Islam Flashcards

1
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Mecca

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Muhammad born

pray towards mecca

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2
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Medina

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Muhammad buried

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3
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two kinds of muslims

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Sunnhi

Shia

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4
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geographics

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Indonesia largest
200 million

20-30% in the middle east

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5
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ISLAM

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=Submission

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6
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ISLAM - SLM

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=peace submitting to god, reflection of peace

AsalaMu-alaykum

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7
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Abrahamic connections

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Accepts the jewish and christian prophets

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8
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Abraham

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the father of monotheism
lineage through
ischmael abrahams son

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9
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Beliefs of Jesus

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Jesus is a prophet and a messia, not the son of god. Jesus asend to heaven but was not crucified.
believe in the virgin birth

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10
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Universialism and proselytizing

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akin to christianity
for everybody
easy to convert

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11
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Judaism

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import of practice
Judaism - kosher and halal

legalistic practicebased

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12
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christianity

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what we believe. creedle orthodox

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13
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islam accepts

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the torah and new testament

but not all the laws (judaism) and not all the theology (christianity)

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14
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Surah

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chapter

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15
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Al-Ikhlas

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pure faith

not allowed to have pictures

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16
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Islam

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surrender submit to god

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17
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how many muslims?

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1.7 billion

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18
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Allah

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the god, monotheism

gods oneness essential

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19
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Muhammad

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the final prophet, sealed the prophets

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20
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M refers to a person

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Muslim - someone who submits to god

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21
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Shahada

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faith not practice based

I bear witness - shahada

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22
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Two sources

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  1. Qur’an the text of god prays five times

2. Hadith/Sunna - the word of Muhammad - the report practice

23
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3 main groups

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Sunni (majority) and shiite and sufi

mystics in islam, more about getting close to god than practice

24
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The cube in mecca

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Ka’aba
circle around 7 times
the axis mundi

25
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The hajj

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once a year, 5th pillar, travel to the ka’aba

26
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the ka’aba

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center of the world built by Abraham and ishmael
5 daily prayers, white dress
equality of all, sacrifice of abraham

economic resource
360 idols
circle= perfect

27
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places in order

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  1. mecca
  2. medina
  3. jerusalem
28
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Preislamic Arabia

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Henotheism-polytheism, paganism

Jews- crucial, ritual, fast not eat pork

Christians- confirms mohammed status as a prophet he understood the christian world

29
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zoroastrians

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Iran- Muhammad respected these groups

heaven and hell

30
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Hanits

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pure monotheists

31
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Cultural practices

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Tribal - war leader, elder, judge, seer, poet
Belief -based on the present not afterlife
protection by the tribe
Law of retribution and warfare

32
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female infanticide

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chaos and ignorance

-Muhammad preach against

33
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Muhammad and the reform

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-born in 570 CE in Mecca

34
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Mecca

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greed usury and crecelty
freeing a lot of slaves
-stories of his birth (his mother his father)

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Muhammad child

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Mother had a dream - give birth to a great man
father was seduced because he had a light in his eyes

Muhammad was orphaned
aware of the injustance of being orphaned

36
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Muhammads upbringing

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by his uncle Abu Talib and his cousin ALi takes him in and protects him
Ali first male to convert to Islam.
Alis should have taken over after Muhammad

37
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The monk Bahira

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christian monk christians understood that he was a great prophet

38
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Muhammah merchant

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life as a merchant 
His wife Khadija married for 25 years ages 25 and 50 
model for muslim women, strong woman 
model for a marriage (perfect) 
Khadija first woman to convert to islam
39
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Muhammad

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revelation and his early messeage
Religious and cultrual reform
his followers - spend time getting followers in Mecca
40 hade the element of perfection

40
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Escape to Medina

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622 CE

THE migration/ HIJRA (AH) There is only one god

41
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Medina

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established the first muslim community

city medina of the prophet

42
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Muhammad equal

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Muhammad is the best among equals 
victory in Mecca - 630 CE
goes in the Ka'aba and destroys all the idols 
=monotheistic 
everybody had amnesty
43
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Muhammads death

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632 CE ALI ABU Bakr
the issue of succetion
shiites and sunnis
Muhammad as an examplar

44
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Hadith

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reports of what muhammad said and did

45
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hadith 2 parts

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  1. Isnad- chain of transmission

2. Matn - the report

46
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The hadith of Gabriel

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5 pillars
first represented
chain of transmission (isnad) zayn told bla bla

47
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The five pillars

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  1. bearing witness THe SHAHADAH
  2. prayer 5 times a day facing mecca SALAT
  3. Alms tax (charity) ZAKAT
  4. fasting during ramadan purifying SAWM
    id al-Fitr (marks the end of ramadan
  5. Pilgrimige HAJJ -if one is able to
    community and the individual
48
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a man of the age of 40

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is ready to recieve god

49
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Angel Gabriel

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a great force/pain on his chest
Recite 3x the verses of the angel traumatic process
-comforted by Khadija
-He is not a medicin a crazy poet or seer

50
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The Qur’an

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Recitation 114 chapters

goes from the shortest to the longest

51
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Surah = chapter AL-Alaq: chapter 96

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The clot
in the name of Allah , the beneficient, the murcifull
arabic makes it a sacred text

52
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Surah Al-Fatina

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the opening

53
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reflect upon the qur’an

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from the prophet muhammad until today
the qur’an is the miracle of islam
Revelead to muhammad in 610CE through the angel Gabriel

54
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koranen experienced attributes

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orally recited
written
language specific arabic
memorized

a point of connections for muslims
to god allah
to the prophet muhammad
to each other