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
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In Islam, politics and spirituality are two unrelated spheres that are difficult to reconcile in the dream of one world under the complete reign of Allah and followers.
False
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Mecca Muslims are moderates and desire the peaceful propogation of Islam.
True
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The Islamic doctrine of jihad unapologetically supports the notion of establishing the kingdom of God by force.
True
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Mecca Muslims are the clear majority throughout the world?
True
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The Koran several times declares these armed conflicts as predestined by Allah?
True
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Jihad is a duty incumbent on the international Muslim community as long as their remains any resistance to universal Islamic Rule.
True
The word Jihad is often translated as “holy war”, but literally means ___________.
a. Fighting for Allah
b. Struggle, Islam
c. Struggle, exertion
d. Struggle, doctrine
c. Struggle, exertion
“____________” seeks to promote the cause of Allah against evil by accomplishing praiseworthy deeds.
a. “Jihad of the pen”
b. “Jihad of the hand”
c. “Jihad of the mouth”
d. “Jihad of the desires”
b. “Jihad of the hand”
Medina Muslims preach Jihad and glorify death through —.
a. Martyrdom
b. Hangings
c. Going out in a blaze of glory
d. Suffering by fire
a. Martyrdom
The Islamic doctrine of Jihad unapologetically supports the notion of establishing the kingdom of God by ——
a. Peaceable debating
b. Power that is given from above
c. A game of checkers (winner take all… best 2 out of 3)
d. Force
d. Force
Medina Muslims preach jihad and glorify death through martyrdom. Probably only 3 % of Muslims view Islam this way, but of ____________ billion Muslims, that would be 48 million with a militant viewpoint.
a. 1.8 billion
b. 2.1 billion
c. 1.6 billion
d. 1.6 million
c. 1.6 billion
For _______________, the cause of justice and peace are synonymous with the advance of the Muslim state, FOR POLITICS AND SPIRITUALITY ARE INEXTRICABLY
BOUND TOGETHER IN THE DREAM OF ONE WORLD UNDER THE COMPLETE REIGN OF ALLAH AND HIS FOLLOWERS.
a. Christians
b. Islam
c. Jewish
d. Buddhist
b. Islam
What are the two paths for modern Islam?
a. Peaceful Islam
b. Militant Muslims
c. None of the above
d. A and B
d. A and B
Jihad is often translated “holy war,” but what does the word literally mean?
a. Struggle or exertion
b. War on terror
c. Happy days
d. Long life
a. Struggle or exertion
Sharia law comprises two major sections:
a. Dealing with divine-human relations.
b. Human Interrelationships - further divided into laws dealing with personal behavior, and laws dealing with public issues (criminal law)
c. Both a and b.
d. None of the above
c. Both a and b.
Jihad of the heart is?
a. Muhammad’s command to struggle against one’s own sinful tendencies.
b. To counter opposition to Islam by speech.
c. Written arguments against opposition, particularly against Christian doctrine.
a. Muhammad’s command to struggle against one’s own sinful tendencies.
What does qital mean?
a. Fighting with weapons to kill.
b. Fighting with words to kill.
c. Fighting with the Quran.
d. Watching a prophet
a. Fighting with weapons to kill.
Militant Muslims want what?
a. For all to worship Jesus
b. To return to early Islam
c. Use force for early return to Islam
d. B and C
d. B and C
Jihad is a fight against evil that can take many forms. Which of the following is NOT a form of Jihad?
a. Jihad of the heart
b. Jihad of the pen
c. Jihad of the mind
d. Jihad of the sword
c. Jihad of the mind
Approximately how many Muslims have a militant view of Islam?
a. 500 thousand
b. 48 million
c. 1.6 billion
d. None of the above
b. 48 million
What is the development of jihad according to the Quran?
a. Peaceful teaching spread of Islamic beliefs to militant expansion.
b. No kind of teaching to radical militant expansion.
c. Nothing has changed from a radical military.
d. Nothing has changed from a peaceful expansion.
a. Peaceful teaching spread of Islamic beliefs to militant expansion
How long does jihad last?
a. Jihad is already over with.
b. When Muhammad died, for Muslims are too sad to fight any longer.
c. When Jesus died, for all war was done away with in Him.
d. Until the end of the world.
a. Jihad is already over with.
What expansionist was clearly the understanding of the Muslim community at the time of Muhammad’s death.
a. Jihad
b. Jews
c. Christian
a. Jihad
How many times does jihad appear in the Koran?
a. 1
b. 21
c. 28
c. 28
How many times qital appears in Koran -meaning fighting with a weapon so as to kill or subdue.
a. 30
b. 43
c. 33
c. 33
Which religion are specifically commanded not to befriend Christians, Jews, or other non-Muslims ( 3:28; 4:89; 5:51)
a. Muslims
b. Buddhism
c. Hinduism
a. Muslims
How many paths for Modern Islam?
a. Two
b. Four
c. One
d. Zero
a. Two
As the doctrine of Jihad developed, who taught that those killed in battle would be guaranteed entrance into the highest level of heaven?
a. Muhammad
b. Moses
c. His wife
d. His family
a. Muhammad
The final development of Koranic teaching on Jihad, it stated that when commanded by a recognized Muslim leader, military attack against unbelievers in any season was appropriate:
a. Mecca Jihad
b. Islamic Jihad
c. Belligerent Jihad
d. Expansionist Jihad
d. Expansionist Jihad
Old Testament violence can be explained by the following…
a. The Israelite conquering of the promised land was the first in a series of commands to engage in systematic conquest of the rest of the world
b. The commands of violence were expected to be literal examples carried out in the New Testament as well
c. The commands are framed in terms of divine judgment on the pagan nations inhabiting the Promised land
d. Examples of violence in the Old Testament were only parables and did not actually happen
c. The commands are framed in terms of divine judgment on the pagan nations inhabiting the Promised land
Where do the spoils of war go?
a. The general
b. Split between all of Islam
c. Given to the poor
d. Distributed among those who were fighting
d. Distributed among those who were fighting
Sharia Law is divided into how many major sections?
a. 5
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
b. 2
Only 3% of Muslims view Islam through militancy.Out of 1.6 billion Muslims that would be how many million Muslims with a militant viewpoint?
a. 58 million
b. 1 million
c. 48 million
d. 48 billion
c. 48 million
Muslim sources place Muhammad actively in how many battles?
a. 7
b. 17
c. 70
d. 100
c. 70
