Introduction to Islam - Daniel Brown Flashcards
Describe the 7/7 bombings
in 2005, 4 coordinated terrorist attacks targetting London’s public transport during rush hour.
52 dead, 800 injured.
What are the three main thematic units of a Jahili Qasida?
- Description of an abandoned place
- Recollection of the beloved
- Boasting of praise and exploits
What is Dyphositism?
'’Two natures’’ - Christological position that Jesus is one distinct person with two distinct and seperate natures - divine and human.
Articulated in the Council of Chalcedon 451
What is Monophysitism?
'’One - nature’’ - the christological position that Jesus had one nature - divine.
When did Constantine conquer Byzantium?
324
What was the Arian Heresy?
Arian argued that Jesus can not be God because he was created, finite and did not share the attributes of God
What are the two forces that govern the universe in Zoroastrianism?
Ahura Mazda - good
Ahriman - evil
What is a Palimpsest?
A document that was written over more than once.
When did Bukhari die?
870 AD
When did Muslim die?
875 AD
What was Ignaz Goldziher’s main contribution to the study of Hadith?
He argued that hadith literature had grown and developed against the backdrop of the first 2 centuries, reflecting the beliefs, controversies and conflicts of the first generations of Muslims.
When was the Dome of the Rock commissioned?
692 by Abdul Malik ibn Marwan
How and when did Ibn al Muqaffa’ die?
He fell out with al Mansur and was killed in 756. He was 36.
When did Zayd Ibn Ali lead his revolt?
in the year 740.
When did Imam Al Mahdi go into Ghayba?
minor - 874 (260)
major - 941 (329)
What is Qiyas?
Analogical reasoning
You can use a deductive analogy to determine new religious rulings. If you can determine a reason or cause for a ruling, you can apply that reasoning as a principle to determine new rulings.
define orthodoxy
orthos - right/true
Doxa - opinion/belief
What are the 5 main beliefs of the Mutazila?
- Tawhid
- Adalah
- Manzilah bayn al manzilatayn
- amr bil ma’roof and nahi an al munkar
- al wa’d wal wa’eed
What was the basic doctrine of the Qaddariya and who are they mainly associated with?
Free will
Hassan al basri
What is the main position of the Murij’a
Postponing judgement about the fate of grave sinners.
What were Al Ghazali’s three objections to philosophy?
- eternity of the world
- That god’s knowledge does not encompass particulars, only universals
- denial of bodily ressurection
What is the difference between a Maqaam and a Haal?
A maqaam is arrived at through discipline and effort,
A haal is a pure gift of Allah that cannot be manifested by human efforts
When did al Hallaj die?
922 (309)
When did the crusaders conquer Jerusalem?
1099
