Explain the Muslim idea of Religious Authority.

... Jo Batty Part A - Explain the Muslim idea of Religious Authority Revelations are the way in which we receive knowledge of God and this is done through the Holy Books. In the Christian tradition there is an understanding that the Bible is a medium of revelation (Prepositional view), this is where the truths recorded by God are recorded, there is also an understanding that revelation is the way in which God acts with human experience through history (non-prepositional view) In Islam religious authority comes from God via the Qur'an through the process of tanzil. The Qur'an tells them about God and gives them guidance 'this is the book in its guidance is sure without doubt'. The Sunnah and the Hadith are also sources of authority. The Sunnah, which is the life example of the Prophet Mohammad, is a source of authority because he was a wise and trustworthy man who settled tribal disputes. The

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