Midterm

Question 1

Jihad

Answer 1

“holy war” interpreted as death to the infidels, but can be any hardship Muslims may face in their life/faith

Question 2

Fatwa

Answer 2

“judicial ruling, religious clarification” interpreted as death sentence

Question 3

Shebab

Answer 3

“Gang” “boys” interpreted as terrorist group

Question 4

Hajj

Answer 4

Economic and social gathering at Mecca
Can any sort of pilgrimage.
THE Haj is to Mecca

Question 5

Shi’ite-Shia

Answer 5

Imam must be decedent of Ali

Question 6

Sunni

Answer 6

No requirement for Imam

Question 7

Qibla

Answer 7

“the direction to face during prayer”
Changed from Jerusalem to Mecca
Wanted to separate themselves from Jew/Christian world

Question 8

Hadija

Answer 8

First wife of Muhammed. Much older

Proposed to him first.
Widow of rich merchant, opened M’s eyes and inspired him.

Women owned property, full members of society

Question 9

% Muslims in middle east

Answer 9

20%

Most in Indonesia

Question 10

Wahabiya

Answer 10

Unique to Saudi Arabia
A form of Islam: relationshp between mosque and government, very extreme form of Islam

In SA, Saud Family vs. Wahabi family

Question 11

Tax system in Islam

Answer 11

Contribute to Alms: charitable contribution

Question 12

Maghreb

Answer 12

“That which is to the West” North Africa (Morocco)

One of the prayers

Question 13

P.O.S.H.

Answer 13

Port, Outbound, Starboard, home

Get the cool room while traveling

Question 14

Zakat

Answer 14

A form of Alms giving
pillar of Islam
charitable contribution in Sauri Arabia

Question 15

Shia

Answer 15

Assad government (Alawite), Syria
A minority in other Islamic countries

Question 16

Sea of Galilee

Answer 16

Flows into Dead Sea (Land locked)

Question 17

Red Sea

Answer 17

Beneath Sinai peninsula

Question 18

Orientalism

Answer 18

a way of seeing that imagines, emphasizes, exaggerates and distorts differences of Arab peoples and cultures as compared to that of Europe and the U.S. It often involves seeing Arab culture as exotic, backward, uncivilized, and at times dangerous

Question 19

Baghdad

Answer 19

Fabled city of wealth; pride of Islam; scholars lived there = center of learning in Islamic World;

“Golden Age” of Islam like European Renaissance

Question 20

Scientific Method

Answer 20

Baghdad became international scientific venture

Translated foreign texts and discoveries into Arabic and then to other languages.

Controlled variables. Bring in scientific way of experimenting

Question 21

Al Hakim

Answer 21

burned down holy church in Jerusalem: Crazy

Basically caused crusaders and confirmed stereotype