Islam Flashcards

1
Q

Islam is a

A

Reformative
Deconstructive

Restoring religion

Abraham as a critical figure

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2
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Adam

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Seen as a prophet

Everyone is a prophet (Jesus etc)
Devil is called to prostrate Adam

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3
Q

Islam means

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To submit

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4
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Iblis

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Will not submit

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5
Q

Abraham

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Wife Sarah couldn’t have children
Had child with their maid hajar
First child: ishmael

Sacrifice their son and eventually get Muhammad
Other son is issac
No efficacy in sacrifice

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6
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Moses

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Musa

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7
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David

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Davud

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8
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Jesus

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Son of Mary

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9
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Jinn

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Beings made out of fire

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10
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Story

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Torah got corrupted over time
Christians start to hanger the story, start to put words in Jesus’s mouth

Jesus was a man and a messenger but not the son of god

Plan C- his text can not be corrupted (qur’an)

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11
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Hadith

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Talks about Muhammad’s life
600,000 Hadith
Condensed to 10,000 that are reliable

Follow Muhammad follow the Hadith

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12
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Qur’an

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Talks about himself
Final book
Must believe in the book or you will go to hell
Muhammad is the seal of the prophets

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13
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Shahadah

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No god but allah

One god

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14
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Muhammad and polemiczation

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Muhammad is a founder of a world religion

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15
Q

Mecca

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Nonviolent
Night journey
Persecuted by Meccans
Flight to yathbrib

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16
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Medina

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Prophet/ military commander 
Use of violence vs meccans and Jews 
War and martyrdom 
Final statements and directives 
Death and burial
17
Q

Two extremes

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Terrorism
Or
Peace

18
Q

Where was Muhammad born

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Mecca

19
Q

Quran written

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610

20
Q

Flees Mecca

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622

21
Q

Muhammad dies

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632

22
Q

Muhammad tries to get people to

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Worship only allah

23
Q

Ishaq

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Writers of Muhammad’s life

24
Q

Relic of Muhammad

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Swords
Most celebrated
Learnt how to use it by protecting his caravan

25
Q

First wife

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Khadijah
Wealthy widow who lives in Mecca
Hired him to run her caravan

26
Q

What level is Abraham at in heaven

A

7th level

27
Q

5 pillars

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5 prayers per day
Giving of olms
Fasting during Ramadan
Making pilgrimage to Mecca

28
Q

Abu Bakr

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One of Muhammad’s successors

Validated Muhammad’s authority

29
Q

What happens in Medina

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Asked to be a political leader after 2 years

Sense of authority over the community
Come together to fight the Meccans

Don’t wash the body of shoulders - they are rewarded in paradise

30
Q

Final words of Muhammad

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Hadith most trusted
Does in the wife of isha
Passes the baton to abu baker who is now his father in law

Died: poisoned with lamb by Jews

“Allah cursed the Jews and the christians because they took the graves of their prophets as places for praying… expect the pagans from the Arabian peninsula, respect and give gifts to the foreign delegates as you have seen me dealing with them

Didn’t die in battle so he was washed