Islamic Culture Flashcards

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What is culture ?

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It refers to the ideas experiences and tradition that people acquire and form the framework for the views Of life and the patterns of their behaviour

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What are the characteristics of Islamic culture?

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Divinity or allahiness

Comparability with human nature

Positivity

Comprehensive and Perfection

Moderation

Realism -idealistic

Universality

Change and constancy

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What is fitra ?

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The most important ethical codes and value of Islam

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What is tawheed ?

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Monotheistic belief

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What is monotheistic belief ?

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Where Islam commands It’s believers to worship only one God
 who has 
no partner
no father 
no mother 
no son
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Benefits of monotheism ?

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Realisation of the aim of human existence

Guidance to man’s fitrah

Peace of mind

freedom from one’s slavery to one’s own selfishness and desires

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Resources of Islamic culture

Holy Quran ?

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It refers to allah’s speech sent down to his messenger prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

It’s recitation is used in acts of worship and it’s has a miraculous status

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Name of Quran

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Al kitaab

Al Quran

Al forqan

Al dhikr

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Term Quran means ?

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To read or to gather

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How is the Quran composed ?

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Composed of chapters called SURAH
And
Each surah is formed of verses called AYAT

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What is Sunnah ?

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It refers to what ever 
-actions 
-sayings 
contribute to the prophet Muhammad in terms of :
-speech 
-deeds 
-approvals or physical characteristic

Second most important source of Islamic law

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The function of sunnah ?

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Explains any obscure idea in the Quran

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What is ijmaa or consensus ?

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Ijmaa or consensus
- agreement of recognized Muslim scholars on any debatable issue for which there is no clear statement in the Quran or sunnah

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What is qiyas or Analogy

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Qiyas or analogy

When there is a clear quranic statement about an issue there must be a cause for that statement

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Resources of Islamic culture

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1- Holy Koran
2- Sunnah
3-Consensus or ijmaa
4- Qiyas or Analogy

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Necessary interests to be protected in Islamic law

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1- human life 
2- human mind 
3- religion 
4- honor 
5-wealth
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What does Islam mean ?

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Submission or surrender to God

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Five pillars of Islam

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1-the shahada - to bear witness that Allah is the only true God and that Mohammad is his messenger

2-salat is pray - To stand in prayer to Allah five times a day

3- fasting - staying from eating drinking and any sexual intercourse during daytime of the month of Ramadan

4 - zakat - Or poor due to give 2.5 out of your annual savings to those in need

5 hajj or pilgrimage - To perform a Journey to Mecca and Medina once-in-a-lifetime

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What is Iman ?

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Iman means Faith and belief

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Iman is based on 6 Articles of faith

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1- Believe in the one and only one God

2-Believe in angels as soft creatures made of pure light predisposed to do only good

3- Believe in all Sacred books previewed to all messengers including the Bible and the Quran

4- Believe in all Prophets With no discrimination or excessive love to one over the others

5- Believe in the day of judgement as the day of reward for all good deeds which is heaven or the punishment of bad deeds which is hell

6- Believe in fate or destiny pride destination whether good or bad

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What is ihsan?

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Ihsan ‏Means excellence in both worship and actions

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What is the purpose of man’s creation?

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According to the Quran man is Created to perform 2 duties

1-to recognise God and worship him

2- to build a civilisation based on two things

  • knowledge
  • values
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Ethics in Islam

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Means any establish attribute of a person to be innate or acquired which influences positively or negatively for his or her behaviour

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Positions of ethics in Islam

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1-Ethics in Islam are related to faith

2-Islam is nothing but good morals

3 - criterion Of goodness in ethics

4- The Muslim has to deal nicely with everybody

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Stages of Islamic culture

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1- Stage of formation
2- Stage of development
3- Stage of decline 1492 to 1924 mordern era

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What is tawbah?

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Repentance is the word that means return a retreat or to regret.

Both quran and sunnah Incorporate the word to refer to the act of leaving what Allah was provided and returning to what he has commanded

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Sabr

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Patience

Is endurance Or persistence it is characterized As one of the two parts of faith and the other is Shukar

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Shafa’s

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It means request a favour from Allah by someone to be granted to somebody else