Chapter 3 Flashcards
means to surrender oneself completely to God’s will
Islam
destination of Muhammad in his emigration
Mecca to Medina, 2 central Arabia
The one who practices Islam
Muslim
Who is Muhammad to Muslims?
the messenger of God, the human instrument of God’s revelation and His will for man.
The year 1 in Muslim calendar, and the date of emigration of Muhammad
622 A.D.
date of first revelation of the Qur/an
610 A.D.
birth of Muhammad
570 AD
Word for emigration
Hijra
At the age of __, he married a wealthy widow, ___
25; Khadijah (40 YO)
once been a place of pilgrimage in Arabia even the emergence of Islam
Mecca
the group that traveled with Muhammad to Medina were called ___
community of Faith, Ummah
center of Mecca containing the black stone
shrine or Kaabah
birth date and place of Muhammad
570 A.D. in Mecca
Muhammad asserted not that God existed but that He alone existed and there were no other gods
“Jahiliyyah” or period of ignorance
in ___ A.D., Muhammad and __ __ left Mecca in some danger and arrived in Medina
622, Abu Bakr
the original book
the Mother of the Book
protectors of Muhammad
grandfather Abd Al Muttalib; Uncle Abu Talib
time of death of Muhammad
632 AD
first word of the revelation was recited
Iqra in Arabic
meaning of Iqra
the recitation of something already written down
the qur’an called the jews ___ meaning that they have sacred scripture
people of the book
God’s messenger to Muhammad
Angel Gabriel
the ___ or direction faced during prayer was changed from ____ to ____
Qibla; Jerusalem to Mecca
After success against Meccans, Muhammad decided to go back to Mecca in ____ A.D. for the annual pilgrimage
628 AD
Muslim raids in Meccan caravan and they met in the
Battle of Badr
What age did Muhammad died?
63 YO in 632 A.D.
What was Muhammad’s first act?
purify the Kaabah of its idols, leaving only the Black Stone, proclaiming that there is only one God.
Salat
the 5 times daily prayers
Who became the successor of Muhammad after he died?
Abu Bakr, now the appointed Caliph
Shahada
The profession of Faith
5 pillars of Islam
- Shahada
- Salat
- Zakat
- Fasting
- Hajj
Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca
saum
fasting
zakat
alms giving
the greatest sin in Islam is the practice of ____
associating something or somebody with God
What is the profession of faith?
I hear witness that there is no god except God and Muhammad is the messenger of God.
Muhammad’s tradition
sunnah
noon prayer (12 PM)
Salat al-Zufr
it is a non-formal prayer, private and personal prayer, spontaneous
dua
The Dawn Prayer (4 AM)
Salat al-Fajr
ritual ablutions so that he will pray in purified state
Wudhu
Muhammad’s sayings
Hadith
sunset prayer (6 PM)
Salat al-Maghrib
5 obligatory prayers
- Fajr
- Zufr
- Asr
- Maghib
- Aisha
afternoon prayer (3 PM)
Salat al-Asr
Evening prayer (7 PM)
Salat al-Aisha
The arabic word for mosque is ___, which means __ _ _ _.
Masjid; the place of prostration
