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17 Cards in this Set
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Islam
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Submission to the will of Allah
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Muslim
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One who has submitted to the will of Allah
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Allah
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The concept of the belief in one God
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Holy Cities of Islam
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Mecca & Jerusalem
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Mosque
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Islamic place of worship
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Dome of the Rock
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Believed o be the place where Muhammad rode up to heaven
Islamic Mosque Built on temple mount |
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Appearance of Mosque
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Dome-possibly open, or can open
Never has pictures of people or animals Decorated with tiles, mosaics, flowers, plasterwork,geometric shapes, waves, arabesques calligraphy Usually blue or green decorations |
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Five pillars of Islam
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1) Faith
2)Prayer 3)Alms 4)Fasting 5)Pilgrimage/Hajj to Mecca |
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Faith
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Testifying the statement "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
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Prayer
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When Muslims face Mecca 5 times a day and pray to Allah
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Alms
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Money for the poor, given through a religious tax
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Fasting
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Every year during the month of Ramadan, Muslims don't eat between dawn and sunset, and eat a simple meal at the end of each day, to remind them that their spiritual needs are greater than their physical needs
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Pilgrimage/Hajj
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Assembling in Mecca wearing identical garments to show that they are all equal under the eyes of Allah, receive hat, must be dome at least once in a lifetime, can be done more
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Qu'ran
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Holy book of the Muslims
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Muhammad
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founder of Islam
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Sunna
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Muhammad's example, supposedly the best model for proper living
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shari'a
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Body of law assembled by the guidance of the Qu'ran and the Sunna
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