MIDTERM: Islam Flashcards
the term “Islam” means
submission to God
the term “Muslim” means
one who commits to Islam
the center for spirituality and a major stop in the booming caravan trade in the 7th century CE (the beginnings of Islam) was
Mecca
the enclosure built around the meteoric “black stone” located in Mecca is referred to as
the Kaa’ba
the prophet Muhammad is said to be a descendent of one of the 12 sons of
Ishmael
Muhammad was visited by the arhcangel ___ around the age of ____
Gabriel; 40
because of persecution, in 622 CE, Muhammad migrates to the city of ___ later known as ____
Yathrib; Medina
during the warring period, a key victory for early Islam was
the battle of badr
Islam adheres to
strict monotheism
upon being orphaned, Muhammad eventually came into the care of his powerful and influential uncle
Abu Talib
all of the following are pillars of Islam EXCEPT
fasting year round
Qur’an means
recitation
all but one sura of the Qur’an begins with the statement
in the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate
within Islam there is an idea of expanding upon previous Abrahamic traditions also known as a
continuum of revelation
Hadith means
narrative
according to the teachings of Islam, the response of mankind over history to the call of Allah has largely been a history of
disobedience
according to the teachings of Islam, the chief sin of humanity is
polytheism
in Islam ___ determines who will go to paradise and who will go to hell
Allah
successors of Muhammad as leaders of the Islamic community were known was
caliphs
after the death of the prophet, the major division of Islam arose from disagreements over
the legitimacy of the successors of Muhammad
Sunnis recognize the legitimacy of
Ali as the rightful successor of Muhammad AND the election of the “rightly guided” caliphs
Shi’ites recognize the legitimacy of
Ali as the rightful successor of Muhammad
Sufis proposed the possibility of the knowledge of God through
mystical experience
Jihad means
struggle
according to the Shahadah, there is ___ god and his name is ___ and ___ is his messenger
one; Allah; Muhammad
the wealth of his ___ allowed Muhammad to comfortably pursue a spiritual life
wife
In Islam, Allah is recognized as the same GOd wroshiped by ___ and ___
Jews; Christians
according to the eschatology of Islam, on judgment day
souls and bodies will be reunited in resurrection; everyone will be judged based on their actions as recorded in a divine book; before entering into the afterlife each judged person must cross a bridge (all of the above)
the Qur’an is said to be revealed without human errors and perfect in the original
Arabic
Along with the Qur’an, all of the following are scriptures recognized by Muslims EXCEPT
the writings of the Apostle
according to Muslims, at the end of time humanity will be
judged by Allah
Sufism emphasizes
discpline and poverty
islam is the ___ largest religion in the world
second
the largest population of Muslims worldwide resides in
Asia/Pacific
the star and crescent is a(n) ___ icon for Muslims and Islam
controversial
islam was founded in modern day ____ in the ___ century CE
Saudi Arabia; 7th
in the region where Islam was founded, pre-Islamic religion was based around
animism and polytheism
at the age of ___ Muhammad married his wife ___ who was __ at the time
25; Khadija; 40
in 630 CE Muhammad and his followers marched on Mecca. This march ended:
in a victory for Muhammad
___ is said to have been the first muslim
Khadija
muhamma’ds early public preaching in Mecca was a major challenge to
the economic structure
the tribal ethic which Muhammad draws upon in his early teachings and is reinforced by the pillar of almsgiving is bsed upon the notion of
egalitarianism
traditionally prayer was directed toward the holy city of ___ before Muhammad receives a mandate from Allah telling him to direct it towards Mecca and the Kaa’ba
Jerusalem
the community which Muhammad creates from his revelations is referred to as the
Ummah
the muslim calendar begins in the year 622 CE signifying the importance of the
Hijra
