Islam ✔️ Flashcards

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The name Muslim means

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“One who submits”

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Islam

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Is deeply rooted in hedge biblical tradition
Reverse Jesus Christ and Judaism’s great prophets
Has played a crucial role in shaping Western culture, especially during the Middle Ages

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Muslims consider Muhammad to be the Seal of the Prophets because they believe that he is

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The sacred presence in the world

The final prophet, revealing the will of Allah fully and precisely, and for all time

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Islam is monotheistic, polytheistic, pantheistic, or none of there above

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Monotheist

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What do Muslims believe leads to sin

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Forgetfulness

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How often are all Muslims required to pray?

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Five

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Fasting during Ramadan helps Muslims

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Focus attention on the moral and and religious concerns and thus develop spiritual fortitude
Gains insight into the situations of less fortunate people
Become more aware of their own mortality

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What proportion of their possessions value are Muslims required to contribute to a public treasury

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2.5 percent

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Islam holds that the body ultimately belongs to

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God

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What has made Shi’ism more politically volatile than Sunnism?

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The belief in the return of Muhammad al-Mahdi

The general emphasis on the Imam was an authority figure

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What does Islam mean?

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“Surrender”

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Literally “reading” or “recitation”

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Qur’an

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Te emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib in AD 622

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Hijra

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Muhammad’s own teachings and actions

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Sunna

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The community of all Muslims

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Umma

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The divine law, derived from the Qur’an and the Sunna, encompassing all and setting forth in detail how Muslims are to live

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Shari’a

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The Muslims place of worship

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Mosque

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The leader of the Friday worship service who also delivers a sermon

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Imam

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The month long period during which Muslims are to make at least once in their lifetime,mid they can afford it and are physically able

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Ramadan

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The pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are to make at least once in their lifetime

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Hajj

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The stone cubical structure in the courtyard of Mecca’s Great Mosque that is regarded by Muslims as the sacred center of the Earth

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Ka’ba

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Arabic for “exertion” or “struggle”

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Jihad

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List three prophets of Islam other than Muhammad and describe their influence.

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1) Abraham - establish monotheism
2) Moses - 10 Commandments
3) Jesus - brought the Golden Rule
4) Adams- first human prophet

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List and describe the Five Pillars of Islam

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1) Belief in 1 God
2) Pray 5x a day
3) Fasting during Ramadan
4) Giving to the poor
5) spiritual journey, or Hajj

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Worlds top Religions?

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1) Christianity
2) Islam
3) Hinduism

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Describe the Night of Power and Excellence

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Muhammad was meditating on the mountain when the angel Gabriel came to him and made Muhammad a prophet. Muhammad learned from the angel the Qur’an.