ISLAM Flashcards
Sultanate
socio-political unit based on ISLAM
3 differences of sultanate and barangay
1) population- Islamic
2) leaders- Descendants of Muhammad
3) laws- Sharia (Qur’an) law
Differentiate Sunni and Shia
Succession
Sunni- Abu-Bakr; father-in-law
Shia- Ali; cousin
Muslim
person
Ummah
collective population/ community
S-L-M translation
peace
Tarsila
family tree/ lineage proving descendancy from Muhammad
Tawhid
indivisibility or oneness of god
2 characteristics of Islam
Monotheistic
Abrahamic
Jibril (Gabriel)
relayed Allah’s word to Muhammad
Qur’an
Allah’s word in Arabic
Hadith
Muhammad’s words
Hijri
Islamic Calendar
Yathrib
Medina
2nd holiest land
went to flee from persecution
2 periods of historization
pre-Islamic
Islamic
Jahiliyyah
age of ignorance
pre-Islam
Al-arkan al-Islam
5 pillars of Islam
- Shahada
- Salat
- Zakat
- Sawm
- Hajj
Shahada
2 testimonials
- no god but god
- Muhammad is a prophet
Salat
worship
5 prayers
Fajir- before sunrise Zuhr - noon Asr - afternoon Maghrib - dusk Isha - evening
Biggest Mosque
al-Masjid al-Haram
in Mecca
Oldest Mosque
Kaaba
“House of God”
What’s inside Kaaba
Black Stone
Why Black Stone
Black- sin
concave- touch