Religious studirs Flashcards
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people who follow Sikhism
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Sikhs
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the Sikhs place of worship is called
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gurdwara
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what are Sikhs
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Sikhs are monotheists
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ik onkar means
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only one god
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guru Granth sahib=
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Sikh holy book
6
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what is the mool mantra
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teachings about god
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how often is the pool mantra repeated in the guru Granth sahib
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more than 100 times
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What is waheguru
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wonderderful Lord or Guru, most commonly used name of god
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What is the Sikh god
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omnipotent and omnipresent, beyond human comprehension
10
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How do you develop a personal relationship with God in Sikhism
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through prayer and service to others
11
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What is the khanda
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the symbol of sikhism
12
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What do the three swords reflect
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- worldly authority
- spiritual authority
- duty to fight for justice in the world
13
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What is the circle in the khanda
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the chakkar which represents god and the chakrams (sharp circular weapons) that Sikhs use
14
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Who is the founder of sikhism
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Guru Nanak
15
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when was Guru Nanak born
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1469 CE
16
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How many gurus have there been in sikhism
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Ten
17
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Who is the final guru
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Guru Granth Sahib
18
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What five items should Sikhs wear to show their faith
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- Kesh = uncut hair
- Kangha = wooden comb
- Kara = simple steel bracelet
- Kachera = special cotton underwear
- Kirpan = soft sword
19
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What is reincarnation
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Everyone is in a cycle of birth, death and rebirth
20
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How is a person’s rebirth decided
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By God based on law of Karma
21
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What is karma
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good karma is worshipping God and performing good deeds, bad karma is people who live selfishly and ignore message of Gurus
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What is sewa
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service to others
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What is Tan
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physical service
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What is man
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Mental service
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What is Dhan
Material service
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Christians are
monotheists
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Christianity
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what is the word messiah for
it is the word for rescuer and saviour
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the greek word for messiah is
christ
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the bible is a very important for christians as it teaches them about
god and how to live in a way that pleases god
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where are the ten commandment held in
they are in the book of exodus
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the Bible is split into two parts what are the names of the two parts
old testament and New Testament
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some christians believe that the bible is
literally
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some christians are liberal what do they believe
they believe that god inspired and directed the authors of the bible
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the ten commandments are
1. have no other gods
2. do not worship idols
3. do not misuse gods name
4. keep Sunday holy sabbath means Sunday
5. respect your parents
6. do not kill
7. do not commit adultery
8. do not steal
9. do not lie
10. do not want things that belong to other people
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christians believe that god is
three this is called trinity
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in trinity there are three forms
the father the son and the Holy Spirit
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christians believe that god is the
creator of the world
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christians believe that god is
eternal
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Jesus performed
miracles
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Jesus often taught
parables
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christians believe that Jesus was born to
Virgin Mary through the Holy Spirit
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examples of Jesus performing miracles is
the feeding of 5000 and turning water into wine
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on Jesus's last day he ate with his
12 disciples one of them had ratted him out and he knew this was called the last supper
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Jesus was
crucified
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christians believe that 3 days after the crucifixion Jesus was
resurrected
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he appeared to his followers for the next
40 days
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baptism removes
sins
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holy communion is known as
eucharist or mass for catholics
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judaism
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people who follow judaism are known as
jews
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jews who do not believe in god are called
seculars
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there are 3 group in judaism there names are
orthodox reform and liberal they all believe in the same concept but just in different ways
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jews try to honour all of gods
613 rules they are called mitzvot
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jews believe that judaism began
4000 years ago
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who was the first jew
Abraham
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Abraham entered into a
covenant an agreement with god
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god promised Abraham and his wife children in return for
loyalty for ever
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as part of this contract all the males had to be
circumsised
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what is the name of the jewish holy book
the torah with gods promises of more land
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judaism is a
monotheistic religion
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g-d has three different names
Hashem Adonai and melech olam
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jews believe that god is
eternal
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jews believe that god is the
creator of everything
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jews believe god is
almighty and that he is all powerful
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jews believe that god is
good and loving
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the Ten Commandments are in the torah
true
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what is the name for good food
kosher
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what is the name for bad food
trefah
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prayer books are also important
jewish holy books
70
there are different books for
shabbat and high holy days
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synagogue also known as shul or temple is
the jewish holy place
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jewish children become adults at
bar\bat mitzvah
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once a week jews stop work for the day of
shabbat
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Abraham had a son called
Isaac
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Isaac had two twin sons called
Jacob and esau
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Jacob had
12 sons of his own they settled in Egypt
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Moses was a descendant of
Abraham
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Islam
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people who follow islam are called
muslims
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islam is a what religion
monotheistic
81
the arabic word islam means
submission
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Salam means
peace
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muslims believe that Allah created
everything
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allah never had
offsprings
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some people believe that there are multiple gods but truly they are only
different forms or personalities of the one true god
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tawhid means
there is only one god
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muslims believe god is the
creator of everything
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muslims believe god is
eternal
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muslims believe god is omnipotent
has power over everything
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muslims believe god is omniscient
knows and sees everything
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people who were good go to
Jannah heaven
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muslims believe that people who were bad go to
jahannam hell
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muslims believe Allah is worthy of
praise
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there are two main traditions in islam
sunni and shi'a
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the Quran is the
Islam holy book
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god sent a final prophet named
mohammed
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mohammed is known as
the seal of prophets
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the first revelation came from the
angel jibril on the night of power
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muslims believe in
angels
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muslims believe that angles are free
false
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the sunnah is the actions of the
prophet Muhammed
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the shahadah
declaration of faith
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salah
is prayer
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zakah
means giving 2.5% of your savings to charity
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Sawm
means fasting during Ramadan
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Hajj
ia a pilgrimage to Makkah
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mosque
the muslim place for prayer
