Islam Flashcards

1
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as-salam alaykum

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peace be upon you

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2
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islam

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surrender or submission

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3
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muslim

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believers who submit to God

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4
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allah

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contraction of al-ilah which means the god in arabic

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5
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ka’bah

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cube that has 360 religious images of tribal gods

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6
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Muhammad worked as

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caravan driver for a widow khadijah

married khadijah

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7
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when did muhammad receive his call

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40 years old at mt. hira
angel gabriel
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8
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first muslims

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khadijah
ali
abu bakr

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9
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reactions

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people didnt believe in muhammad because he was illiterate

-statues and other images were destroyed

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10
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where did muhammad go after being punished in mecca?

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yathrib

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11
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where did muhammad die?

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medina

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12
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who is the seal of the prophets?

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muhammad

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13
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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
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14
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qur’an

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  • recited by hafiz (memorized)

- 114 suras (chapters)

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15
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Five pillars of islam

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shaha-declaration of faith
salat-prayer
zakat-alms tax
sawm-fasting
hajj-pilgrimage to mecca
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16
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shahada

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

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17
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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

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18
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adam

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adam

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19
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hawa

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harun

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nuh

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ibraham

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ishaak

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yakub

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musa
moses
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sulaiman
solomon
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yahya
john
28
yusuf
joseph
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mirriam
mary
30
gibrail
gabriel
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isa
jesus
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salat
prayer appointed 5 times facing mecca
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khuta
sermon
34
imam
priest
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zakat
obligatory charity or alms tax
36
sawm
ramadan ; 9th month of the lunar calendar | fasting-- avoiding liquid, food, tobacco, sex
37
eid al fitr
day of breaking the fast | after the ramadan
38
hajj
pilgrimage | must be done at least once
39
ihram
white cloth worn at the start of the pilgrimage
40
four rightly guided caliphs
caliph -- successor
41
umayyad and abbasid dynasties
ruled from damascus in syria | golden age of islam
42
maximum number of wives
4
43
"equality for women"
not misuse women kasi objects sila
44
shari'ah
based on the qur'an and islamic doctrine
45
hudud
six penalties specified in the qur'an
46
jihad
holy war
47
greater jihad
struggle against the self