R.E Flashcards
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
Who was Muhammad’s first wife?
Khadijah
Who was the founder of Judaism?
Abraham
When did Abraham live?
4000 years ago
Where did Abraham live?
Ur
What was his wife called?
Sarah
Where did Abraham live for 5 years?
Haran
What was the promise land?
Canaan
Why did Abraham leave Ur? (3 answers)
- Gold told him to leave and go find the promise land (Canaan)
- He disagreed with the polytheistic views of Ur, he believed that there was only one God
- He disagreed with the sacrificing of humans (not lives should be lost) and the culture of Ur
Where did Abraham banish Ishmael and Hagar to?
The desert
Why did Abraham banish Hagar and Ishmael?
Because Hagar was being mean to Sarah, and though she was better than ber
Where did the sacrifice take place?
Mount Moriah
How long did it take for Abraham to reach Mount Moriah?
3 days
Who went to the sacrifice?
Abraham, Isaac and two slaves that stayed at the bottom of the mountain
What happened at the sacrifice?
- Issac’s asked Abraham ‘where is the animal’, Abraham replied with ‘God will provide for us’
- Abraham tied Issac on a makeshift altar
- Abraham was about to to kill his son, then god tells him to stop and a ram appears
What is a covenant?
A promise made between god and somebody else
What did God promise Abraham in the covenant?
The convent was a promise/agreement made between god and Abraham that God would provide Canaan for Abraham’s descendants and that we would gave a big family which would have a special relationship with god.
As part of the covenant God promised Abraham…
- Land (God promised the promise land, Canaan)
- Family (a huge family, lots of descendants)
- Care (all of Abraham’s descendants would have a special relationship with God)
Was the sacrifice of Issac a fair test from God?
Your opinion…
Yes - God wanted to show Abraham that he must be fully devoted to him if he wanted to have a covenant, it was a fair test that showed loyalty and strength
But…
It was unfair for God to have waited so long before they intervened, Abraham was just about to kill Issac. The whole situation for the both of them.
God should have intervened earlier
God should have never needed to before the test if they are omniscient, he would have already been aware of Abraham’s loyalty.
Consent
When the practice if circumsision is performed no consent is given by the baby
Irreversible process
The process of circumsision is an irreversible process that can’t be un done
Religious Freedom
Everybody should have the freedom to choose whatever religion to be part of, nobody should be making that decision for them
Risky
The Mohel may not have any medical qualification, there is a chance that the procedure goes wrong
How does a Jewish family prepare for Passover?
- remove Chametz from their house (rising agent) :
israelites did not have time for the bread to rise
bread puffing up with pride
- clean the house all over
- out normal dishes away, use Passover dishes instead, special crockery too
- search of chametz is called the bedikat
when does circumsision take place?
When a boy is 8 days old
What food is eaten during Passover?
- matzvah (a flat bread, symbolises the Israelites unrisen bread)
- salt water (represents the Israelites tears + Red Sea)
- charoset, fruit and spice mix ( represents the cement used by the slaves)
- bitter herbs ( bitterness of slavery)
- boiled egg ( symbol of new life + remembers sacrifices at the temple)
- parsley (god providing fresh food for the slaves, in the desert)
- lamb done (sacrifices made in temple)
What is the Bar/Bat Mitzvah?
A ceremony that takes place when a boy becomes 13 or a girl becomes 12
Where does the Bar/Bat Mitzvah take place?
In a synagogue
How does a boy prepare for his Bar Mitzvah?
- learns Hebrew to read a portion of the Torah in service
- learn how to put the tallit on, which they will wear in the Bar Mitzvah ceremony
- takes classes with rabbi to ensure he understands the history of the religion, religious duties
- write a speech to share his Bar Mitzvah which somebody who could not have one. e.g a Holocaust victim
What is used to read the scrolls ?
The Yat
What is the Jewish religious symbol
The Start of David
Where are the scrolls read?
The Bimah
Where does the rabbi preach from?
The Pulpit
What is the gallery?
Where the congregation sit
What is the Menorah?
A 7 stick candle, represent the 7 days of creation
Where are the commandment in the Synagogue?
Outside the Ark
What is the difference between forced and arranged marriage?
Arranged marriage involves consent
What is the Badeken?
The veiling ceremony, beauty form within not just physical appearance
What does the breaking of the glass symbolise?
When the groom breaks the glass:
love cannot be contained in a vessel
destruction of the temple
What is the Chuppah?
Where the ceremony occurs.
It has open walls to welcome all guests
Represents the home the couple will build together
What is the Ketubah?
A document that lines out the duties of the husband.
It is given to the wife after the ceremony to look after during their marriage
What is the Hora?
The chair dance
Why does the wife circle her groom?
To represent Hatcher life will centre in her husband
What do the rings represent?
They are simple gold bands to at love is simple, circle represent eternal love
What is the Sheva Brachot?
The 7 blessings are read out by the rabbi
In what order do the events happen at the wedding?
- Blessings over cup of wine
- The rings
- The Ketubah is read out loud
- Sheva Brachot
- Kosher wine
- Breaking of glass
- Food
When was Muhammad born?
570 CE
What was Muhhamad nickname?
Al Amin (trustworthy one)
Describe the night of power? (5)
- Muhhamad was 40
- it was 610 CE
- occurred at Mount Hira
- Angel Jibril appeared
- confirmed belief in Allah
What was the Year of Sorrow?
The year when…
- Abu Talib died
- Khadijah died
- Quraysh tribe create under plot —> social ban
What is the Hijra?
Journey of Muhammad from Mecca to Medinah
Hides in cave of Tharw, hunted down by Quraysh
Showered use their sheep to hid the tracks of Muhhamad and Abu Bakr
In the cave a dove app read, a spider sound a web over the entrance of the cave
They arrive in Marina, they accept his message
Muhhamad builds a temple (Mosque)
What happens at the Battle of Badr?
- meccans continuously threaten medinans
- a caravan Conrad Meccan goods is intercepted
- Meccan’s gather an army (1000 men, medinans had 313)
- Meccan’s were tired from their journey, Muhhamad cut of the water supply
- medians won, angles came to help him (1000), had god in their side
