Q2 - IWRCB Tr. Eli's reviewer Flashcards
The study of the nature of god and religious belief.
Theology
A lack of belief in gods
Atheism
Spiritual leader and founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha
The belief in or worship of more than one god.
Polytheism
The religious or philosophical belief that the soul or spirit, after biological death, begins a new life in a new body that may be human, animal or spiritual depending on the moral quality of the previous life’s actions.
Reincarnation
Collection of these exist in various religious traditions, including hinduism, buddhism, and jainism.
Sutras
A personal follower of Jesus during His life, especially one of the twelve apostles.
Disciple
The ____ of Confucius is a collection of aphorisms and historical anecdotes embodying the basic values of the confucian tradition: learning, morality, ritual decorum, and fillial piety.
Analects
The birthplace of this religion is Indus River Valley which runs through northwest India into Pakistan.
Hinduism
The universal casual law by which good or bad actions determine the future modes of an individual’s existence.
Karma
A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
Martyr
To signify the entrance to a sacred place.
Tori gates
Divine spirits or deities.
Kami
An early japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, and oral traditions.
Kojiki
Literally “the way of the gods”. Japan’s native belief system and predates historical records.
Shinto
An ancient religion of Japan. It started as long as 1000 b.c.e.
Shintoism
Generally considered the founder of taoism.
Laozi Tzu
Central text of laozi.
Tao te ching
Two complementary principles of chinese philosophy.
Yin and yang
It is negative, dark, and feminine.
Yin
It is positive, bright, and masculine.
Yang
Fillial piety
Xiao
Etiquette and manners
Li
Moral character, virtue, and integrity.
De
A japanese school of mahayana buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition.
Zen
Founder of confucianism.
Confucius
Translated most often as “emptiness”, “vacuity”, and sometimes “voidness”, or “nothingnes” is an indian philosophical concept.
Sunyata
Six perfection (paramitas)
1 - generosity (dana)
2 - morality (sila)
3 - patience (ksanti)
4 - vigor (virya)
5 - concentration (dhyana)
6 - wisdom (prajna)
Anyone who has generated bodhicitta, a spontaneous wish and compassionate mind to attain buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings.
Bodhisattva
Teaches that all people can attain buddhahood, just as they are, in this lifetime.
Lotus sutra
Japan’s belief sytem and predates historical records.
Shinto
The ninth month of the muslim calendar, is one of the most sacred times for muslims.
Ramadan
The first of the hebrew patriarchs and an important figure in judaism, christianity, and islam.
Abraham
A place of prayer for muslims.
Mosque
The teaching or revelation of Christ.
Gospels
It represents the final goal of buddhism.
Nirvana
First monotheistic religion.
Judaism
First five books of hebrew bible.
Torah
Oldest hindu scripture.
Vedas
The capital of ____ province in the hejaz region of western saudi arabia and the holliest city in islam.
Mecca
Founder of buddhism.
Siddhartha
Sacred site of hindus.
Hindu-sacred
A place where Jesus Christ was born.
Bethlehem
A type of religion found in africa.
Animism
Destroyer god of hinduism.
Shiva
Divine wind.
Kami
It is a belief of both hindus and buddhists.
Reincarnation
The execution of a person by nailing or binding them to a cross.
Crucifixion
Arabic term for “God”
Allah
a person who follows the religion of Islam
muslim
Final prophet
Muhammad
Holy book of Islam
Qu’ran
literally means “The recitation”
Qu’ran
Arabic term for prayer
Adhan
arabic term for Peace be upon you
As-salaam alaikum
arabic term for Peace be upon you too
Wa alaikum as-salaam
arabic term for “Verse” Qu’ran (6000 verses)
Ayah (ayat)
arabic term for “Chapter” Qu’ran (114 chapters)
Surah
arabic term for Fasting
Eid ul fitr
celebration at the End of the month of ramadan
Eid ul fitr
it begins with a special congregational Prayer and sermon
Eid ul fitr
celebration at the End of Hajj
Eid ul adha
a central practices of muslims to help establish a Spiritual relationship with Allah
Five pillars of Islam
Five pillars of Islam
- Shahada
- Salat
- Zakat
- Sawm
- Hajj
arabic term for “testimony or evidence” meaning Muslims profession of Faith
Shahada
arabic term for Prayer or worship. Muslim’s daily prayer.
Salat
arabic term for Almsgiving meaning mandatory donations
Zakat
arabic term for Abstain for food, drink, and sexual intercourse.
Sawm
arabic term for Pilgrimage
Hajj
arabic term for Sayings or actions of the prophet.
Hadith
arabic term for Moral excellence
Ihsan
arabic term for Leader
Imam
arabic term for Square house
Ka’bah
Built by Abraham and Ishmael
Ka’bah
arabic term for Mosque. house of worhip where muslims gather for communal prayers
Masjid
literally means Place of prostrations
Masjid
serve as Community centers
Masjid
arabic term for Habit
Sunnah
the roots of islam go back to ___
Abraham
father of Islam
Abraham
Islam was founded in ____ ____ (medina and mecca) in ____ century
SAudi arabia, 7th century
islam was founded by the prophet ____, the last messenger of allah
Muhammad
Born about 570 ce in mecca and died on 632 ce
muhammad
the sprang water called ____ where the city of mecca was born
zamzam
the sancturay was called ____ meaning “cube”
ka’bah
the world wide community of muslim is called____
ummah
islam means “____“
submission
Fundamentals and Beliefs of Islam (7)
- In allah
- in the will of allah
- in the angels of allah
- in the book of allah
- in the messenger of allah
- in the day of judgement
- in the life after death
declaration of faith
shahadah
give to the poor and sick
zakat