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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

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

What are the 4 types of sins?

original, personal, social, collective

What is the Hadith?

Book showing the way of life for Muslims

What is the Qu'ran?

The Word of God

Describe the life of Muhammed

Born in 570 CE in Mecca, died in Medina 632 CE

What are the 5 pilars of Islam?

Sawm (fasting), shahadah (witnessing), hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca), zakah (almsgiving), salah (prayer)

Wudu

Spiritual cleansing before prayer

Muezzin

Person who calls people to prayer

Minaret

5 pilars in mosque representing the 5 pilars of Islam

Adan

Worship

Caliphs

Successors to Muhammed

Eid Al-Fitr

Festival breaking the fast after Ramadan

Muslim contributions to Western civilization

Mathematics, chemistry, astrology, geography, breakfast

Ramadan

Ninth month of Islamic calendar where people fast from sunrise to sunset

What 5 times of the day do Muslims pray?

Dawn, sunrise, midday, afternoon, sunset, midnight

Woman in Muslim faith

Artists, teachers, scholars, spiritual leaders, status of women dramatically raised but there is still controversy (ex. modest dress)

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

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

Monotheism

Belief in one god

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

What are the holiest cities for Muslims?

Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem

Hijrah

Muhammed's migration journey with his followers from Mecca to Medina

What are the two branches of Islam?

Sunni-call leaders Caliphs


Shi'iah-call leaders Imams

Allah

Arabic term for God

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

What city in Pakistan is named after Islam?

Islamabad

Eid al-Adha

Festival of Sacrifice celebrated at end of hajj commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael

Explain the Islamic calendar

Lunar, 354 days, does not adjust itself, celebrations will always occur in different seasons

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

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

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