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Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
Q

5 Pillars of Islam

A

Shahada - Declaration of faith
Salah - 5 prayers daily
Zakat - 2 1/2% charity
Saum - Fasting during Ramadan
Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca

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2
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What direction to mosques face?

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In whatever direction is towards Mecca

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3
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Sacred silk covering the shrine

A

KISWA

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4
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Houses a dark stone that was the one stone that was sacred to Allah

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KA’BA

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5
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Religious representation in Islamic art

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Did not depict Allah; religious places and things tent to avoid physical representations of things

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6
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“Many columns”

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HYPOSTYLE

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7
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Pulpit from which the leader of the congregation speaks from

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MINBAR

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8
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Sacred day of the week is…?

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FRIDAY

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9
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Wall in the mosque with a niche to show which direction to pray (towards Mecca)

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Qibla

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10
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a nook to look for in the wall so that you can know which way to pray (towards Mecca)

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MIHRAB

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11
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Tower that someone shouts from for people to know that it is time to pray

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MINARET

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12
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Person who shouts from the minaret

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MUZZIN

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13
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What did they use fountains for outside of the Mosques

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To cleanse themselves with the water before they go in to pray in the mosque; served as sources of water for the community

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14
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Long, rectangular buildings; two aisles separated by rows of columns with a niche at the end of the room

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BASILICA PLANS

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15
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Radially symmetrical circular plans

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CENTRALLY PLANNED BUILDING

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16
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One of the most important buildings in the Islam faith; houses the rock where they believed Muhammad ascended to heaven from

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DOME OF THE ROCK, 691, JERUSALEM

17
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Expression of the individuality and unity of one God

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TAWHID

18
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Derived from earlier, more Christian, architecture types; Roman ruins incorporated into the outer wall of the courtyard; Umayyad

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Great Mosque of Damascus, 706 CE, Syria

Islamic Art and Architecture (2 decks)

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