Living Religious traditions are integrated meaning systems which provide adherents with comprehensive and distinctive answers to the enduring questions of human existence through Sayyid Qutb, Islamic bioethics and Hajj. Islam is a living religious tradition which helps adherents to answer the question of human existence through the legacy and writings of Sayyid Qutb, abortion, stem cell research and contraception of bioethics and Ihraam, Tawaf and Sa’y of Hajj. The paragraphs below will describe how Sayyid Qutb, Islamic bioethics and Hajj answer the question of human existence and how they all play a key role to support Islam as a living religious tradition.
Sayyid Qutb answers the question of human existence and demonstrates why Islam
Once contraception occurs, the principle of the “right to life” (Hadith) occurs. This is because there is now a physical form with all of its characteristics determined by God and has the potential to be fully human. Therefore, the bioethical issue contraception answers the question of human existence expresses why Islam is a living religious tradition.
Stem cell research is a bioethical issue that explains why Islam is a living religious tradition and answers the question of human existence. Stem cells have the potential to relieve human disease and suffering. Sunni and Shia Muslim’s encourage stem cell research as long as the use of embryonic stem cells should be limited. Therefore, stem cell research answers the question of human existence and describes why Islam is a living religious tradition.
Hajj answers the question of human existence and expresses why Islam is a living religious religion through the Ihraam, Tawaf and Sa’y. Ihraam is making the intention to enter a spiritual status. This is the compulsory act to start performing the rites of Hajj. Ihraam allows Muslim’s to feel an acute sense of equality in practice rather than in theory. It stimulates the Day of Judgements when masses gather in one place wearing in one place wearing only a two-pieced white garment without any sticks. In addition, this uniform dressing is an