MIDTERM: Islam

Question 1

the term “Islam” means

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submission to God

Question 2

the term “Muslim” means

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one who commits to Islam

Question 3

the center for spirituality and a major stop in the booming caravan trade in the 7th century CE (the beginnings of Islam) was

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Mecca

Question 4

the enclosure built around the meteoric “black stone” located in Mecca is referred to as

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the Kaa’ba

Question 5

the prophet Muhammad is said to be a descendent of one of the 12 sons of

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Ishmael

Question 6

Muhammad was visited by the arhcangel ___ around the age of ____

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Gabriel; 40

Question 7

because of persecution, in 622 CE, Muhammad migrates to the city of ___ later known as ____

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Yathrib; Medina

Question 8

during the warring period, a key victory for early Islam was

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the battle of badr

Question 9

Islam adheres to

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strict monotheism

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upon being orphaned, Muhammad eventually came into the care of his powerful and influential uncle

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Abu Talib

Question 11

all of the following are pillars of Islam EXCEPT

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fasting year round

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Qur’an means

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recitation

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all but one sura of the Qur’an begins with the statement

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in the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate

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within Islam there is an idea of expanding upon previous Abrahamic traditions also known as a

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continuum of revelation

Question 15

Hadith means

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narrative

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according to the teachings of Islam, the response of mankind over history to the call of Allah has largely been a history of

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disobedience

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according to the teachings of Islam, the chief sin of humanity is

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polytheism

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in Islam ___ determines who will go to paradise and who will go to hell

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Allah

Question 19

successors of Muhammad as leaders of the Islamic community were known was

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caliphs

Question 20

after the death of the prophet, the major division of Islam arose from disagreements over

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the legitimacy of the successors of Muhammad

Question 21

Sunnis recognize the legitimacy of

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Ali as the rightful successor of Muhammad AND the election of the “rightly guided” caliphs

Question 22

Shi’ites recognize the legitimacy of

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Ali as the rightful successor of Muhammad

Question 23

Sufis proposed the possibility of the knowledge of God through

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mystical experience

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Jihad means

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struggle

Question 25

according to the Shahadah, there is ___ god and his name is ___ and ___ is his messenger

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one; Allah; Muhammad

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the wealth of his ___ allowed Muhammad to comfortably pursue a spiritual life

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wife

Question 27

In Islam, Allah is recognized as the same GOd wroshiped by ___ and ___

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Jews; Christians

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according to the eschatology of Islam, on judgment day

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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)

Question 29

the Qur’an is said to be revealed without human errors and perfect in the original

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Arabic

Question 30

Along with the Qur’an, all of the following are scriptures recognized by Muslims EXCEPT

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the writings of the Apostle

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according to Muslims, at the end of time humanity will be

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judged by Allah

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Sufism emphasizes

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discpline and poverty

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islam is the ___ largest religion in the world

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second

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the largest population of Muslims worldwide resides in

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Asia/Pacific

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the star and crescent is a(n) ___ icon for Muslims and Islam

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controversial

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islam was founded in modern day ____ in the ___ century CE

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Saudi Arabia; 7th

Question 37

in the region where Islam was founded, pre-Islamic religion was based around

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animism and polytheism

Question 38

at the age of ___ Muhammad married his wife ___ who was __ at the time

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25; Khadija; 40

Question 39

in 630 CE Muhammad and his followers marched on Mecca. This march ended:

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in a victory for Muhammad

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___ is said to have been the first muslim

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Khadija

Question 41

muhamma’ds early public preaching in Mecca was a major challenge to

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the economic structure

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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

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egalitarianism

Question 43

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

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Jerusalem

Question 44

the community which Muhammad creates from his revelations is referred to as the

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Ummah

Question 45

the muslim calendar begins in the year 622 CE signifying the importance of the

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Hijra