Terms Flashcards
Semantic
Monotheistic religion (one god)
Qu’ran
The word of god revealed to the prophet by angel jibriel
Allah
“The god”
Islam
Means submission
-religion who believe in the oneness of god and Muhammad as the last and greatest prophet
The prophet
Live and teach gods passion
Muhammad last and greatest
Kaba
Cube shaped structure that is the most sacred site of Islam and directs prayer.
In Mecca.
Polytheism
Belief in many gods
Jinn
Invisible creatures of gods creation, they live in filth and have free will
Angels
Invisible creatures of gods creation that have no free will
Umma
Community of Muslims
Mecca
Holy city where the prophet was born.
Medina
Holy city where the prophet was buried and home of the first Umma.
Jerusalem
A holy city where the prophets ascend into the heavens
Semitic
Jews and Muslims (people who one from Hebrew and Arabic languages)
Sunnah
Legal practices and customs based on the Hadith