2016CSSATrial:Religionhasafundamentalroleinbestowingmeaningandsignificanceonhumanexistence.Itmarksofwhatisspecialandtrue,providesorderandstructureandsetsfortheprojectsandgoalsforhumanity.

TowhatextentisIslam(Buddhism,Christianity,Hinduism,Judaism)asalivingreligioustraditionreflectedinthisstatement?

UnpackingthequestionTowhatextent…

Appreciate:MakeajudgementaboutthevalueofAssess:Makeajudgementofvalue,quality,outcomes,resultsorsizeEvaluate:Makeajudgementbasedoncriteria;determinethevalueof

Sayed Sikandar Shah Haneef, Associate Professor International Islamic University Malaysia Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh “Muslim transsexuals, among others, face the acute dilemma of juristic conflicting views on sex-reassignment particularly when emotion runs high on account of sectarianism between its Shi`ah advocates and predominantly Sunni antagonists."

Serafina, a Muslim trans woman living in Indonesia, faces a constant fear of persecution from the Malaysian religious police, saying: “I want to be accepted and find a partner in life, in a community that will accept me as a Muslim transgender.”

In the 1980's the Shia founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa allowing gender reassignment surgery. This was a result of being moved by a meeting with a woman who said she was trapped in a man's body. In Iran, same-sex relationships are punishable by death. However, there is no law against sex-change operations in the Quran, and the procedure is very common.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/story/muslim-trans-and-banned

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29832690

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/transgender-muslims-pakistan-islam-marriage-marry-declared-legal-clerics-a7109531.html

http://www.ijbhtnet.com/journals/Vol._1_No.1_July_2011/10.pdf

“The Apostle of Allah cursed the man who dressed like a woman and the woman who dressed like a man” Hadith

“One who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases.” (Qur’an 3:6)

“To Allah belongs the dominion of heavens and earth. He gives to whom He wills female, and He gives to whom He wills males. Or He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren.” (Surah 42:50)

The opponents of gender re-assignment surgery are the majority. Sunni jurists affiliated with the Assemblies of Fiqh argue against it on the basis of the following grounds: It is tampering with God’s creation. It is done with the intention of hiding true identity thus is a kind of deceit which is haram according to the Prophet. It is unnecessary from medical point of view, as it is motivated by cosmetic intention.

The surgery involves de-capacitating one’s organs, thus, disrupting God’s plan for humanity and causing imbalance on earth. It goes against the will of God and will affect eternity for the individual.However, it can also be seen as an illness with a cure, allowing for truthful and pure expression uniting believers.

2016CSSATrial:Religionhasafundamentalroleinbestowingmeaningandsignificanceonhumanexistence.Itmarksofwhatisspecialandtrue,providesorderandstructureandsetsfortheprojectsandgoalsforhumanity.

TowhatextentisIslam(Buddhism,Christianity,Hinduism,Judaism)asalivingreligioustraditionreflectedinthisstatement?

Howdoesreligion‘bestowmeaningandsignificanceonhumanexistence’?

Howdoesreligion‘markoffwhatisspecialandtrue’?

Sowhatis‘specialandtrue’aboutthetraditionsyoustudy?

• Practices[Baptism,Hajj,Marriage] ‘markoff’:– experiencesofsacredtimeandpurpose– transitionfromonelifestagetoanother

• membershipofChristiancommunity• Hajji• marriedstate

– connectionwithfoundationsofthetradition• deathandResurrectionofJesus• AbrahamandMuhammad• ‘accordingtothelawofMosesandIsrael’

HowdoRTsprovide‘orderandstructure’?

And‘setforththeprojectsandgoalsforhumanity’?

• Toalarge[significant,extensive,certain…]extentIslam[B,C,H,J]:– Providesorderandstructure– Setsthegoalsforhumanity…

WhatanintroductionMUSTNOTdo• Re-statethequestion• Writeoutthewholestimulus• Speakingeneralisationsaboutareligioustradition

• ‘Braindump’toomuchinformation• Leavethemarkercluelessastoyourunderstandingofthetaskbeforeyou– ‘thesis’

• Putthemarkertosleepsayingthesamethingas90%oftheotheressaystheyhavetogetthrough

• Forexample…

Christianity[B,H,I,J]providesrelevancetoitsfollowersbecauseofitsability‘tobestowmeaningandsignificanceonhumanexistence’.Christianityhasthecapacitytoassistadherentstoknow‘whatisspecialandtrue’ byproviding‘orderandstructuretosetforththegoalsandprojectsforhumanity’.Asaresultofthesethings,ChristianitytoasignificantextentassistsadherentsintheireverydaylifeasaresultofBaptismandpeoplelikeDesmondTutuandclimatescientistKatherineHeyoe.ThisdemonstrateshowChristianityisaLRT.

ThechallengeforChristianitytoremainrelevantinthe21st Cincludesrespondingtoissuessuchaseconomicdisparity,theimpactofclimatechangeandracial/religiousintolerance.EthicalteachingsdefinedbytheBeatitudescan‘bestowmeaning’inrespecttosuchissues,whileatthesametimeencouragingadherentstoadopt‘thegoalsforhumanity’definedinMatthew’sGospel:‘asyoudidittooneoftheleast… youdidittome’.WhetherthisisinresponsetoBaptismalcommitment,ortothewitnessofactivistssuchasArchbishopDesmondTutuorChristianenvironmentalists,formanyadherentsapplyingbeliefstocontemporaryissuesexemplifieshowreligioncanendureas‘living’acrossdiverseculturalcontexts.Thisdoesnotmean;however,thatbeliefisenactedinahomogenousmanner.

In2ndCIslam,Sunnischolaral-Shafi’tenderedaprocessforjurisprudencetoensurethetraditionremainedfaithfultoitsbeliefsdespitethediversitythataccompanieditsexpansion.This‘orderandstructure’providedbyShafiandhisfellowjuristscontinuesasameansofassistingMuslimstofullysubmittheirlivestoal-Qadr,thedivinedeterminationforrightorderacrosscreation.Insodoingadherentsfulfilthe‘goalsforhumanity’definedbytheQur’anandHadith.Islam’sabilitytomaintainthisunbrokentransmissionofbelief,whilerespondingtoissuessuchasemergingbiomedicaltechnologiesandthechallengeofensuringauthenticexperiencesofHajj,exemplifieshowreligioncanendureas‘living’andpurposeful.

WhenDesmondTutuwasconfirmedasthefirstBlackSouthAfricanBishopin1976,AnglicanleadershipmadeapowerfulstatementabouttheabilityofChristianitytorelatetraditionalbeliefstocurrentsocialcircumstances.InthisinstancetheApartheidregimethat,supportedbytheDutchReformChurch,legitimatisedthedehumanisationofBlackandColouredpeoples.Foryearspriortothis,Tutuhadlednon-violentprotestsagainstthisabuse,hisinsistenceona radicalmodelofChristianforgiveness:‘howoftenshouldIforgive…seventy-seventimes’(Matt18:21-22),‘bestowedmeaning’thatcontradictedthedominantWhiteparadigm.Thisnon-negotiable‘goal’forthepeacefuldismantlingofApartheidledtoTutureceivingtheNobelPeacePrizeonbehalfofallthosefightingthiscause.

Islam’sabilitytomaintainthisunbrokentransmissionofbelief,whilerespondingtoissuessuchasemergingbiomedicaltechnologiesandthechallengeofensuringauthenticexperiencesofHajjformillions,exemplifieshowreligioncanendureas‘living’andpurposeful.

TheShafiMadhab’s insistenceonauthenticatedHadith,asopposedtolocalisedaccountsofSunnahthatwereappearinginhisera,providedalegacythatcontinuestosupportIslaminthe21st C.

TeachingsfromHadithsuchas,‘TrulyAllahlikestoseeHisservantsstrivingtoearnanhonestincome’assistthedeterminationofusul-al-fiqhinsuchmattersandattesttoShafi’sroleinensuringtheongoing‘true’expressionoffaith.

Indetermining‘whatistrue’inrelationtobanking,theMalaysianNationalShari'ah AdvisoryCommittee[NASC]adoptedShafi’smethodinitsdecisiononBay’al-Inah [Islamiccreditcardsandreligiouslyappropriateinterest].

Afewotherimportantpoints• Beliefsmustbethecentralfocusofanyresponse– LRT[oranyotherquestion]isultimatelyabouttheapplicationofbeliefstoarangeofdifferentcontexts.

• Toppingandtailing:don’tpresent‘oneIpreparedbefore’!• Terminology:themoreyoucancorrectlyuseit,thebetter.• Practices:theremustbeanemphasisonspecificaspectsoftheritualsasexpressionsofbelief.Useexamplestoillustratethisbutdon’tletthemdominate.

• Introducingethics:youdon’tneedtotellmarkerswhatethicsare…notquitethatsillyJ BUTyoudoneedtobeclearontheteachings– againmustbecentral.

• Yourideas!!

2016:B,H,J=‘holistic’:‘liveanauthenticlife’C&I=ethics

2015:all=practice2014:all=ethics2013:twoaspectsinreferenceto:2012:all=person

2017?

H2 describesandanalysestheinfluenceofreligionandbeliefsystemsonindividualsandsociety

Contentforholistic response?

Shortanswers- snapshotofideas• Noroomforessay-likeintros/conclusions.• Neverre-statethequestion.• Short,sharpstatements.• Fact!Fact!Fact!• Supportwithaspecificexampletoillustrateyourpremiseinlivedexperience.

• Don’tbelabour onepoint.Itwillbetheonlypointyoumake!!

Analysethecontinuingeffectofdispossessioninrespecttoseparationfromtheland.

5marks

1. Define the main component of the topic e.g. Dispossession 2. Link to the specific section of the Syllabus and demonstrate your understanding of it e.g. separation from the land 3. Use a specific example to illustrate the connection 4. Concluding statement summarising your premise

‘Dispossession’ defines forced loss of land, the traditions it informs and the subsequent impact on all aspects of spiritual and cultural life. As land is foundational to Dreaming in determining kinship and responsibilities, the continuing impact of separation from country is immeasurable in relation to loss of identity. This connection is evident in the sacred site of Karlu Karlu, Tennant Creek NT. Prior to an affirmative Native Title decision in 2002, the four language groups of this country had only intermittent access to the site and its Aakiy and Ngappa Dreamings. As a result of separation, knowledge of ancient rituals and their meanings was greatly diminished, something local Aboriginal peoples still attempt to redress. Social ramifications of dispossession are evidenced in reports such as ‘Closing the Gap’ 2017 where six of the seven targets are not on track including life expectancy and education. These ‘gaps’, the loss of traditional languages and connections to the ceremonial life of a particular country cannot be easily rectified, and in many instances, will never be restored.

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What is Islam and how does it impact on Australia?Islam sees itself as a theocracy, not a democracy. Islam does not believe indemocracy, freedom of speech, freedom of the press or freedom or assembly. Itdoes not separate religion and politics. Many believe that it is solely a religion,but the reality is that it is much more, for it has a political agenda that goes faroutside the realm of religion. Islam regulates the Muslim’s social and domesticlife, their legal system and politics - their total life.