This paper explores the role of fear in the Muslim tradition and the religious or historical sources to which Muslim can turn to in order to manage fear on both a communal and individual level. The paper begins with an analysis on the varied references to fear in the Quran and traditional Islamic scholarship and then focuses on the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the experiences of the early Muslim community in regards to moments of fear that they experienced and their response. This article was written for the "Managing Fear through Faith" conference, sponsored by Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, U.S. in the World Initiative and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and co-hosted by Bethesda Jewish Congregation, Idara e Jaferia Mosque, the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue, the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington and the New America Foundation.
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“Response to Fear in the Muslim Tradition,” by Hafsa Kanjwal
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Having lived in the Western World for many years, I know that people have found it difficult to reconcile their faith with the pace of modern life.
This problem should at all cost be minimized for our brother Muslims who live in these fast progressing countries.
You cannot give a child a secular education and then expect him not to ask questions about his religion.
This is one more reason why your schools should have well-qualified teachers giving courses on the background of Islam, its history, theology, philosophy and all the other subjects which pertain to its glorious past.