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20 Cards in this Set
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What does "Islam" mean?
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surrender
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"Muslim"
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submission
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4 basic elements of Islam
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Qur'an, Muhammad, Primary teachings, Umma
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How big is the Qur'an?
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4/5 size of NT
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What does the Qur'an contain?
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direct words of Allah, revealed to Muhammad and written down in present form
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"Qur'an"
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reading or recitation
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Characteristics of Allah according to the Qur'an?
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compassionate, merciful, and to be worshipped
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Muhammad birth and death
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570 AD, 632 AD
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What happened on the Night of Power and Excellence?
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angel Gabriel appeared to him in a dream, "recite"
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How long did Muhammad receive revelations for?
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22 years
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When did Muhammad migrate to Medina? (Yathrib)
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622
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When did Muhammad return to Mecca?
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630
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What are the Sunna?
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Muhammad's teachings/actions recorded in writings, provide the model for being a Muslim
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What is Islam's second most important text?
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the Sunna
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al fana
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the extinction of one's sense of separate existence before achieving union with Allah, the aim of Sufi mystics
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caliphs
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the military and political leaders of the Muslim community who succeeded Muhammad after his death
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Five Pillars of Islam
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confession of faith
prayer fasting alms giving pilgrimage |
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Hijra
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the emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina, founding event of Muslim community
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imam
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leader of the Friday worship service who directs the prayers and delivers a sermon
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jihad
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"struggle", 6th pillar of Islam, general spiritual struggle to be a devout Muslim
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