Islam Quiz Flashcards
What does it mean for Islam to be an “abrahamic” religion?
Monotheistic
Believe in the same God as Jews and Christians (just diff name for it)
“Islam” meaning
Submission to the will of Allah
Holy book of Islam
Qur’an (Koran, k’ran)
Has 114 suras (chapters)
Who are the “people of the book?”
Muslims, Christians, and Jews
They believe that the Koran, Torah, and bible are the word of God
Ancient relationship of Jews and Arabs
“1st cousins”
Jews = sons of Jacob
Arabs = sons of Ishmael
Prophetic tradition steps
Adam
Noah
Abraham
Moses
Jesus
Mohammad ("last prophet")Muslims views on Jesus
They don’t think he is “Christ” but they do believe he was a very important person (prophet)
Origin of Koran according to legend
Mohammad entered cave of Hira in 610 and saw angel of Gabriel, went to people and taught them what Gabriel told him
The Koran is made up of Mohammad quotes (that he got from Gabriel)
1AH significance
Date of Hejira/hijrah
Beginning of Islamic calendar
622 - Mohammad left Mecca and fled to medina
Dome of the rock
Located in Jerusalem
Where Mohammed went to heaven
Mosque
1st pillar of Islam
The shahada
- the testimony
- declaration of faith
No other God but God
The second pillar
The salat -5 prayers a day towards Mecca Pray in mosque on Friday Dawn Noon Late afternoon Sunset Before go to bed
Third pillar of Islam
The zakat “purification & growth”
Giving to the poor
Believe all things belong to god
Give ~2.5% of income to church
Fourth pillar of Islam
The sawn
Fasting during Ramadan (holy month)
No eating/drinking before or after sun
Fifth pillar of Islam
The hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Must be done at least once in a Muslims life
Sharia
Body of Islamic law to regulate daily living
“Islamic law”
Other Islamic practices
Polygamous marriages
No pork or alcohol
No gambling
3 holy cities of Islamic world
Mecca, medina, Jerusalem
Largest Muslim countries in the world
Indonesia
Pakistan
India
Most Muslims aren’t Arabs (20%) but most Arabs are Muslim (90%)
How many Muslims are in the US
~2 million (and growing)
Most Muslims are African American, Asian, Arabs
What contributed to spread of Islam
Easy to learn No priesthood Teaches equality Portable Non-Muslims paid additional taxes
A thousand and one Arabian nights legend
Ruler named shahryar married a women and would kill them the next day because they were unloyal but one of his wives Scheherazade would tell stories but not finish them so she wouldn’t get killed but after 1,001 nights he was convinced she was loyal then cancelled her execution
What other famous stories were included in this legend
Aladdin
Ali baba and the 40 thieves
Sinbad the sailor
Early Middle Ages- people living on the Arabian peninsula
Coast=merchants, traders
Inside=nomads, poor
