ISLAM MIDTERM

Question 1

632AD

Answer 1

When Muhammad dies (Christianity was a shadow of it’s former self)

Question 2

1453

Answer 2

Fall of Constantinople to the Muslim Ottoman Empire.

Question 3

1918

Answer 3

Fall of Ottoman Empire, end of WWI

Question 4

1948

Answer 4

Israel became a nation and it’s Bro. Turner’s birthday.

Question 5

1967

Answer 5

Jews took back Jerusalem

Question 6

1979 (year that gave birth to modern Islamic fundamentalism)

Answer 6

1. Saddam Hussein comes to power in Iraq
2. Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
3. Islamic revolution in Iran - Ayatollah Khomeini comes to power
4. Camp David accords…Peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

Question 7

2001

Answer 7

9/11 attacks (Terrorists origin in Saudi Arabia) Hussein takes responsibility

Question 8

Sunni power base

Answer 8

First successor was Abu Bekr which was the man pointed by Muhammad to lead prayers in Medina mosque
85% Sunni; 
 Saudi Arabia (Arabia, Iraq, and Turkey)

Question 9

Shi’ite power base

Answer 9

Belief that Muhammad’s cousin, son-in-law, and husband of Fatima and his descendants should lead Islam.
Key power base: Iran (Syria, Iraq, Lebanon)

Question 10

Quotes in the dome of the rock

Answer 10

“He is god, one, eternal. He does not beget, nor is he begotten.”

”O, Jesus, son of Mary, did you tell people: worship me and my mother as gods apart from god?”

Question 11

Explain the difference of Islamic view of one God monotheism, and Apostolic view of one God monotheism.

Answer 11

Islam rejects the sonship of Christ and rejects the incarnation.

Question 12

What’s significant about the west bank

Answer 12

Something about Palestine and the jews have control but people think someone else should have control, someone promised someone else the land but now the jews are building more homes on the west bank…IDK???
U.N. vote on Israeli settlement on the west bank dec. 2016
U.S. abstained - U.N. security council resolution condemning Israel over settlements.
THis resolution gives legal ammunition to punish Israel, and for the past 35 years U.S. administration protected Israel by vetoing this security council resolution.
Basically says that Jewish state has no claim on western wall, temple mount, entire jewish quarter of jerusalem. saying they belong to Palestine
U.S reversed position in 2018 recognizing Jerusalem as capital of Israel..

Question 13

2 Koran interpretations

Answer 13

Peace > derived from Mecca portion of Muhammad’s ministry

War > derived from Medina portion of Muhammad’s ministry > Jihad (After this phase he returns to Mecca with a sword)

Question 14

3 Top Holy Sites of Islam:

Answer 14

Mecca
Medina
Jerusalem