Ch 10 {Muslim World} Flashcards
Muslim
” one who has submitted”, follower of Islam
Islam
“Submission to the will of Allah”, a religion based on Allah & the Qur’an
-Jesus is a prophet
Torah
First five books of the bible (Pentateuch) that is Jewish written law/bible
Koran (Qur’an) -
Book that is Center of Muslim religion, written by Muhammad through Gabriel, monotheistic
Muhammad -
Born In 570 AD as an Orphan raised by grandfather, trader on silk roads, marries trade owner named Khadijah, goes in cave, sees Gabriel, the angel, get divine testimony and preaches, his word eventually written down, last prophet (God reveals to him last). Dies 632
Bedouin
Most people in Saudi Arabian peninsula, Early Desert nomad that were Arabic, divided into tribes or clans
(Nomadic herder)
Allah
Muslim word for God
Hijrah
Pilgrimage/ migration that is from Mecca to Medina because it’s the path Muhammad went when he fled because of persecution
Mecca -
Muhammad’s grows up here, sacred Islamic town containing Ka’aba, religiously mixed city in the beginning, it’s the middle of Silk Road trade routes
Medina
Town Muhammad fled to with followers, back then called Yithrab, becomes a military leader and takes over Mecca with the help of medina
5 pillars of Islam -
Faith(1 God Allah), Prayer(six times a day towards Mecca), alms giving(charity, give to prayer), pilgrimage(Hajj, journey to Mecca once in your lifetime), fasting(hold month Ramadan, oct/sept)
Caliph
“Successor”/ “deputy”, Spiritual leader of Islamic religion. Fi
Shi’ites (shi’a) -
Believe caliph needs to be a descendant of Muhammad “party of Ali”
Sunni -
Believes the caliph should be elected
Abu Bakr -
First caliph because was a friend of Muhammad, part of the caliphates (rightly guided caliphs- the very first 4 caliphs)