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Islam Y8 Flashcards

1
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How many Muslims are there?

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1.8 billion

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Where was Muhammad born?

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Mecca in Arabia

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When was Muhammad born?

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570CE

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Who was prophet Muhammad?

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Last and greatest prophet of Islam sent by Allah

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What do Muslims view Muhammad as?

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Perfect example of a human being

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When Muhammad was born, what was the main religion in Arabia?

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They didn’t have a specific religion, but they worship several idols of several gods in the Ka’ba

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How idols where there in the ka’bah

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360

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What is worshipping several gods called?

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Polytheism

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What was the money situation in Arabia?

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Majority of people were poor, but there were a few rich merchants who were very selfish and did not share their money. Leaving a divide

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10
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What did the merchants mainly sell?

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Idols

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What were the days called before Muhammad started preaching?

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The days of ignorance

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What’s the sacred book of Islam called?

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The Quran

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13
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When did Muhammad become an orphan?

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By the age of six

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14
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Who brought up Muhammad?

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His grandfather and later his uncle, called Abu talib

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15
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What was Muhammad’s nickname?

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Al-amin meaning, trustworthy one

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How old was he when he got married?

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25

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What was his wife’s name?

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Khadijah

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How many children did he have?

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Six

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19
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What happened to Muhammad when they went to Syria?

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A Christian monk named Bahira told his uncle got him carefully. A great future lies for this nephew of yours.

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How did Muhammad marry Khadija?

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He worked for her, and he carried out work so well that he won Khadijah’s affection until they got married

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How did Muhammad feel about Arabia before?

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He felt that polytheism was wrong
He also disagrees with the divide between rich merchants and the poor

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Where did Muhammad go to retreat?

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Into the mountains, which sometimes took several days

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When did Muhammad receive a message from Allah?

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When he was 40, in the year 610CE.

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Where did Muhammad receive a message from Allah?

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Mount Hira

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What angel did Muhammad talk to on Mount Hira?

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Angel, Jibril

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What was strange about how Mohammed read the words that appeared to him?

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He could not read, yet he read this fine

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How many years after the first revelation did Muhammad carry on receiving revelations?

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For 23 years

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28
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What is the Quaran made of?

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All the revelations Allah sent Muhammad

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29
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Why is the night of power significant for Muslims?

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It is the start of Islam
It’s interactions between Mohammed and God

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30
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What’s another name for the night of power?

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Laylat ul Qudr

31
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What’s does the night of power mark?

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Marks the night where the Quran was first revealed to Muhammad by Allah

32
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When is the night of power celebrated?

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27th day of Ramadan I considered to be one of the holiest days of the Muslim year

33
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Why did Muhammad often retreat to the mountains?

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He wanted to reflect on polytheism and wealth

34
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How many years did Muhammad continue to receive revelations

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23

35
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What book does the revelations create?

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The Qur’an

36
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When is Layla-Ul-Qadr celebrated?

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27 day of Ramadan

37
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What tribe did Muhammad belong to ?

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Quraysh

38
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What part of Arabia did the Quraysh control?

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Mecca

39
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What was Arabia like before Muhammad?

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There were several different tribes competing for resources whilst travelling there was a lot of violence as people did anything to protect their own tribe.

40
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What was Arabia like after Mohammed message grew?

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It was more peaceful and there was less violence 

41
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As Mohammed received the message of God what could he be referred to as?

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A prophet

42
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In the year a sorrow who dies first

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Khadijah his wife

43
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When was the year of sorrow?

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619AD

44
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What year did Muhammad start receiving revelations?

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610AD

45
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What is the Arab custom, that protected Muhammad from being murdered for a while.

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Someone under the protection of another is safe as long as the protector lives.  When Abu Talib died Muhammad was at risk.

46
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What ban did the Quraysh place, on who and in what year

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Social ban, on Muhammad and his family in the year 619AD

47
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In the year of sorrow, where did Muhammad go after the social ban? Why?What happened there?

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He went to Ta’if to spread his message. They jeered at him and pelted him with stones

48
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What did angel gabriel/jibril offer to do to the people of ta’if. What was Muhammad’s response and why?

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The angel asked if he should crush the people between two mountains,Mohammed said no and then still asked for the Lord to guide them

49
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Where did Muhammad go after Ta’if?

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Makkah

50
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Why did merchants not like Muhammad’s message?

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Because It threatened to take away the power and the control they had over others.

51
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Why did majority of poorer people like Muhammad’s message?

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Because it gave them hope, even if they were poor they would be rewarded by God

52
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Why did Muhammad migrate to Medina?

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People in Mecca didn’t like this message as it threatened to take away the power and the control so some plotted to kill him

53
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What was the journey to Medina called?

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The Hijrah

54
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What is the Hijrah

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Journey from Mecca to Medina

55
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What is an Caliphate

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Area under Islamic law

56
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What is a ummah?

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A Muslim community

57
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Why did Muhammad specifically go to Medina?

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The lord told him to go there

58
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Who did Muhammad go on the Hijrah with?

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The few followers he had

59
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Where was the first mosque built

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Medina

60
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How long does the journey take from Mecca to Medina

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7 days

61
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What were those called who migrated with the prophet

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Muhajir

62
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What did Muhammad build in medina and what was it called

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Mosque called Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

63
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How did Mohammed cover their tracks

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With lots of sheep and Shepherds

64
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During the Hijrah where did Muhammad and his followers hide

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In the cave of Thawr

65
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What was outside the entrance of the cave of thawr

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A spider had wipe his web over the entrance and the dove had made its nest this signifies Allahs protection

66
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What year did Muhammad migrate to Medina

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622AD

67
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What year was the battle of Badr

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624CE

68
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When did Muhammad make the pilgrimage to Mecca?

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628CE

69
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What year did Muhammad conquer Mecca

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630CE

70
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After conquering Mecca for how many years after he did Mohammed live in Medina

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2 years

71
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What year did Muhammad die

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632CE

72
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How old was Muhammad when he died

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62

73
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How many years did Mohammed teach Islam

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23

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