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18 Cards in this Set
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Muslim |
(religion) person who seeks to worship God through Islam |
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Arab |
(linguistic) person whose first language is Arabic |
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Middle East |
(geographical) person who is from the middle east
Non-Arab: Iran, Israel, Turkey |
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Who are the Muslims? |
Descendants of Abraham through Ishmael 1/6 arab, 5/6 non-arab 90% sunni, 10% shia |
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Who created Islam? |
Muhammad (an illiterate man) |
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Texts of Islam |
Qur'an (God's word in arabic) |
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What are the two sections of the Qur'an? |
Meccan--shorter, prophetic, harmony Medinan-- longer, warlord, relationship |
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Abrogation |
if a later verse contradicts a previously inspired verse, then the updated verse cancels the earlier verse
(Ex. the Qur'an cancels the OT and NT) |
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Who is Allah and Shaiten? |
A: source of everything good (God) S: source of all evil |
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What are the 5 Pillars of Islam? |
1) Prayer--5 times a day (salat) 2) Creed--30 times a day (shahada) 3) Fasting--during ramadan (squm) 4) Alms Giving-- (zakat) 5) Pilgrimage-- Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem |
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Agreements between Islam and Christianity |
- Jesus is sent by God - Jesus preformed miracles - virgin birth - Jesus was sinless - ascension to heaven - judgement day (Friday) |
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Disagreements between Islam and Christianity |
- Jesus is not God - Jesus was not crucified - No assurance of salvation (besides martyrs) - scripture - God's "language" is arabic - Master/slave realtionship |
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In Islam the Quran is _______ to Christianity. |
Jesus |
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In Islam Muhammad is _______ to Christianity. |
Mary |
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In Islam the illiteracy of Muhammad is _______ to Christianity. |
virginity of mary |
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In Islam the veneration of Muhammad is _______ to Christianity. |
veneration of Mary |
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In Islam Gabriel is _______ to Christianity. |
Holy Spirit |
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In Islam the Sunnah is _______ to Christianity. |
Bible |
