Islam Flashcards
Islam means
Submission to Allah
their prayer mats face
Mecca
what kind of religion
Monotheistic
Who was the first prophet
Abraham
Who was the last prophet
Mohamad
They thought Jesus was a what
Prophet
Islam is a
way of life
5 pillars of Islam
Faith
Prayer
Fasting
Almsgiving – giving to the poor
Hajj – pilgrimage
Where is mecca
in saudi arabia
only who is allowed in mecca
Muslims
What is the box in mecca called
Kaaba
There is a what inside the kaaba
a stone
Who did Allah give the stone to
Adam
Why do they believe the stone is dark
because the people that go around the Kaaba it absorbs all of the sins
What is Umrah
An Islamic pilgrimage to mecca that can be undertaken at any time of the year
Insh’Allah
God willing
Hajj
Mandatory, must be carried out once in their life for those who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey and they have to support their fam while they are gone from home.
Ramadan
First major holiday, Muslim month of fasting, cant eat from sunrise to sunset.
Mosque
Muslim temple
for last 10 days of Ramadan
all night prayer vigils
Eid ul-fitr
festival of breaking the fast
Eid ul-Adha
Festival of sacrifice, it is for four days
Qur’an
Central religious text of Islam
The angel Gabriel spoke the Qur’an to Muhammad for how many years
23 years
