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21 Cards in this Set
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Islam
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"Submission"- complete submission to the will of Allah
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Allah
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The one and only god
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Muhammad
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The prophet of Allah
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The Migration
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marks:
- The point at which Muhammad's message was favorably received. -The start of the Islamic community |
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Qur'an
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collection of 22 years of Muhammad's communication from Allah
-contains 114 chapter |
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Role of Jesus
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-Greatest prophet before Muhammad
-accepts virgin birth -doesn't not accept crucifixion story -Jesus is not seen as the son of god |
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Shari'ah
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The entire body of laws that guide the believer based out of the teachings of the Qur'an and the Hadiths
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Hadiths
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Traditions of what Muhammad did or said, examples from Muhammad's life
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Shirk
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Avoidance of idolatry to express the submission to the oneness of god.
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Five Pillars of Islam
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-Confession of Faith
-Prayer -Almsgiving -Fasting during Ramadan -Pilgrimage to Mecca |
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Confession of Faith (Five Pillars)
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- "There is no God but God and Muhammad is the prophet of God"
-Muhammad is simply a messenger |
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Prayer (Five Pillars)
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-Five times a day
-Purification before prayer -Facing Mecca -standing,bowing,prostrating,and sitting |
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Almsgiving (Five Pillars)
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-Giving to the poor a portion of what one owns
-Performing acts of generosity |
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Fasting during Ramadan (Five Pillars)
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-avoidance of all food, liquid, tobacco. and sex from dawn to dusk each day
-easier in winter than summer due to temperature |
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Ramadan
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The ninth month, seen as the month the Muhammad first began receiving revelations
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Pilgrimage to Mecca (Five Pillars)
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-Mecca is the birthplace and holy city of Islam
-some exclusions |
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Dietary Restrictions
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No pork or wine
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Split in Islam
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-Sunni
-Shiite |
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Sunni "well-trodden path"
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-emphasis on the Qur'an, law, and hadiths
-Authority is the consensus of the community. |
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Shiite
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-Authority is centralized, determined by the Imam and his deputies.
-Believed that after Muhammad the was a succession of Imam (leaders) |
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Sufism
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Islamic Mysticism
-Believes that the highest experience a person can have is a direct experience of God -believed that Muhammad was a mystic -influenced by neoplatonism and gnosticism |
