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24 Cards in this Set
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Atheism
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belief that there is no god
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Agnosticism
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belief that humans can not know if there is a god or not.
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Animism
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belief in a spiritual world and a physical world & that some people, like a shaman, can communicate between the two.
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Monotheism
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belief that there is only one god
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Polytheism
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belief that there are many gods
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Islam
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meaning “submission” or “peace”
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Muslim
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one who practices Islam
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Arab
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an ethnicity of people from the Middle East
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Qur’an
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the holy book of Islam
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Mosque
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place of worship in Islam
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Minaret
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Towers on Mosques (each mosque must have at least one)
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Allah
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name of God in Islam
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Muhammad
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Most important prophet in Islam; said to have received God’s teachings from the angel Gabriel; lived around 600 CE
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Abraham
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founder of the three monotheistic religions (Islam, Judaism & Christianity)
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Isaac
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Son of Abraham, regarded by Jews to have received the blessing of Abraham
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Ishmael
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Son of Abraham, regarded by Muslims to have received the blessing of Abraham
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Sunni & “Caliph”
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Group of Islam that believes Muhammad intended for Muslim scholars (Caliphs) to lead Islam after his death
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Shi- at & “Ali”
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Group of Islam that believes that Ali, the “first” caliph) was the leader of Islam after his death
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Sufi
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Mystic muslims that seek a personal relationship with God, and believe that they can experience God through religious ceremony (example: Whirling Dervishes)
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1st Pillar of Islam
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Statement of faith
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2nd Pillar of Islam
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Pray five times a day
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3rd Pillar of Islam
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Ramadan (month-long day time fast; a time of reflection and atonement)
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4th Pillar of Islam
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Charity
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5th Pillar of Islam
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The Hajj (pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mekkah)
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