The correct answers are: 3) It is important to apply Islamic principles to political life. Â 4) It is important to apply Islamic principles to personal life and 5) Globalization will empower the Muslim world. Â
Explanation:
The core of Islamic law is expressed in five basic precepts, the five pillars of religion that every good Muslim must fulfill: the profession of faith, prayer five times a day, almsgiving, fasting during the month of Ramadan and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
According to the Shia School, the fundamental Principles of religion are five:
Monotheism, The Divine Prophecy, The Justice of God, The Imamate and The Resurrection.
Divine Justice consists in believing in the fact that God is just, and every creature receives its rights in proportion to their abilities and qualifications. According to this Principle, God does not remove anyone's rights; nor gives the rights of one person to another; nor does it discriminate between people. He never punishes those who do good; nor encourages those who do evil. For the Muslims, Islam is part of their life either personal or social and political, therefore answers 3 and 4 are correct.
Arab intellectuals adopt three different attitudes towards globalization. There are those who reject it because it is "the most advanced phase of imperialism" and a "cultural invasion" that threatens to dominate the people, undermine their peculiar "cultural personality" and destroy their "legacy", their "authenticity", their "beliefs" "And its" national identity ". Â
A second group of secular Arab thinkers welcome globalization as the age of modern science, advanced technology, global communications and information based on knowledge. In his opinion, it is no longer possible for people to remain closed in on themselves, reveling in a legacy of which they are captive and nostalgically feeding an "ideal" past. They invite to interact with globalization and benefit from their "true opportunities" with respect to knowledge, science and technology, without losing their culture as Arab and Muslim individuals. Â
A third group encourages (perhaps naively) to find an adequate form of globalization that is compatible with the national and cultural interests of the people. They argue that globalization cannot be accepted or rejected completely. The attitude of this group has been described as "positive neutrality", a pragmatic vision that acts in its own interest and seeks a middle ground, since globalization is an inevitable historical phenomenon with which Arabs should relate. For that, some consider that answer 5) might be correct.
Nevertheless, all Arabs - both those who oppose globalization and those who are in favor - agree that globalization is identical with Americanization. They think that globalization is a US project to spread the American culture as a model for the whole world., though, answer 2) cannot be consider correct, despite of the different opinions of the secular Arabs and their currents. Western cultures do not support literally its principles, although these are universal in their philosophical principles, as much as they are of other religions.
According to Marla Arzabal (2019) The main religions in the world are Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. Considering practitioners and non-practitioners who identify with these religions, they represent a total of 64.2% of the world's population. Hinduism represents 13.4% of the world population and is present in 114 countries. Islam represents 19.6% of the world population and is present in 204 countries. Christianity represents 31.2% of the world population and is present in 238 countries. Being the second most practiced religion around the world, answer A) is incorrect, and for certain the Muslim world is not in decline, though western radical groups might discredit it due to terrorism attribute to them.
