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Islam Flashcards

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What is a hijab?

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The term used to describe the covering of a woman’s head and hair with a scarf

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What is jihad?

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Means “striving”. It is the struggle against disbelief within one’s self and writhing the world.

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What is Khatam?

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Term used for Muhammad the final and greatest prophet. Translates to “the seal of the prophets”

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What is hijra?

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Marks the beginning of the umma or “community of Islam.” When the community in Mecca moved to Yathrib in 622 ce.

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What is the ka’ba?

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the holiest place in the Islamic World, a large cube-shaped building inside the al-Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca

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What is a caliph?

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A community appointed religous and political leader, a successor.

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What is tawhid?

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The “oneness of God.”

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What is shirk?

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Associating of anything with God is shirk, the greatest sin in islam.

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What is the Qur’an?

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Is the eternal, uncreated, literal, and final word of God. It is revelation.

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What is a surah?

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It is a chapter

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What is the umma?

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the whole community of Muslims bound together by ties of religion. Community of Islam in broader terms.

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What is the Fariha?

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the first chapter of the Quran. Its seven verses are a prayer for the guidance, lordship and mercy of God.

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What is Sunnism?

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The majority of Muslims are Sunni. The word comes from “sunnah” or “tradition” following the tradition of Muhammad.

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What is Shiism?

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About 10-15% of the population today is Shi’a. is a branch of Islam which holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor (Imam), most notably at the event of Ghadir Khumm.

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What is Sufism?

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Mystical Islam.

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What is pir?

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The veneration of a saint.

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What is dargah?

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Visiting a saint’s shrine.

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What is shariah?

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It is Islamic Law.

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What is Shahadah?

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Many religions have a statement of faith. The shahadah is a creed or statement of faith in Islam.

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What is Salat?

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Muslims pray five times a day: at dawn, midday, mid-afternoon, sunset, and evening. Salat is the the prayer.

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What is a minaret?

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A muezzin may issue the call to prayer from the top of the tower known as a minaret.

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What is qiblah?

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The direction of Mecca.

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What is a mihrab?

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The direction of Mecca (qiblah) is marked by a niche called a mihrab. People face Mecca when they pray.

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What is a imam?

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An imam (leader) leads the Friday prayer and delivers a sermon (khutba). He will read from the Quran and talk about issues important to the community.

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What is Zakat?

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Almsgiving requires the one’s income be used to help others.

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What is Sawm?

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During the month of Ramadan (9th month of Muslim calender), people undertake a month-long fast. People abstain from food, liquid, tobacco, and sex from dawn to dusk. The purpose is to developed a personal discipline and remember the less fortunate.

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What is the Hajj?

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Islam requires that a person undertake pilgrimage to Mecca and participate in multi-day rituals once in one’s lifetime. Many of the rituals of the Hajj commemorate the events of Abraham, Ishmael, Hagar, and Muhammad. For example, people wear white cloth to symbolize the robe of Abraham.

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What is Hira

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While on retreat in this cave near Mecca Gabriel appears before him and commands him to recite the first lines of chapter 96 of the quran. Muhammad received his first revelation here.

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What is the hadith?

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a collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad that, with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunna), constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims apart from the Koran.

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What is the Sunna?

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the traditional portion of Muslim law based on Muhammad’s words or acts, accepted (together with the Koran) as authoritative by Muslims and followed particularly by Sunni Muslims.

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What is a prophet?

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A person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.

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What is a messenger?

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bringers of adivine revelationvia an angel

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