Final Lecture 8 Flashcards
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As the doctrine of Jihad developed, Muhammad taught that those who sacrificed their lives in battle for the cause of God would be guaranteed admission to the highest level of heaven.
True
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The whole of Sharia law comprises two major sections: one dealing with divine- human regulations and the other with human salvation.
False
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Muhammad taught that those who died on the battlefield would gain entrance to the Highest level of heaven.
True
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There was both financial incentive as well as spiritual manipulation in forcing men to engage in battle for Muhammad.
True
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Jihad is often translated as “holy war,” but literally means “struggle, exertion.”
True
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When “jihad” occurs in the Koran without any modifier or with the typical modifier of ‘in the cause of Allah,’ it invariably refers to armed combat on behalf of Islam.
True
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The Islamic doctrine of jihad does NOT support the notion of establishing the kingdom of God by force.
False
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Muslims are specifically commanded to befriend People of the Book, non-Muslims, and those who have left Islam.
False
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Jihad appears 28 times in the Koran and means a fight against evil taking many forms: heart, mouth, pen, hand, and sword.
True
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According to Islam, unbelievers who oppose the spread of Islam must be befriended by whatever mean necessary.
False
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Jihad was taught in early Mecca as forceful and violent persuasion?
False
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Jihad of the sword has been what most people have considered Jihad to be?
True
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“Honor killings”, though rare, have taken place in the US.
True
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According to the law of abrogation in Koranic hermeneutics, when there is a conflict of a change in teaching, later revelation does NOT trump the earlier text.
False
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Muhammad performed violence during his time.
True
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Mecca Muslims are the majority of muslims.
True
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Muslim sources place Muhammad actively in 72 military attacks or battles.
False
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Jihad of the heart is Muhammad’s command to struggle against one’s own sunful tendencies.
True
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Regarding the importance of Jihad, 90 Koranic texts are considered and cited ( much more than regarding prayer , marriage, inheritance, etc.).
False
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Jihad of the mouth is to counter opposition to Islam by speech.
True
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Jihad of the pen written arguments against opposition, particularly against Christian doctrine, as they understand it.
True
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Jihad is often translated as “holy Spirit”, but literally means “struggle, exertion.”
False