr$of

H.l&tgialofy.

@oblheLaadyrfrHr rryhdudeyqrrtm,as otlartlnnMedi*furffi.B.

ffi w
b tomdawn

Fas$ng Ramadan
Aloq&yqryaorlntt nmr mr{h
dthehmarcCcdae
atld hel holI boilo.s

Fdiq

dffiet:nrrualhfxAura,

tililira) rnilI

tqrgtufiB

Ak.sonDqltuod'rftlcxd
AnAa.ndr@lcl3.eMtsr
i&l9ens.
rcraaleil Qdan Ramdaa

rc

dfrrg

Fllgrlmaga (HaIi!
e x
Perfofinsdd

dFt[Fld]*lc]&s*n*
Malddr,masill
AratilhS61(f Arabh q.*,

Onca in a

hline hrfinarchEy

Ninth days of ths

Lu*ae*let&.

lst

o.}onffl of

tF

10

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Pilgrimage (Haii)

l.Jas*y I h a furday dUil - : h*eolenws,shte\,{*&n*" h8

q

t: IlstedhdayhFadof
Saefllca-EfdAlMrs,

lslamie Law (grillhhl

. .
Iq its most basic foffrr, Shad'ah rEfcrs to thE mord and digiraur te*ehiage ef Islam. Itvaties oner time, ca{tute, and geograFhical
regtatr$^

. It combines both moral and lwal precpts. . It privileges local eustoms, as loog as they don't
violate q clear and estat*ish Isl*mic prrinci$e+"

11

11t28t09

lshmb ffct
ih*rt-r-dr
ftt!*ildqrhftfrt'arr Hrrrar.:tsdiff
aMboraarEFs,.Etr.
Food and drt{r cB

hxfi* u{aEe spcmcrft

Pqtandpo*p.q*l&

mffinldr{;nka&mdd le8l{ell[ddaffir*

Abrahamle
ltexfmq ee

F*th
lb b

ta lr* dmldatqlbrc*!dlr&flefta
Cmere
qnd

l!&h6 b PrEpmAbrdsr ka!frae ai &e

&anedadol hhdrqqt
1$ry tO lltls&rls), Ub

Jarql

lgraffin

ild.Iciuq ail tls qh,{l t0 (d) PioFffi tom [lc} Lord: ws rn*a no ffiranca D$ffiI *p
i'lqsaa

k*c

Civan b ts" ad bAHranL H{nrg( J.eab" and Iftos. fid $!rxr

lelffi

:r Go4 fld

tr

t*
b

ard

x&rakhn"'

drdrs dtEm:

ard we bor

God

(Qu/an 2:136)

Whoee
.

Serlpt*n?

Think rrct ihat I came to serd pcce m the esul: 1 carne nd to serd peace. but a erfford.

. kMdl
yur

ilsyl God girffi d a rcrd fiorn Hkn: lie nmp will betha [&s*rh, Jeets.
gH
tidirqs

The angals sald: r0

Ard I follor the ways of myffiiers, A&raham,

lsaac" and Jacob, and rmmrcouldweffibub any parhorswhdoubGod-

12

11128t09

Whm $erlpftrre?
.
Tl$r*
eertr: I cqqe-ld

ndlM

I Game to send

(ihttrexrle$t)

ssnd pee, htt a suord.

pem m the

.
.

BohoHl TIE armb sald:lO itEyl God vou shd titlfoise-d a urord lirom Fftn: tlsEsrp foil & the M&Ur,.!eals. (Ot'an 3{3)

dre

Ard I lbllor tE ways d mf

lsarc.

ffiien, Abrdwq ad Jacob. ritd rEU6r cn$d re ffihrb arry pfltterev.t$ffi !n 6ad. ptf* t*0*)

Ahrailrunh FaIU$r
Salvation: Devotion, Not Association
"Those who believe (in lhe Qur'an), those who follow the Jewish (scripture), the Christians, and the Sabians, anyone who believes in God and the Last Day, and works righteousness, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve." (Qur'an 2:62)

Search For Common Ground "Say: O People of the Book! come to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but God; that we associate no partners with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than God." (Qur'an 3:64)

Diver*i$ and lut*rn*,ut*t$ur

ltftrslins ae divided hto S and m$giqtrs gum M etm an ovqd roQlxs w{6 htt *e dtuided h ffir nfirlr ard lntrmrffin* md khrr*o 0ou0m,
DnmrSU
c

tak tturr oi,qr*

kffi

. ls&mh Lffi iWnlrb - t*.rEA Sh{fi. }/hei, tbltoE

r thoobgicd: Sut

$oahrkx Su'tnt cd $[aI DiYbhrt roUod idoobglr

* Sakfi tmMbfl

'

hhmxxlhffirr

13

fil2glag

Hoderakard

Brlrsu&

. .

Relsixtr effirt b fui m*frdilr aqurc car&nd h SadAr$E kfin Gfrtaffi &sdG.
shid edrrqica

b tr. Ii.dho.d h h itnerpruigrcd.rttlllmlr..

$ams hold

qrffi

YloGof

kErLr{fiilsrd
Efirle.nd

m&fuand
.

Erlrsudre

The ideology was developed by an 18h century Saudi scholar, Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab, who was repulsed by the veneration of saints outsider Arabia, and insisted that the only way to overcome religious corruption is to retum to the purity of early Muslim traditions (al-salaf). Hence, the notion of "salafi.'

Mhough not all salafis are violent, violent extremists,

including al Qaeda and Taliban, often justify their actions by invoking salafi notions and ideas.

Her ln lclam
lshm parmils figMrlg ln s6f deilBnse, agalrlst opprBsdon, and

firrdom ol
Flgm
an

ntf*m

6r

$o rrau of God.goln t tho6o

tr.ngtr rflr{Qit'
M6Ems arc Esrired

butdo

mtfaBlrDss fmil!.
b
seek

tlGr slp

God do.s no(

lon

0Sttl you,

n2d301.

peE silh C pooples ord

Au6tln God

r.lgloE "lfihqreaokpem,
for

ttfir

ii.

thon

yo $ot poe.Ard

ls thc Ono thot hcalr and

knof,3dl thlngs (QuCffi

14

11t2gtls

Jlhrd In Islam
Sriw
Jihad. and SUu0gb

arAr$ktrto d, lbnlty
the goodtrorlgh

means

raxerlbo'ortfiusgle'.

Jihdl ase stuggh td(8c d[erntturrls,

maintdn

profle
ttS:15I
t{a\ror

saf{b4ltrsdand nrdd

tb(Qr'*l 29:6). andto errylad perflraro.r (Aran

idrdrg tEselgEb

l hrlB

@rElrorEd an add hst rsao.tb$Isff qgrEdE ard hrmfr, acb, ard b rBverholy(Qu/mZ6I Thotsm holyyrarin rdtomd

}hly

sinh.n hlh.HdtCht'dL
Alitrdbd

ltb

Jihad fmrrgh mfftary moan$ tsirsffied h t!,vo cases: rBfftrg eggrssdon and Sberatlrg brutally optrsed psople (Qur's An&g).

brtremirm *nd Yldeace

. . .
Vhler* ffir&t&tm$ mcdbud doctinc

lm&-

h* po0frons W ffioffi'0 dw, lswr a fio doct*rc *ihe

h 6,i&d

AcmneE

hedrdb*llx*h&dr*x.$rlrlf,r*,

bftb l*patr0oq trwefi

Th6e tflho do rpt tscssrhs lhe aDotlo d Hn b* bElt un0 tha, do oo s,rd dltar rc pm6

ffi b

Sunnl rnd ShI* Elv**]on

i$|p.,lttt tu$S* ffd
oaEr

ffinofl*re**. Smpk:lthl**tkIilsilrd
EpfiUa[ty

ttn baa*' of hgffi ar$emy ard tE

Sl*a

6ddad

guklehm hr hc&tshn and hnd b Worm lqali$tc vkffi d ldigirxr, vlftile sufs se mole bbrant dva*aliom ad emdmb

15

11128109

$hla Gonccntra$on In AfrFanistan

$unnt-Shli glmlhrffi.s
Foundatiore of lslam: God (Qur'an) and Muhammad (Sunnah) Holv Sites: Mecca, Medina, Jeruslem

Pilla6 of lslam:
Shahadah (Declaration) Salah (Daily Prayer) Sawm (Fasting) Haii (Pilqrimage to Mecca) Zakah (Obligatory charity)

$unnl*Shh
Sunnis Believe...

Dlfiure

-The successors to the Prophet were moral and

political leaders whose authority was purely temporal, based on election by the community.

Follow irna or consensus.

Stress unmediated relations with God.

Consider Ali as one of the leading companions of the Prophet, with no special religious signification.

16

11t28ta9

Sunnl-$[th Dlfi*rcnw
Shia hh.The Prophet designated his son-inlaw, Ali, as his successor.

Honor lmare who dEcended from Ali, and rcgard them as infallible human being inspired by God. Follow authorities who speak in place of the Hidden lmam.

Revere Hussain bin Ali, as the paramounl Muslim Martyr and rehearse his martyrdom in an annual festival.

thh
. .

Holy

SIhc

Karbala (lraq) Najaf (lraq) Mashad (lran) Qom (lran)

. .

Thlngc ts Rernemhcr
.
Mualims *rs diyeffi in &eir bcliefs and pectice* n Islam h m im8oramt nomrativc sorxce for both mrisstlcm rnd rfrdical [fiu$fes.

wi& Christians *dJcmr

Ishm shnm &cBiblical 6brrhrmic) tadition

17

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ilow Else You Gan

Learn ahotrt lslem
.
Thcre me manyMooqrcc
US, and pokhfry

th*oqloutfie
re.r )rorr

&a

i$ ore

plrce of

resfok Schdrlsrvitit.

. Read*boo&mlshm-

Recommnte* Roadlng
.
. . .
!{*m [er.t6 300e. Wh*t Ewr}nmc Nesds to fnowAborrt
Nml Yb*k
-

Ituy.

I*lem; A Sset Hirtory - lUmr*mrAr

ldqfu

lalm

J.}l L Ef.iilr &forril, IJIQ N* Yo*. : Qrfonl

Uamrembheqe2CIm"

The

enFnet&ry*Saoere,2m,
fu llmnficc
2m0*)kSaffieee

Hcn

of

ldrm - ,f$nJlIrr*Itot

lst ed

The Esmn

- Plpe*bcr* $rm

Qroctlon*?
If I do.ft Sat to yatu q*rc*ioo, orif X*u cam ug *iih acr w8r*m hrc"fu &d frrc m mm *

bu*@mnet

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LOUAY M. SAFI, Ph.D.

Director of Communications and Leadership Devetopment, the lslamic Society of North America (ISNA). He is a feltow of the lnstitute for Social Policy and Understanding and seryes on the steering committee of the Mustim-Christian lnitiative on the Nuctear Weapons Danger. Author of eteven books, including the Qur'anic Narrative (2008), Tensions and Transitions in the lvluslim World, (2003), and Peoce and the Limits of War
(2001)

Taught at Wayne State University (Michigan), and served as visiting professor at George Washington (2001 -2002't and as associate professor of Potiticat Science at the lnternational lstamic University of Malaysia (1994-99).
Appeared on numerous radio and TV programs, including CNN, BBC, Monte Carto, Fox News, PBS, Middte East TV (MBC), At-Jazeera TV, Voice of America, Malaysian Television, Syrian TV, and others.