U8 L6 Islam Flashcards
What is the youngest major religion of the world?
Islam
Where did Islam begin?
Middle East
Who is the founder of Islam
Muhammad
Where and when was Muhammad born?
Mecca
AD 570-580
What does the word Kaaba mean?
Cube
The tribe Muhammad was born in acted as a custodian to what?
Kaaba, shine in Mecca
What was in the Kaaba?
- idols
- black meteorite (black stone fell from heaven)
What was the business of Muhammad’s family in the Kaaba?
give water to worshippers
Young Muhammad acquired respect for the () worship of Jews and Christians, while disliking the () by desert Arabs
monotheistic, idol worship
Which angel is said to have appeared too Muhammad and gave him he earliest verses of the Koran?
Gabriel
Muhammad preached what he felt had been revealed to him by who?
Allah, only true God according to Islam
Which people plotted to kill Muhammad because of him speaking against idol worship?
priests of Kaaba and Merchants of mecca
In AD 622, Muhammad fled from Mecca to where?
Yathrib
What is Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Yathrib called?
Hegira
What was Yathrib later renamed?
Madinat an-Nabi (city of the Prophet)
What positions did Muhammad experience success in Yathrib?
prophet and governor
In AD 630, Muhammad and his supporters destroyed what in the Kaaba?
Idols
When did Muhammad pass away?
AD 632
What does Islam mean in it’s infinitive verb form?
commit oneself, submit
Who is a Muslim?
submits/commits himself to Muhammad’s teaching
What is the creedal formula that is the most important element in Muslim Theology?
la ilaha illa Allah , no god but Allah
Allah is the () and the () of the universe
one supreme being, creator
Islam teaches that the angels are messengers of who?
Allah
In Islam, what do the angels do?
- bear up Allah’s throne
- bring his decrees to earth
- record men’s deeds
- receive men’s souls at death
- testify for/against men at judgement
- guard gates of hell
Muslims believe that what are in opposition to the angels?
evil spirits
Muhammad claimed to be the () and () of Allah’s prophets?
last and greatest
Do Muslims believe in a coming day of judgement when man’s good and evil deeds will be weighed?
yes
According to the Koran, when a dead body is buried, which two angels will judge the person’s faith and good words?
Munkar and Nakir
What are the five religious observances in Islam known as?
Five Pillars of Islam
Men are foreordained by an (), they may still exercise his ()
all knowing God, free will
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
- recitation of Shahadah
- observance of salat
- giving of zakat
- observance of Ramadan
- pilgrimage to Kaaba once in a lifetime
Who gives the call to prayer from the minaret?
muezzin
What is a minaret?
slender high tower
How many times do Muslims speak the salat (daily prayer) each day?
five
Where do Muslims face when they pray/speak the salat?
Mecca
What is hadj?
pilgrimage to Mecca
What do people wear during their hadj?
white garments and prevent cutting hair
How many times and at what pace do Muslims circle the Kaaba?
run 3
4 slow
What does the Lesser pilgrimage commemorate and include?
- Hagar’s search for water for her son, Ishmael
- trot 7 time between Safa and Marva hills
What does the Greater Pilgrimage include?
to Mount of Mercy, in Plain of Arafat
How many days is the Muslim’s feast before returning to the Kaaba to complete the pilgrimage?
3 days
SIX MAJOR TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD
The is no god but ()
Allah
SIX MAJOR TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD
The ()
angels
SIX MAJOR TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD
() is the uncorrupted and inspired book of Allah
Koran
Does Islam deny the doctrines of Incarnation and the Trinity?
yes
The Word of God affirms that Almighty God dwells () in Jesus
fully
Does Christianity teach that no person can perfectly obey God’s laws?
yes
Do Muslims honor Jesus as a prophet of God?
yes
