Islam Flashcards
What is Islam?
Islam is a monotheistic religion started in Arabia approximately 1400 years ago. It is the second largest world religion
Who is the god of Islam
Allah
What do Muslims believe about prophets and the starting time of the religion?
Muslims believe that God earlier revealed himself to the prophets of the bible and that Jude’s was merely a prophet and not the son of god
How many times a day do Muslims pray?
5
What do Muslims believe about god?
Muslims believe that there is only one god and that nothing is greater than Allah he is beyond comprehension
What was Muhammad born?
570
What was the night of power/the nigh journey
Was when Muhammad was praying when angel Jibril appeared and gave him the word of Allah
What happens in 629
Muhhamed conquered the Ka’aba and dedicated it to god
Why do Muslims believe idolising is sherk
They believe idolising takes away from the actual being itself
Shahada
Confession of faith
Salah
Is daily prayer
The fiesta party is before sunrise and the last is after sunset
This shows there devotion
Sawn
Fasting - Muslims fast during Ramadan they believe it was when Muhammad first received the Qu’ran
Pilgrimage
A journey to a sacred place
Mecca
-grand mosque to the Ka’aba walk around 7 times anti clockwise
Marwah and safa
Run or walk beck between the hills
They do this to symbolise the search of the pilgrims souls to god