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32 Cards in this Set
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How do you become Muslim? |
Recite the Shahadah in front of witnesses, visit an Imam in a mosque and commit to the 5 pilars |
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Who/what is the Seal of the Prophets? |
Muhammed because he is said to be the last prophet sent to bring people back to the path of submission |
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What are the 4 types of sins? |
original, personal, social, collective |
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What is the Hadith? |
Book showing the way of life for Muslims |
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What is the Qu'ran? |
The Word of God |
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Describe the life of Muhammed |
Born in 570 CE in Mecca, died in Medina 632 CE |
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What are the 5 pilars of Islam? |
Sawm (fasting), shahadah (witnessing), hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca), zakah (almsgiving), salah (prayer) |
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Wudu |
Spiritual cleansing before prayer |
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Muezzin |
Person who calls people to prayer |
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Minaret |
5 pilars in mosque representing the 5 pilars of Islam |
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Adan |
Worship |
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Caliphs |
Successors to Muhammed |
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Eid Al-Fitr |
Festival breaking the fast after Ramadan |
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Muslim contributions to Western civilization |
Mathematics, chemistry, astrology, geography, breakfast |
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Ramadan |
Ninth month of Islamic calendar where people fast from sunrise to sunset |
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What 5 times of the day do Muslims pray? |
Dawn, sunrise, midday, afternoon, sunset, midnight |
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Woman in Muslim faith |
Artists, teachers, scholars, spiritual leaders, status of women dramatically raised but there is still controversy (ex. modest dress) |
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7 articles of Muslim faith |
Belief in one God, Allah's angels, Allah's providence, Allah's messengers, Allah's books, belief in last days, belief in eternal life |
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Shar'iah law |
Islamic law, centerpiece of Muslim life provided by God stating how to live as a society and individual, sources are the Qur'an and Sunnah |
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Monotheism |
Belief in one god |
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Explain Muhammed's revelation from God |
From Jibril (Angel Gabriel) while praying in a cave 610 CE, told he would be messenger of Allah, only one God, care for disadvantage is priority, people judged based on how they live |
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What are the holiest cities for Muslims? |
Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem |
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Hijrah |
Muhammed's migration journey with his followers from Mecca to Medina |
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What are the two branches of Islam? |
Sunni-call leaders Caliphs Shi'iah-call leaders Imams |
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Allah |
Arabic term for God |
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Abrahamic tradition and how it connects with Christianity |
Jews, Muslims and Christians all recognize Abraham as being their father in faith and trace lineage down to him |
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What city in Pakistan is named after Islam? |
Islamabad |
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Eid al-Adha |
Festival of Sacrifice celebrated at end of hajj commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael |
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Explain the Islamic calendar |
Lunar, 354 days, does not adjust itself, celebrations will always occur in different seasons |
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Ka'bah |
Cube-like building in the centre of a sacred Mosque in Mecca where people go to fulfill their hajj by walking around it 7 times counterclockwise |
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Effects of colonization during the Modern Period |
Caused decline of Muslim states, parts of Africa/Asia went under imperial rule, European goods flooded markets, Christian missionaries, political decline |
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Islam's Golden Age |
Under 'Abbasid rule, capitol moved to Baghdad, became multicultural, wrote commentaries, scientific advancements, created trade routes to Africa, Europe and Asia |