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Beliefs and Practices: Islam Flashcards

1
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What are the basic beliefs and practices of Islam outlined in?

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The doctrine of the Five Pillars

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What does the Five Pillars summarize?

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The general principles the constitute Muslim creed and practices.

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With the exception of the first, the five pillars are all rites of___.

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worship

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What summarizes the whole concept of Islamic theology?

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the give pillars

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True or false: regardless of Islamic sect, Muslims all share the five pillars.

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true

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What are the Five Pillars?

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  1. Shahada
  2. Salat
  3. Fasting
  4. Zakat
  5. Hajj
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What is Pillar 1, Shahada?

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The declaration of God’s oneness and the prophetic mission of Muhammad.

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What is Pillar 2, Salat?

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The five daily prayers

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What is Pillar 3, Fasting?

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In the month of Ramadan on the Islamic lunar calendar.

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What is Pilar 4, Zakat?

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Sharing one’s wealth with the less fortunate.

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What is Pillar 5, Hajj?

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The performance of pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime.

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What does Shahada mean?

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“testimony,” “witness”

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What is the following from: “I bear witness there is no god but God, and I also bear witness Muhammad is His messenger.”

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Shahada

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What are some of the roles of Shahada?

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Parents whisper it in the ear of they knew born children, on their deathbed, Muslims re expected to utter shahada for the last time.

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How does one become a Mslim?

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Uttering the statement in the presence of three Muslim witnesses renders one a Muslim and entitles to rights and Islamic duties

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What is a call to pray?

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Shahada

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17
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What is the entrance into Islam?

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shahada

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18
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When are the 5 daily prayers obligatory for a Muslim?

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once they reach puberty

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What do the five daily prayers symbolize?

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the believer’s humility before God

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True of false: The Qur’an does not explicitly specify the details of prayer, but Muslims have al practical information from the hadith.

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true

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Where can the five daily prayers be performed?

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In any clean place, but Muslims are recommended to perform them in congregation (mosque, prayer hall)

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What determines when the five daily prayers are performed?

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all determined by the movement of the sun

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23
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What do Muslims read during prayer?

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passages from the Qur’an

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What must Muslims do in order to perform prayer?

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Muslims have to make ritual ablution using clean water. If there is no water available, one may use dust or sand.

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25
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What is the prayer announced by?

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the call to prayer (adman)

26
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What is adman?

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In islam is similar to church bell in christianity

27
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True or False: Islamic law is not the law of the state.

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true

28
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What is the purpose of the month of Ramadan?

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to remind Muslims of they spiritual discipline

29
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What is the exact number of days of fasting in Ramadan determined by?

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sighting the new moon which marks the beginning and the end of month (29-30 days)

30
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What is one prohibited from doing during fasting?

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One is prohibited from eating, drinking, and having sexual intercourse during the daytime

31
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What are actions that may invalidate fasting?

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Breaking an oath, smoking, deliberate seminal emission, etc.

32
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What happens if you are exempt from fasting for various reasons (ex. sick, traveling, nursing, menstruating or pregnant)

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They have to make up the days they are not fasting at different times

33
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What marks the end of Ramadan?

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Eid Festival

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What is the Eid?

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A social celebration during which Muslims pray in a congregation, dress in their finest clothes, visit each other, exchange gifts, and have meals together.

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What is Zakat?

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An obligatory payment imposed on certain category of property and income

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What is the purpose of Zakat?

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To remind Muslims that their wealth is not an end in and of itself

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Where was Zakat practice institutionalized?

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After the prophet’s migration to Medina

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What is the function of zakat in premodern society?

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similar to that of modern states, that is, to provide social security for community

39
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___may collect zakat, but they have no authority;power to determine the amount of due zakat.

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rulers/caliph

40
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What is the amount of obligatory zakat?

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2.5% of the annual income exceeding th minimum threshold (nisab)

41
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What is the nisab in grams of gold or its cash equivalent.

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87.48

42
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Who are the recipients of Zakat?

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The poor and indigent, orphans, widows, ta collectors, slaves who seek to purchase freedom but do no shave sufficient funds, debaters, volunteers, and travellers.

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What are Muslims expected to practices in addition to the obligatory zakat?

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Voluntary alms giving (sadaqah). The recipient may be anyone in need.

44
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What is Hajj

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The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of Islam.

45
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How many times must Muslims do Hajj?

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It is prescribed in the Qur’an and is required for all free adult Muslims once in their lifetime.

46
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What is the purpose of Hajj?

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The purpose is to remind people of the larger and extremely diverse community to which they belong, and at the same time to the element of its unity.

47
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What does Hajj symbolize?

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Unity and solidarity of all Muslims across the globe that they are in one community of believers.

48
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Who is exempt from the performance of Hajj?

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Muslims who are financially incapable, facing hardship to travel, r no tin good health.

49
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Wha ti sShari’a?

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The rituals that are summarized in the doctrine of the Five Pillars are understood to be God’s law (Shari’a)

50
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True of False: God’s law isn’t codified.

A

true

51
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What was Shari’a defined by in pre-modern Islam?

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by Muslim jurists

52
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Why is the verdict issues by the Muslim jurists (fuqaha) referred to?

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fatwa

53
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Is the Qur’an a legal code or book of law?

A

no

54
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Is Fatwa binding?

A

no

55
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God’s law is___than “law proper” (commercial, criminal, contract).

A

broader

56
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True or False: Qur’an is not the book of law, but Muslims define law from the Qur’an and the hadith.

A

true

57
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What is the concept of Shari’a law similar to?

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common law

58
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What does the hadith mean?

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news, reports

59
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What does Hadith of the Prophet mean?

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reports about the Prophet Muhammad’s actions, saying, and practices throughout twenty two years of his misison

60
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How was Hadith preserved before being canonized as hadith collection?

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preserved in memory as an oral tradition

61
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What is hadith seen as parallel to?

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The Gospels, which documented the life, words, and acts of Jesus

62
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In what way is the Qur’an parallel to Jesus?

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Both represent God’s word

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