Final Test Flashcards
Islam has significant influence on __ and ___ lives
So many customs in the ___ world came
from Islamic tradition
Arabs and Arabs’ lives
Arab
Islamic influence affects ____
The culture also affected the
___
Arabs not only Muslims
interpretation of Islam
Arabia Before Islam/ Religion
-Majority were ____
-What is the thing above?
idol worshipers
An idol can be anything we place ahead of God in our lives, anything that takes God’s place in our hearts, such as possessions, careers
Arabia Before Islam/ Religion
- An idea of an All-_____
- They believed in how many gods?
Each tribe has its own God
Supreme power controlling the Universe
Multi gods
Arabia Before Islam/ Religion
Ka’bah Status: very ____ to Arabs even before Islam:
- They would walk _____ in a state of ___ with their hands __ , ___and ___
- They didn’t want to perform this sacred ceremony in _____
important
all the way around the Ka’bah in a state of nudity their hands clapping, shouting and singing
the very clothes in which they had committed sins
Arabia Before Islam/Political
Total ___of political organization (__)
* No written law
Authority in the hands of the ___
absence, (except Yemen)
tribal chief
Arabia Before Islam/Political
- More ___ than political
- Only protection was___ and __
Moral
tribe and customs
Arabia Before Islam/ Economy
It relied on five things. Name them all
Trade
* Farming
* Slavery: which was an
economic institution of the Arabs
* Pilgrimage
* Warfare
Arabia Before Islam/ Women
Arabia was a ____society
- No rights for women (except
very few powerful women)
Name Bad things that would happen because of this (Five things)
male-dominated
- Prostitution
- Pregnant Prostitute
- Polygamy
- Inheritance of women
- Infanticide (wa’d
Arabia Before Islam/ Social
* The Arabs had ____for the ___to which they
belonged
* Their greatest pride ____ and __
They were very ____ and ___ and ___
deep-rooted love for the tribe
was eloquence and poetry
Bravery and Hospitality and generosity
Arabia Before Islam/ Social
Positives
Six of them!
Positive:
* Bravery
* Hospitality & Generosity
* Protecting those who seek
refuge
* Extra care for women and
elderly
* Full obedience to parents even
to uncles
* Honesty and telling the truth
Arabia Before Islam/ Social
Negatives
Four Options
-Illiteracy
-Slavery
-Usury [yo͞oZH(ə)rē] (high rate
interest)
-Children & women are fathers
property
Emerging of Islam
In ___ AD
Called to suddenly change almost ____
To change most of their beliefs; from ___
gods to ___God
➢Changed their __ and __
610 AD
everything in their life
multi gods to one god
life style and power rules
Islam Challenges Arab Customs
Main Message:__
-Unifying People (one nation vs Numerous tribes & clans
-Only One vs numerous gods
-Social Justice (All people are equal)
(READ THAT)
One God, Social Justice, Peace
Islam Challenges Arab Customs
Hard to accept
Three Things
One God
* Resurrection
* Equality
Outside Arabia
Dealing with natives vs old unjust _________
- Laws of war:
regimes that people were sick of
Only fighters bearing arms should be fought
Outside Arabia
- Religious and personal freedom:
- Social services:
allowed Christians & Jews to be bound by their own rules
Funds to be distributed to all
What is Islam
Islam means ___ . A Muslim is __
submission to God, who submits to God.
What is Islam
__ ____ Muslims, about ___ of the worlds population.
*Arabs make up less than ___ of the Muslim world population.
- The second largest religion
and the fastest growing.
2+ Billion Muslims, about 23% of the worlds
population
20%
How is different from Christianity
Four Options
Muslims believe Islam is a complete way of life.
No separation between Religion and Politics.
All People are equal.
Innocence of humans at birth & until puberty.
Jesus In Islam
Things about him
(Three Options)
born miraculously
Jesus was not crucified or killed, but God
raised him to the heavens
Spoke in the cradle, healed the sick, brought the dead
back to life.
Pillars of Islam
Pillars of __: Believe in ___
Pillars of __: Practicing ___
Faith ; 5 Basic pillars
Islam ; 5 main duties
Basic Muslim Beliefs
“Pillars of Faith”
-One God
- Angels
- All Scriptures: All the Divine Books as revealed by God to various prophets
- Belief in ALL prophets of God: All Prophets & Messengers
Main Message of all Prophets: Islam
* Afterlife: Day of judgement, Heaven ≠ Hell
Five Pillars of Islam
(Practice)
The Shahāda(T declares belief in the oneness of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as God’s messenger)
Five daily prayers
Fasting the month of Ramadan
Zakāh (Chairty)
Ḥajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)
Prayers / Salah
* Five Daily Prayers from ____ to ___ that keeps a person connected with God
- Prayers involve varies postures
- Face Kaaba, prayers in Arabic as taught
by the Prophet. - A sign of unity: ____
- Regulate a Muslim’s day
❖ Controls ______visits
…etc
Dawn to Late Evening
one movement, one focus, one chanting, one direction …etc.
meals, business hours, naps,
Charity (Zakat & Sadaqah)
You have to give away a certain percentage of what?
What is different in ramadam
Required with certain percentage of saving, farming, trading ….etc
In Ramadan, set amount per
person
Fasting
Ramadan is __month in ____
2 Morals: ____ and ___
9th, Islamic Lunar calendar
self control, feeding the needy
Hajj(Pilgrimage)
About ____ Muslims
perform Hajj each year
from all over the world
4 million
Sunnah
The Sunna is what the
Prophet_____
- The Sunna is the ____ and___
did, instructed, or said.
second source of law, guidance
for Muslims after the Qur`ān.
