Week 5 Flashcards
Mawali
Non-Arab Muslims
Imam
The name for leadership with the Ali party
ilm
Divine, sacred knowledge
Hashimiyya
The collective of non-descendent and descendent leaders who supported Ali who overthrew Umayyad dynasty.
Hadith Folk
Those who did not like Umayyad but were pacifists. (Called Sunni?)
Jabrites
A sect of the Hadith folk who didn’t challenge Umayyad
Qadarites
A sect of Hadith folk who did challenge Umayyad.
Walid II
A caliph who was murdered within his own Umayyad dynasty
Prince Abd al-Rahman
Only survivor of the Umayyad overthrow. Escaped to Spain and founded the Umayyad dynasty in the Iberian peninsula.
Golden Age of Islam
From the 8th to 13th century under the Abbasid dynasty.
Idda
Waiting period between wanting a divorce and getting one
6 Regional Schools of Thought
- Maliki/Medinan
- Hanafi
- Shafi
- Hanbali
- Ja’fali
- Isma’il
4 Sunni Schools
- Maliki/Medinan
- Hanafi
- Shafi
- Hanbali
2 Shi’a Schools
- Ja’fali
2. Isma’il
Mazalim
Not an official Islamic school, but needed to enforce certain things that the Qur’an didn’t mention.
Kalam
An Islamic theological discourse.
2 Major Influences of Islamic Theology
Internal Factor: The issue of just ruler, and the concept of God
External factor: Islamic theology was founded as a response to Jews and Christians.
Mutakallim
One who practices Kalam.
Divine predestination of free will?
Jabrites believed in divine predestination and Qadarites believed in free will.
Murji’a
Believed we shouldn’t judge, only God can judge, no matter how wrong people may seem.
Mu’tazilite
A theological school of thought that emphasized human reason. Rejected God as a human-like thing.
Munafia
A hypocrite.
Bid’a
A blamable innovation according to Mu’tazilites.
Ash’arism
An off-shoot of Mu’tazilite.
