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19 Cards in this Set
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year founded
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622 C.E. youngest of the worlds religions
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place founded
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Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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followed by
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1.3 billion people
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religion ranking
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second largest in the world to Christianity
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Mainly located in
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Middle east, and North Africa
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major sects and denominations
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Sunni and Shiite; Sufi is a mystical branch
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bible
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Qur'an(Koran)
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original language
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Arabic
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religious professionals are
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Sheikh, imam (shi'ite)
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house of worship
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Mosque
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strict_____ faith
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monotheistic
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ultimate reality
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that God (Allah) is the same God revealed in the Jewish and Christian faiths
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human nature
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born into a state of purity, imperfect but capable of seeking God by doing good deeds
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purpose of life
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to submit to the will of Allah and attain paradise after death
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believe in the______, _______, _________
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Qur'an, Hadith, and Five Pillars of Islam throughout life
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after life
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the body is resurrected and the soul follows either to eternal paradise or hell
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symbols
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crescent moon and star
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major holidays
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Ramadan, Eid al-fitr, Hajj, Eid Al-Adha
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Five Pillars of Islam
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confession of faith, daily prayer, alms tax, pilgrimage of Mecca, fasting during ramadan
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