Terms Flashcards

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Semantic

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Monotheistic religion (one god)

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Qu’ran

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The word of god revealed to the prophet by angel jibriel

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Allah

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“The god”

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Islam

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Means submission

-religion who believe in the oneness of god and Muhammad as the last and greatest prophet

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5
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The prophet

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Live and teach gods passion

Muhammad last and greatest

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6
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Kaba

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Cube shaped structure that is the most sacred site of Islam and directs prayer.
In Mecca.

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7
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Polytheism

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Belief in many gods

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8
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Jinn

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Invisible creatures of gods creation, they live in filth and have free will

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Angels

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Invisible creatures of gods creation that have no free will

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10
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Umma

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Community of Muslims

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Mecca

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Holy city where the prophet was born.

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12
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Medina

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Holy city where the prophet was buried and home of the first Umma.

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13
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Jerusalem

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A holy city where the prophets ascend into the heavens

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14
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Semitic

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Jews and Muslims (people who one from Hebrew and Arabic languages)

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15
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Sunnah

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Legal practices and customs based on the Hadith

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Surah

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A chapter of the Qur’an: 114 surrahs

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Hadith

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Narration of Prophets life: what he said and did and what he didn’t say or do.

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Sunni

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Largest expression of Islam

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Shia

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The party of Ali

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Caliph

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A religious leader

21
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The four rightly guided Caliphs

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Abu Bakr
Omar
Uthman
Ali

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Iman

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Leader of local Muslim community

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Hijra

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Migration from Mecca to Medina

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Hajj

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Pilgrimage to the Kaba (expected to perform one a lifetime)

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Qibla

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The direction of the Kaba

26
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Schism

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A split or division between strongly opposed parties.