Interview with Robinson Carroll:
The members of the Umma create a moral in the community that pushes other members to become closer to God. Ex: Sawm and Hajj
Question 1-
Why do you think a sense of community will make a person closer to God?
"I think that if you are growing in your faith with friends then it allows you to work together and discuss things based on personal experiences with God."
Question 2-
Do you think that by building relationships under experiences tied by God, one can increase their faith in God?
"Yes, because if you and your friends or community have similar beliefs than it makes you belong, instead of being an outcast without a community in which you belong."
Question 3-
How could being an outcast either lead to religion or the denial of religion?
"Being an outcast can lead to its denial because feeling outcast might make the person feel as if there is no way a good God would treat them that way- and leave them all alone. It might make them turn to God in pursuance of overcoming their situation and developing the feeling of belonging that the community will bring them."
Question 4-
Why do you think people turn to God at the hardest times of their lives?
Response/ Conclusion- "Because they have no where else to turn and they belief that even if they have pulled away from God in the past that it is the only area of hope left."
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