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U8 L6 Islam Flashcards

1
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What is the youngest major religion of the world?

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Islam

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2
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Where did Islam begin?

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Middle East

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Who is the founder of Islam

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Muhammad

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Where and when was Muhammad born?

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Mecca

AD 570-580

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5
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What does the word Kaaba mean?

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Cube

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6
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The tribe Muhammad was born in acted as a custodian to what?

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Kaaba, shine in Mecca

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7
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What was in the Kaaba?

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  • idols

- black meteorite (black stone fell from heaven)

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8
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What was the business of Muhammad’s family in the Kaaba?

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give water to worshippers

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Young Muhammad acquired respect for the () worship of Jews and Christians, while disliking the () by desert Arabs

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monotheistic, idol worship

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10
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Which angel is said to have appeared too Muhammad and gave him he earliest verses of the Koran?

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Gabriel

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Muhammad preached what he felt had been revealed to him by who?

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Allah, only true God according to Islam

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12
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Which people plotted to kill Muhammad because of him speaking against idol worship?

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priests of Kaaba and Merchants of mecca

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13
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In AD 622, Muhammad fled from Mecca to where?

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Yathrib

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14
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What is Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Yathrib called?

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Hegira

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What was Yathrib later renamed?

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Madinat an-Nabi (city of the Prophet)

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16
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What positions did Muhammad experience success in Yathrib?

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prophet and governor

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In AD 630, Muhammad and his supporters destroyed what in the Kaaba?

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Idols

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18
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When did Muhammad pass away?

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AD 632

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19
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What does Islam mean in it’s infinitive verb form?

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commit oneself, submit

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20
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Who is a Muslim?

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submits/commits himself to Muhammad’s teaching

21
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What is the creedal formula that is the most important element in Muslim Theology?

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la ilaha illa Allah , no god but Allah

22
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Allah is the () and the () of the universe

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one supreme being, creator

23
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Islam teaches that the angels are messengers of who?

A

Allah

24
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In Islam, what do the angels do?

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  • 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
25
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Muslims believe that what are in opposition to the angels?

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evil spirits

26
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Muhammad claimed to be the () and () of Allah’s prophets?

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last and greatest

27
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Do Muslims believe in a coming day of judgement when man’s good and evil deeds will be weighed?

A

yes

28
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According to the Koran, when a dead body is buried, which two angels will judge the person’s faith and good words?

A

Munkar and Nakir

29
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What are the five religious observances in Islam known as?

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Five Pillars of Islam

30
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Men are foreordained by an (), they may still exercise his ()

A

all knowing God, free will

31
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What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

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  • recitation of Shahadah
  • observance of salat
  • giving of zakat
  • observance of Ramadan
  • pilgrimage to Kaaba once in a lifetime
32
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Who gives the call to prayer from the minaret?

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muezzin

33
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What is a minaret?

A

slender high tower

34
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How many times do Muslims speak the salat (daily prayer) each day?

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five

35
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Where do Muslims face when they pray/speak the salat?

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Mecca

36
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What is hadj?

A

pilgrimage to Mecca

37
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What do people wear during their hadj?

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white garments and prevent cutting hair

38
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How many times and at what pace do Muslims circle the Kaaba?

A

run 3

4 slow

39
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What does the Lesser pilgrimage commemorate and include?

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  • Hagar’s search for water for her son, Ishmael

- trot 7 time between Safa and Marva hills

40
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What does the Greater Pilgrimage include?

A

to Mount of Mercy, in Plain of Arafat

41
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How many days is the Muslim’s feast before returning to the Kaaba to complete the pilgrimage?

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3 days

42
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SIX MAJOR TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD

The is no god but ()

A

Allah

43
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SIX MAJOR TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD

The ()

A

angels

44
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SIX MAJOR TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD

() is the uncorrupted and inspired book of Allah

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Koran

45
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Does Islam deny the doctrines of Incarnation and the Trinity?

A

yes

46
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The Word of God affirms that Almighty God dwells () in Jesus

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fully

47
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Does Christianity teach that no person can perfectly obey God’s laws?

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yes

48
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Do Muslims honor Jesus as a prophet of God?

A

yes

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