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29 Cards in this Set
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There are five essential doctrines Muslims subscribe to.
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The doctrines are God, Angels,Holy Books, Prophets, and A Future Judgement
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They believe that there is only one God, whose name is Allah.
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They say that Allah has absolute unity, that is, he is "one" and there is no such thing as a trinity.
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They also say that he is all-seeing, all-hearing, all-speaking, all-knowing, all-willing, and all-powerful.
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Another word for all-powerful is omnipotent while a word for all-knowing is omniscient.
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Islams believe that there is a hierarchy of angels between Allah and humankind.
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They also say that the cheif of the hierarchy is Gabriel, the archangel who allegedly gave revelations to Muhammad.
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In the Islamic relgion, each human is said to have 2 recording angels.
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These angels are said to follow each person around and record all of thier good or bad deeds.
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The deeds recorded by the angels and presented to Allah on the day of judgment.
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tHe good deeds are supposed to out-weigh the bad deeds in order to grant enterance to Paradise.
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Islam has four Holy Books: The Torah of Moses, The Psalms of David, The Gospel of Jesus Christ, and the Quaron.
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The Quaron contains the teaching of Muhammad. The Psalms, Torah, and Gospel all have parts taken out and added in from the Bible.
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Many of their prominent prophets include Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Jonah, John the Baptist, Jesus, and Muhammad.
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They believe that Muhammad is the greatest prophet.
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Each prophet was said to bring truth for his particular age...
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...but Muhammad was said to be a prophet for all time.
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Muslims believe that their will be a day of future judgment.
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Christians believe in a furture judgment too, but they Christianity believes that the one true God will judge, while Muslims believe that Allah will judge them. Also, God will judge by salvation, not by good or bad deeds.
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On the day of judgement, Allah will weigh everyone's good deeds and bads deeds.
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If the good dees out-weigh the bad deeds, then that person will go to Paradise. If it's the other way around, that person will go to Hell.
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Paradise is a place of pleasure, much like Heaven...
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...while Hell is a place of torment.
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There are also five essential Pillars, or obligations, in the Muslim faith which are the religious duties that are expected of every good Muslim.
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These pillars are a Creedal Recitation, Prayers, Giving Alms, Fasting during the month of Ramadan, and The Pilgrimage to Mecca.
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Muslims are expected to publicly recite the Shahadah.
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The Shahadah means "to bear witness".
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The creed that they are to recite reads...
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..."There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah."
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There are 6 conditions that must be met when the creed is recited.
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They are: the creed must be recited aloud, it must be perfectly understood, it must be believed in the heart, it must be professed until one dies, it must be recited correctly, and it must be professed and declared without hesitation.
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Muslims are also expected to preform "salat", or offer prayers.
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They are expected to do this 5 times a day: at dawn, noon, afternoon, evening, and night.
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The prayers involve a series of postures.
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They are: standing, kneeling, hands and face on the ground, and so forth.
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The postures must be done while the believer is facing Mecca.
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Mecca is the holy city for Muslims.
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Another thing that Muslims must do before they pray is wash.
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They have to wash their hands face and feet in a prescribed manner.
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The washing is more of a ritual purification than a matter of hygiene.
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No soap is used, and when water is unavailable one can simply go through the motions of washing with their dry hands.
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The third pillar Muslims are expected to do is to give alms.
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Alms are their form of dollars. They are supposed to give 2 1/2% of their income.
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The fourth pillar is "fasting during the month of Ramadan".
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Muslims are expected to fast during the ninth month of the Muslim lunar year.
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During that month, Muslims abstain from food, drink, and smoking during the daylight hours.
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At sundown, when there is not enough light to distinguish the thread seams in cloth, they are allowed to eat, drink, and smoke again until sunrise the next morining.
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The final obligation is the pilgramage to Mecca, the Muslim's holy city.
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The pilgramage is often called the hajj. (Pronounced hoj).
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Every Muslims is expected to make an official pilgramage in their life at least once.
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It is believed that going to Mecca greatly enhances one's chance for salvation.
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As Muslims approach Mecca, and throughout the entire pilgramage, the repeatedly recite the talbiya.
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The talbiya says this: "I am here, O my God, I am here! I am here! Thou are without any associate, I am here!"
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Only Muslims are allowed inside the city of Mecca.
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They are all required to dress in a simple white robe to demonstrate unity.
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The hajj (hoj) is designed to develop God conciousness and spiritual upliftment.
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Though it is believed to increase the chance of salvation, not all Muslims, such as the elderly and ill, are required to make the pilgramage to Mecca, yet many people do choose to.
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