islam Flashcards
when was the cresent moon adopted
1453
who does the cresent moon represent
goddess diana of the hunt
what does the star on the cresent moon represent
Mary mother of jesus and 5 Pillars
what is the purpose of calligraphic art
beauty of scripture
what is the hijab for
modesty
what does a kulfi represent
public declaration of faith
How many chapters are in the Qu’aran
114
what begins each chapter
Bishmillah
what is a person who memorized the whole qur’an called
haliz
the proper direction musliums must face while praying is called
kabah
what is the prayer carpet called
sajjadah
when do the five prayers take place
Dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, night
What does ablution mean
clean ur ejaculation
what does tespih or tasbih mean
beads, purity of both baby and me
How many beads does a tespih have
99 (33,33,33)
what is the purpose of repetition names or phrases during prayer
integrated in the prayer guy
what is Ihram
purity of body and mind, it is worn to show this
Explain the story of Islam introduction
- Ishmael and hagar sat in desert of paran after being exiled and put him under a bush while hunting for water
- She walked through al-sara and al-marwah 7 times before finding the zam zam
- she got the zamzam from praying to abraham even tho she was Egyptian
Who was muhammad
desendance of kedar and one of ishmael son. He stood beside ishmael while making the kaaba (the big block pilgrimage)
when did islam being and who was born into this
prismatic tribe of quraysh (arabia) of mecca. Muhammad was born into this
who was muhammad raised by
his uncle, he’s an orphan
How many children did ishmael have from his arranged marriage
12 sons that become tribal cheifs
who is kaijah
“al-amin” called the trusted one, a rich widow, she was impressed with muhammad and married him
what is the night of power and excellence
revelation to muhammad at 40 years old at 1610 where he experienced god through jibral. Allah told him to become gods prophet and spread the word. He received revelations called wahi and assembled it into what is called the quran. His wife and uncle later on died, he sensed danger and was urged to leave makkah.
what did muhammad travel on with who and where
traveled with gabriel on a pegasus from makkah to jerusalem
what is hijrah
when muhammad and follows immigrated north to city of medina
what was the miraj
ascension. Muhammad and gabriel ascended through the 7 hevans and met adam, jesus, moses and abraham and other gang
difference between sunni and shi’a
Sunni=85% traditional and orthodox and Shi’a=15% leadership is based on leaders
describe sunni/sunna
it means example or well trodden path, it was more influential. It is very resistance to change and very personal with god. It is a diverse community and Sucessor should be elected according to muhammad.
describe Shi’a
Party of Ali, leadership is based on relationship. There beliefs is that leaders are passed on by relations, not election. Imams do not make mistakes. Imams teach off doctrines of law (ayotollahs, meaning mark of allah)
why did sunni and shi’a divide
- different interpretations of mohammed’s teachings especially on who should lead.
Both groups although do agree on basic principals
What is jihad
arabic for holy struggle.
what is true jihad.
to win hearts of non muslim with the qur’an
what is lesser jihad
fight for self defence against enemy. Should never declare this other than divinely appointed person. There is a law of no harming innocent or any property.
what is greater jihad
fight against self or to lower one’s ego. To fight evil thoughts and gain spiritual thoughts to get closer to god.
what does the hijab do
- modesty
- sets women dignity
- provides identity
- spark meaningful convos
most holy version of the quran is written in
arabic
What is the history of the Qur’an
Archangel Gabriel delivered Wahi to muhammad settling called to be a prophet. Shifted from polytheism to monotheism.
What must we do before we read the quran
wudu (cleanse) and prefered to memorize verses to say out loud
what are the key themes of the quran
Total power of Allah (who and what god does), day of judgment (creed and why follow), horrors of hell, bliss of heaven.
How is the quaran organized
chapters called surahs (114) and verses called ayats (above 6,000)
what do almost every chapter of the wuaran start with
in the name of allah, most compassionate and merciful
