Islam

Question 1

as-salam alaykum

Answer 1

peace be upon you

Question 2

islam

Answer 2

surrender or submission

Question 3

muslim

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believers who submit to God

Question 4

allah

Answer 4

contraction of al-ilah which means the god in arabic

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ka’bah

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cube that has 360 religious images of tribal gods

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Muhammad worked as

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caravan driver for a widow khadijah

married khadijah

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when did muhammad receive his call

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40 years old at mt. hira
angel gabriel
t

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first muslims

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khadijah
ali
abu bakr

Question 9

reactions

Answer 9

people didnt believe in muhammad because he was illiterate

-statues and other images were destroyed

Question 10

where did muhammad go after being punished in mecca?

Answer 10

yathrib

Question 11

where did muhammad die?

Answer 11

medina

Question 12

who is the seal of the prophets?

Answer 12

muhammad

Question 13

main sources of authroity

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1. qur’an
   - recitation
   - word of God revealed through prophet muhammad
2. prophet’s hadiths
   - recollection or narrative
   - remembrance of muhammads words

Question 14

qur’an

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• recited by hafiz (memorized)

- 114 suras (chapters)

Question 15

Five pillars of islam

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shaha-declaration of faith
salat-prayer
zakat-alms tax
sawm-fasting
hajj-pilgrimage to mecca

Question 16

shahada

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public declaration of the creed
there is no god but allah
muhammad is the messenger

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1. unity of God

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rejection of the christian doctrine of the holy trinity

shirk– worst sin of islam; worshipping other deities and mundane idols that distract people from god

Question 18

adam

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adam

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hawa

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eve

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harun

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aaron

Question 21

nuh

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noah

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ibraham

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abraham

Question 23

ishaak

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isaac

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yakub

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jacob

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musa

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moses

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sulaiman

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solomon

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yahya

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john

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yusuf

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joseph

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mirriam

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mary

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gibrail

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gabriel

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isa

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jesus

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salat

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prayer appointed 5 times facing mecca

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khuta

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sermon

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imam

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priest

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zakat

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obligatory charity or alms tax

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sawm

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ramadan ; 9th month of the lunar calendar

fasting– avoiding liquid, food, tobacco, sex

Question 37

eid al fitr

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day of breaking the fast

after the ramadan

Question 38

hajj

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pilgrimage

must be done at least once

Question 39

ihram

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white cloth worn at the start of the pilgrimage

Question 40

four rightly guided caliphs

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caliph – successor

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umayyad and abbasid dynasties

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ruled from damascus in syria

golden age of islam

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maximum number of wives

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4

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“equality for women”

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not misuse women kasi objects sila

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shari’ah

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based on the qur’an and islamic doctrine

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hudud

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six penalties specified in the qur’an

Question 46

jihad

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holy war

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greater jihad

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struggle against the self