Chapter 3-Islam and Prophet Muhammad Flashcards

1
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What does Islam mean?

A

to surrender one’s self completely to God’s will

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2
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Who are known to practice Islam?

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Muslims

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3
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The essential element of true belief for the Muslim is _______, which cannot be compromised in the smallest way.

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Monotheism

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4
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Messenger of God

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Muhammad

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5
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where was prophet Muhammad born?

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Mecca

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6
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Muslims are rightly offended if we call them ___________

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Muhammedans

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6
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Who is the human instrument of God’s revelation and his will for man?

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Muuhammad

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7
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Implying that in some way they worship Muhammad and not God

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Muhammedans

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8
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-year 1 in the Muslim calendar
-The one date that we should remember when we speak of Islam.
-date of emigration of Muhammad and some of his companions from Mecca to Medina.

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622 A.D.

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9
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The word in arabic for Muhammad’s emigration is called

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Hijra

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9
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Two cities in Central Arabia

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Mecca and Medina

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10
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622 A.D. in A.H.

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1 A.H

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11
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Before the Hijra, Muhammad had been preaching in Mecca for how many years?

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12 years

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12
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610 A.D.

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The first revelation of the Qur’an

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13
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around 570 A.D.

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Birth of Muhammad

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14
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had once been a place of pilgrimage in Arabia even before the emergence of Islam

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Mecca

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15
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-The center of Mecca.
-containing the black stone as well as many idols.

A

shrine or Kaabah

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16
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Religion ate the time of the birth of the Prophet was the worship of

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divine agencies and spirits and some goddesses.

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17
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During this time infanticide was widely practiced, and many baby girls were killed at birth.

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Period of Ignorance of Jahiliyyah

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18
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There were some people, though, who were coming to a belief in the on God and they were called

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“Hanif” or monotheist

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19
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In the Qur’an what was Abraham called?

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hanif

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20
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who lived in Mecca?

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pagans and hanif

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21
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Muhammad himself traveled with the caravans, and he is said to have met Christians. One if the traditions relates that a small boy with the caravans, ______

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he met a monk

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22
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Islam is not a religion that was born in the desert; it was born in the town - an __________

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urban commercial setting

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23
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Grandfather of Prophet Muhammad who protected him after he got orphaned.

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Abd Al Muttalib

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24
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Uncle of Prophet Muhammad that protected him after the death of his Grandfather

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Uncle Abu Talib

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25
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-Wife of Prophet Muhammad at the age of 25
-a wealthy widow who was his employer
-an owner of caravans
-15 years his senior at that time

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Khadijah

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26
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How many were the kids of Muhammad and Khadijah

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6

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27
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-The first word of the revelation was recited
-means ‘the recitation of something already written down’

A

Iqra in Arabic

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28
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The revelation of the Holy Qur’an to Muhammad was, __________,he is coming down from the heaven of the book, which is already written there.

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Muslim beliefs

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29
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What is the original book called?

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Mother of the Book

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30
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The rest of the book of the revelation was given to the Prophet during the rest of his life over a period of some _______years.

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22

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31
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-The figure that Muhammad saw on the horizon
-God’s messenger to Muhammad

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Angel Gabriel

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32
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The first revelation took place during the month of ___________.

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Ramadhan

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33
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What was Muhammad’s first reaction to the revelation?

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fear and apprehension and even thought that he might be going mad or that he was being possessed by the spirits.

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34
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Who believed in him, encouraged him, and after some time, he believed in the validity of his call as the messenger of God

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his wife Khadijah

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35
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In his preaching, Muhammad proclaimed what?

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-the oneness of God,
-his uniqueness,
-his power,
-the folly of idol worship and;
-the judgment that was coming to the people who did not listen and take heed

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36
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nangasuko na ang mga Meccans kay murag delikado daw ilang mga interests based sa ginapreach ni Prophet Muhammad pero di nila mahurt si Prophet Muhammad kay protected man siya sa iyang uncle.

A

Katong namatay ang Uncle ni Muhammad naging delikado iyang life sa Mecca kaya giplano niya ang iyang future

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37
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Who is Muhammad’s friend and companion in leaving Mecca?

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Abu Bakr and friends

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38
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What was the group called that traveled with Muhammad to Medina

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community of faith or ‘Ummah’

39
Q

What animal did Muhammad let decide on choosing a place to stay in Mecca?

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Camel

40
Q

There were many _______ in Medina at that time who owned most of the better land there.

A

Jews

41
Q

The Qur’an calls the Jews the _______, meaning that they too have Sacred scripture.

A

People of the Book

42
Q

What is the reaction of the Jews after Muhammad tells him that his religion was the continuation of the religion of the Jews?

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they laughed at him and accused both Muhammad and the Qur’an as frauds

43
Q

It was called as the direction of faced during prayer

A

Qibla

44
Q

Before the companion of Muhammad prayed facing Jerusalem but after the direction faced during prayer was changed at this juncture from

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Jerusalem to Mecca

45
Q

When did Muhammad decide to go back to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage?

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628 A.D.

46
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The Meccans were afraid to allow him enter the city. They negotiated and made a settlement. What is that settlement?

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the following year the Meccans would leave the city for three days so the Muslims might do the pilgrimage.

47
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What is the first act of Muhammad after goin back to Mecca?

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Purify Kaabah of its idols, leaving only the Black stone in place, proclaiming to all that there is only one God

48
Q

Forbidden to come on pilgrimage

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the Pagans

49
Q

The Islamic Empire was about to emerge from Arabia. Muhammad did not see the expansion. He did farewell pilgrimage and died at the age of ____, in the year _______.

A

63 in 632 A.D.

50
Q

Who is his friend that became his father in law that was appointed as Caliph (successor) to rule the community?

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Abu Bakr

51
Q

What are the five pillars of Islam?

A

-Shahada
-Salat
-Zakat
-Saum
-Hajj

52
Q

Shahada

A

The profession of faith

53
Q

-This express the following words “I hear witness that there is no God except God and Muhammad is the messenger of God”
-this means “witnessing”

A

Shahada

54
Q

When the words are said, what did the Muslim starts saying?

A

“I witness/testify that there is no God except God…..”

55
Q

the greatest sin in Islam

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the practice of associating something or somebody with God.

56
Q

Salat

A

The Five Times Daily Prayers

57
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the five obligatory prayers

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-Salat al-Fajr
-Salat al-Zufr
-Salat al-Asr
-Salat al-Maghrid
-Salat al-Aishia

58
Q

traditions

A

Sunnah

59
Q

sayings

A

hadith

60
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What is the duty of every Muslim?

A

to pray five times a day

61
Q

A non-formal prayer, a private and personal prayer, which is more spontaneous and does not follow a particular ritual.

A

dua

62
Q

all the details of the prayer are derived from _______.

A

extra Qur’anic sources

63
Q

The custom of praying five times daily, for example, comes from

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the tradition of the Prophet

64
Q

the dawn prayer

A

Salat al-Fajr

65
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the noon prayer

A

Salat al-Zufr

66
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The afternoon prayer

A

Salat al-Asr

67
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The sunset prayer

A

Salat al-Maghrib

68
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The evening prayer

A

Salat al-Aisha

69
Q

What do the Muslim do before prayer?

A

performs ritual ablution so that he will pray in a purified state

70
Q

He must wash himself as it laid down in the law this purification

A

wudhu

71
Q

Arabic word for mosque

A

Masjid

72
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the place of prostration

A

Masjid

73
Q

-is not absolutely necessary for the performance of the prayer, and as no priests are necessary in Islam
-is a place of prostration, anywhere

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Mosque

74
Q

Prayer in Islam is not confined to the _______.

A

five obligatory prayers

75
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The Muslim may pray freely during the day and during the _____, _____, and ______.

A

crisis, worries and joys

76
Q

His prayers maybe prayers of _________ or __________.

A

adoration or petition

77
Q

Alms giving

A

Zakat

78
Q

-This pillar is not just charity but an obligation and a duty and a way by which Muslim comes into contact with God.

-is the principle of social responsibility by which the profession of wealth obligates the owner to concern himself with the people who have little wealth.

-says in fact that what is mine really also belongs to the community in the final analysis.

-is the setting aside of a determined part of one’s wealth and transferring the ownership of it to those people to whom God has decided it should be given.

A

Zakat

79
Q

Those who do not pay the Zakat are likened in the Qur’an to the ___________.

A

idolaters who worship false Gods.

80
Q

Where was the Zakat given?

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-to the poor
- destitute
-debtor
-those who strive in the way of God
-the son of the traveler
-those employed in the collection of it.

81
Q

The Qur’an also makes it clear that greedy people, anyone who hoards utems like food are __________.

A

hateful to God and will go to hell

82
Q

Fasting

A

Saum

83
Q

All Muslims who have reached puberty are required to do this during the month of Ramadhan

A

Fasting(Saum)

84
Q

Excepted in Ramadhan

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-sick
-aged or infirm
-pregnant women
-nursing mothers
-travelers

85
Q

The body is to be the subject of man and not his _______, dictating his every thought.

A

master

86
Q

The fast is for thirty days, but it is not the same as the Christian Lent for the idea of _________ as Christians understand it is absent from Ramadhan.

A

Penance

87
Q

dominant theme

A

detachment from all created things in order to avoid and abandon everything except that all subsistent God who never passes away, the All powerful and Merciful Lord.

88
Q

the Muslim intends to draw closer to Gods and to be more finely attuned to his will

A

By fasting

89
Q

During Ramadhan, those who fast often

A

give gifts and alms to the poor

90
Q

What does fasting encourages

A

patience and endurance

91
Q

It is a remembrance of God, it is not a fast of the stomach but also of the _____, ______, and ________ that bad things will not be listened to and of the eyes that nothing bad or impure is looked at.

A

ears, mouth, and eyes

92
Q

Fasting is a sign of

A

contradiction to the world that is becoming steadily more materialistic.

93
Q

Pilgrimage to Mecca

A

Hajj

94
Q

-is the journey to the point of the ‘Qibla’ of the prayer.
-Each Muslim is expected to go to Mecca once in his lifetime for the pilgrimage if he is able to do so.
-It is a pledge of the pilgrim to dedicate the rest of his life to God.
-is also a sacrament of Muslim unity, and it inspires solidarity.

A

Hajj

95
Q

In Mecca is the great Mosque in its courtyard is the _________ a cube-shaoed building which houses the black stone.

A

Kaabah

96
Q

It is where Abraham worshipped with his son Ishmael

A

Mecca

97
Q

The Hajj is a response to the

A

revelation and the law of God, which was revealed in Mecca.