Test- 9/25- How did Islam spread so quickly? Flashcards
Allah
The one god of Islam
Pagan
a person holding religious beliefs other than the well known beliefs
Ka’ba
- Holy shrine in Mecca
Islam
Arabic word for submission and a religion started by Muhummad
Quran
Holy book of Islam citation of Muhummad’s word
Pilgrimage
a devotional practice made by horseback or feet toward a significant destination
Ramadan
an annual one month long fasting period
610 CE
Muhummad goes to Mt.hira and encounters the Archangel Gabriel that tells him about Allah.
632 CE
Muhummad’s death and the making of the Quran
622 CE
Muhummad decides to leave mecca with 70 families to 250 miles north to Medina
624 CE
During prayer session muhummad symbolically turned his body towards Mecca saying a new religion has been born.
628 CE
Returns to Mecca and starts making changes.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Confession of belief, Prayer 5 times a day, Ramadan annual 1 month long fast, Charity, pilgrimages
What were the three religious groups one could find in Mecca before Muhammad’s revelations?
Arab pagans, Christians and Jews
What were the names of the two empires in the year 570?
Byzantine and persian Empire
What were the 3 easiest cities to reach from Mecca?
Aden, Medina and Petra
Why was Mecca a trade center for the Arabian Peninsula?
It was at the crossroads of caravan trades, it also had exotic materials. They were close to famous trade routes and also near the coast that allowed for land and sea travel.
What are four other regions Muslim trade routes went to?
Spain, China, India and East Africa
What are qualities of someone who is favored by God, according to the Quran?
Devout, sincere, patient, humble, charitable and chaste, those who fast and are ever mindful of God.
When are Muslims allowed to fight?
Only when they are attacked first
What does the Quran suggest about the value of human life?
Killing someone is like killing all mankind and saving someone is like saving all mankind.
What does the Quran suggest about Islam’s view of private property?
They respected it and said nobody should take it by any unjustful manner
By what year was Mecca under Muslim control?
By 632
By what year was Jerusalem under Muslim control?
By 661
By what year was Baghdad under Muslim control?
By 661
By what year was Saragoss under Muslim control?
By 750
What was the ghazu?
Raids against other tribes.
What was the ummah?
Muslim community.
What was the purpose of the ghazu in the years before Islam?
It was to fill their inadequate resources by stealing from other tribes.
How did Islam change the way the ghazu worked?
They were only allowed to steal from Non-muslim communities.
Why were the Arabs able to conquer much of Persia and parts of Byzantium?
Persia and Byzantine fought for so long when Arabs came they had encountered a power vacuum.
What is a caliph?
A spiritual leader of Mu
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