Final Lecture 9 Flashcards
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Any set of ideas believed and applied will transform believers and their culture. This does not prove that God inspired their holy books?
True
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Muslims believe that the Quran is of heavenly eternal origins. The Quran was used as a foundation for the Bible?
False
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The Qur’an is believed to be the final revelation to humankind. It is the end of prophecy and revelation.
True
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The Qur’an claims that there cannot be changes in the Words of God (contradictions) unless the prophet’s say otherwise. Not including concepts of “abrogation’s” (correction of previous verses) but all changes that might be made through at the prophet’s discretion.
False
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Whereas in Christianity the Word became flesh, in Islam the Word became a Book.
True
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Many Muslims believe that the early rapid spread of Islam is proof of that God sent His final revelation through Jesus.
False
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The Qur’an claims that human beings were formed from a clot of blood.
True
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Shiites claim that Caliph Uthman intentionally eliminated many verses from the Qur’an that spoke of Ali.
True
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All the people of the world have been directed to have faith in it, to give up all other books and to follow it alone, because it contains all that is essential for living in accordance with God’s pleasure.
False
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There is no logical connection between literary eloquence and divine authority.
True
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Both Muslims and Christians would affirm the mathematical precision of human cells and all that science can observe in the physical world.
True
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The Qur’an assumes that the Earth is flat, and not round.
True
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Muhammad predicted defeat and failure for his army?
False
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Mulsims believe the Quran is the final revelation for humankind?
True
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Uthman’s solution was to canonize the Medinan Codex and order all others to be destroyed.
True
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‘Al Umni’ is translated as “the learned”.
False
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Eloquence equals divine inspiration.
False
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Islamic art was all paintings and no sculptures.
False
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Scientic accuracy claims that human beings are formed from a clot of blood.
True
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Muhammad predicted victories for his armies, and also what military leader would do so.
False
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Muhammad’s illiteracy is one of the ‘argument’ for the divine origin of the Qur’an.
True
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The unity of the Qur’an, Qur’an claims “no change there can be in the Words of God” (10:46).
True
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Even though the unity of the Koran is touted as proof of its divine origin, there are blatant contradictions in Muhammad’s revelations.
True
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Even though other proofs of the Koran’s divine origin can be refuted, it is very difficult to explain the exalted language of the Koran as anything but divinely inspired.
False
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The Qur’an was originally memorized by many devout followers, a number of whom later killed in battle.
True
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Islam believes that the Qur’an is the final light and guidance for mankind that supersedes all other revelations.
True
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Some Arab scholars see equal eloquence and poetry in other Arabic literature.
True
One Islamic theologian claimed that “guidance and true religion which is the Shari-a broughy by Mohammad is more perfect than that was in ______________
a. The one precious religious law
b. The two precious religious laws
c. The three precious religious laws
d. The four precious religious laws
b. The two precious religious laws
But since language is an expression of ordered human thought, and this order can be reduced to mathematical expression, this does not itself prove __________
a. Divine inspiration
b. Divine revelation
c. Divine origin
d. Divine authority
c. Divine origin
Muhammad’s soldiers were often victorious in battle when they were promised paradise if they died in battle, and those that resisted were promised _________________.
a. Enslavement to those who fought in battle
b. To be given one last chance before brutal punishments occurred
c. Execution or crucifixion, or cutting off of hands or feet, or exile
d. The wrath of Allah would fall upon them.
c. Execution or crucifixion, or cutting off of hands or feet, or exile
But since language is an expression of ordered human thought, and this order can be reduced to mathematical expression, this does not by itself prove ________________.
a. Authenticity of translation
b. Divine origin
c. Authorship/co-authorship
b. Divine origin
Who began to use the sword in defense of Islam that it grew more rapidly — scarcely a convincing proof of divine origin.
a. Muhammad
b. John
c. Jesus
a. Muhammad
What’s Both would affirm the mathematical precision of human cells and all that science can observe in the physical world
a. Buddha and Islam
b. Jewish and Hinduism
c. Moslems and Christians
c. Moslems and Christians
Which of the following are prophecies of the Qur’an
a. It predicted that the Qur’an would have multiple revisions
b. It predicted victories for Muhammad and his armies
c. It predicted that that Islam would split into multiple sects
d. It predicted that Meredith’s favorite food would be chocolate chip cookies
b. It predicted victories for Muhammad and his armies
What are some arguments that negate the argument of literary elegance being proof of divine origin?
a. Homer and Shakespeare could claim divine inspiration
b. No logical connection between literary elegance and divine authority
c. Arab scholars see equal literary elegance and poetry in other arabic literature
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Muslims believe the Qur’an is both?
a. Errorless and eternal
b. Muhammad’s words and Allah’s words
c. Meccan and Medinan collection of ancient proverbs
d. Jewish and Christian
a. Errorless and eternal
In Christianity the Word became flesh, in Islam the word became _____________.
a. Muhammad
b. Sunni
c. A book
d. Gabriel
c. A book
Early phenomenal growth of Christianity occurred without the aid of a _________?
a. Sword
b. War
c. Sin
a. Sword
Most blatant contradictions in _____ revelations came by way of later revelations expunging former ones.
a. Khadija’s
b. Aisha bint Aub Bakr’s
c. Muhammad’s
c. Muhammad’s
Muslims believe the Quran is?
a. False
b. Errorless
c. Eternal
d. B and C
d. B and C
Muslims argue the Quran is divine because of its supposed ________.
a. Perfect preservation
b. Scientific accuracy
c. Changed lives
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Soldiers who refused to fight with Muhammad were promised:
a. Execution or crucifixion
b. Cutting off of hands and feet
c. Exile
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
What does the Koran claim humans were formed from?
a. Another animal
b. Dust
c. A blood clot
d. None of the above
c. A blood clot
List suras from the Quran that contain a contradiction.
a. There are no contradictions in the Quran.
b. 2:255 allows compulsion in religions, while 9:5 does not.
c. 2:226 does not allow compulsion in religion, while 9:29 does.
d. 2:226 and 9:5 does not allow compulsion in religion, while 9:29 allows it.
d. 2:226 and 9:5 does not allow compulsion in religion, while 9:29 allows it.
What causes humans to change behavior?
a. Punishment for wrong actions.
b. Rewards for good actions.
c. Firmly believed ideas that are applied.
d. Nothing for all humans is evil and cannot change.
c. Firmly believed ideas that are applied.
Who claims that Caliph Uthman intentionally eliminated many verses from the Qur’an that spoke of Ali.
a. Sunni
b. Shiites
c. Mecca
b. Shiites
Which religions would affirm the mathematical precision of human cells and all that science can observe in the physical world.
a. Moslems and Christians
b. Only Christians
c. Mormons
a. Moslems and Christians
Muslims believe the Koran is all of the following except:
a. Errorless
b. Eternal
c. Final revelation to humankind
d. Equal in importance to the Torah, though not the Bible
d. Equal in importance to the Torah, though not the Bible
Why are the prophecies of the Koran not proof of its divine origin?
a. Muhammad predicted victories for his armies, but what military leader would not do so?
b. It is not surprising that his army was so often victorious when his soldiers were promised paradise should they die in battle
c. It is not surprising that his army was so often victorious because soldiers who resisted were liable to gruesome punishments like execution or crucifixion
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
How old was Muhammed when he produced the first suras?
a. 10
b. 25
c. 40
d. 50
c. 40
What does the Arabic words “al umni” translate to?
a. The unlettered
b. The unspoken
c. The undetermined
d. The uninspired
a. The unlettered
Many Muslims believe that the early rapid spread of Islam is proof that God __________.
a. Sent his final revelation through Muhammed
b. Gave his son to die for our sins
c. Is sending revival through the nation of Islam
d. choose the Muslims to be His people.
a. Sent his final revelation through Muhammed
The Quran consists of how many chapters?
a. 104 chapters
b. 114 chapters
c. 200 chapters
d. 50 chapters
b. 114 chapters
The Bible has a comprehensive mathematical symmetry based on the numerical values of Greek and Hebrew letters. What the number is a vivid expression of that.
a. 777
b. 999
c. 666
d. 1000
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