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25 Cards in this Set
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true or False:
Cousin marriage is the dominant form of marriage in the Middle East and North Africa |
False
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The Sunni Muslims
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Represent more than 80% of the Muslim population
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Pilgrimage
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is a requirement for all Muslims
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Muslim theologians insisted until very recently on the idea that good Muslims must read the Quran in Arabic because:
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-it is the language which God chose to communicate his message to Mohammed
-it provides the Muslim community with a sense of unity and solidarity -because it is difficult to translate the Quran into another language |
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In Islam....
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A Muslim man can marry a Christian or Jewish woman.
A Muslim woman cannot marry a non-muslim. |
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The first Muslim leader chosen by the majority of Muslims after Muhammed's death was..
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Abu Bakir
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The prophet Muhammed died in the year?
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632 AD
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Muhammed's first wife was?
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Khadijah
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The style of the Quran falls into two categories:
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Medina and Mecca
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According to the film "The Smithsonian World on Islam", Islam was spread
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mainly through trade and commerce
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The style of the Quran falls into two categories:
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Medina and Mecca
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Friday noon prayer at the Mosque is a requirement for:
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for all male Muslims
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Muamalat (interpersonal relationships) consist of:
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-Mandatory behavior and recommended behavior
-Permitted behavior and reprobated behavior -forbidden behavior |
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Muslims must fast the entire month of Ramadan. This fast includes the following:
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Food and water and sexual activity
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Muhammed was
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A city dweller and a merchant
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Muslims dont like to be called Muhammedans because the term conveys the meaning that:
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Muhammed is a holy man
Muhammed is the foundation of Islam |
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The purpose of almsgiving is
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to help the poor and needy
to help maintain mosques and other religious foundations to finance the defense of the Muslim community |
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What are the two major sources of the Islamic Law?
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Quran and Hadith
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The start of the Islamic calender begins with
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Muhammeds migration to Medina
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Muhhamed:
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was a member of the ruling tribe of mecca
led trade caravans had a reputation for wisdom and truthworthiness |
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Ramadan is:
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the month the quran was revealed to Mohammed
the month which muslims are required to fast from dawn to sunset the ninth month of the muslim calender |
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Umma can be defined as
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the universal community of the Faithful of Islam
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Quranic scripture repeatedly stresses:
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Strict monotheism
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The required pilgrimage to mecca is called
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Hajj
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Mecca during the 6th century was
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a prosperous trade town
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