- Week 1: Who is Allah? The Attributes and Names (sifat and asma' ) of God
- How is God described in the Qur'an?
- What are the "Names/Attributes" of God?
- How do the Names and Attributes help us relate to God? The moral and spiritual function of the asma'
- Are God's attributes human-like? The problem of anthropomorphism
- Week 2: Can we actually understand what God is? The transcendence of God
- Can God be described in similar terms to human beings in any way?
- The Qur'ans negative descriptions of God: what God is not
- The absolute transcendence and unknowability of the Divine vs. our need to relate to and understand God.
- Week 3: The Unity, Oneness, and Uniqueness of God (tawhid)
- The Qur'ans critique of polytheism (shirk) and insistence on Oneness of God.
- What does tawhid mean? What are its different aspects? (oneness, unity, uniqueness)
- What are the implications of tawhid? How does it impact the way we relate to God and live our lives?
- Week 4: The Existence of God
- How do we know God exists?
- Can we prove God's existence, or is it simply a "leap of faith?
- What types of evidences and proofs are there for the existence of God?
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