ISLAM Flashcards
Who is Muhammad?
founder of islam and last profit
What type of religion is islam?
Monotheistic
What significance does the city Mecca have?
city muhammad was born, kicked out, holiest city
What is the significance of Medina?
The city Muhammad flees to, 2nd holiest city
what is Ka’aba?
holiest place in all of islam, a shrine that is connected to abraham
What is Hijra?
the journey Muhammad takes to go do medina, start of muslim calendar
What are the 5 pillars of islam?
1) Worship 1 god (monotheist)
2) charity (give to poor)
3) pray 5 times a day to mecca
4) fast during ramadan
5) must go on a pilgrimage to mecca (hajj)
what is the quran?
holy book of islam
what are the 2 definitions of jihad?
1) holy war against outside enemies
2) struggle to be a good muslim
what is a mosque?
a place or worship
what is the sharia law?
a legal system based on the quran
What is the Umayyad caliphate?
- 1st caliphate
- conquered land
- gave tolerance to jews +christians
- discriminatory against people who converted to Islam who aren’t Arabic
- Rulers were overthrown and killed
What is the Abbasid caliphate
- 2nd caliphate
- inherited Umayyad land
- less powerful
- can’t control empire bc of size
- wiped out by Mongoles
What is a golden age?
1) economic, prosperity
2) technological advances
What is sunni?
The belief that people should go based on their ability