Final Islam Review Flashcards

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1
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Islam

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to submit

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Allah

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The God

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Ka’ba

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  • 360 dietes
  • mosque
  • 60 in. cube
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Mecca

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  • Muhammed conquers in 630
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Mt. Hira

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Where Muhammed had his first revelation
- Near Mecca

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Prohpets

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God’s messangers

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Sura

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Chapters in Quaran

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Al Fatiha

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  • 1st sura: opening
  • Emphasizes strict monotheism
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Hadith

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  • Stories of Muhammed
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Shari’a

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  • Means “straight path to water”
  • Has come to mean “Islamic law”
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Sunni

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  • 85-90% branch that believes in Abu Bakr
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Shahada

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No god but Allah and Muhammed is God’s lost messanger

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Zakat

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charity

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Hajj

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pilgrimage

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Imam

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Prayer leader for Sunmi

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JIhad

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Israel (to struggle)

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Hijab

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head scarf

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Greater Jihad

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Inner (right vs wrong)

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Lesser Jihad

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Holy War

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Muslim

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one who submits

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Quran

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recitation messages

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Medina

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Means “city of prophet”
- Muhammad in 622

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Aya

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Verses in Quran

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Sunnah

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the way

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People of the Book

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Jews

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Shi’a

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10-15% branch; followers of Ali

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Saum

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Fasting during the 9th month of Ramadan

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Salat

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Prayer 5 times a day

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5 pillars of Islam

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  • Shahada
  • Salat
  • Zakat
  • Saum
  • Hajj
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Caliph

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The chief Muslim civil and successor of Muhammad
- Means “successor”

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Niqab

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Black garment that covers the face of a Muslim woman

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Muslim calendar

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-Lunar

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Asalam alechem

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Means “Peace be upon you”

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Jum’a

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Friday of the muslim calendar and the special noon service that all Muslim men must attend

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burqa

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Outer garment that covers the whole body of a Muslim woman

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hijra

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Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Medina

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Muhammed

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  • Prophet who had his first revelation on Mt. Hira
  • No stories of him in Quran
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Abu Talib

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Muhammad’s uncle

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Abu Bakr

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Muhammad’s successor

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Aisha

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Muhammad’s last wife, 18 y/o

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Khadija

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Muhammad’s first wife

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Ali

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Abu Talib’s son; becomes adopted by Muhammad

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Fatima

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Muhammad’s fav daughter