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Koran means __ and came from ___. |
recitation. Angel Gabriel |
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name and length of period when Muhammad received Koran |
Mother of the Book. 20 years. |
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jinn |
spirits capable of assuming human and animal shapes (confirmed that Muhammad was NOT possessed by a jinn) |
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hanif |
monotheist (Muhammad consulted one after recitation) |
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Number of suras in Koran |
114 |
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number of ayas in Koran |
6000 |
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Longest sura had ___ayas |
287 |
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shortest sura has ___ ayas |
3 |
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Hafiz |
someone has has memorized the entire Koran |
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Jewish boys memorized the Torah by __ and OT by __ |
10 and 14 |
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Hadith |
means "traditions." speeches and deeds of Muhammad and his close companions. |
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3 key Islamic scriptures |
Koran, Hadith and Books of revelations |
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WDMD |
what did Muhammad do (compare to WWJD, still alive!) |
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Minimum age of marriage in Yemen and why |
9 years old. Muhammad married a girl at 6, but didn't consummate it until 9. |
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Books of Revelations |
Books of the Law (torah) and Psalms. |
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Who are the People of the Book |
Jews and Christians |
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shirk |
Idolatry. Worse offense in Islam. |
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2 responses to image of JEsus |
Culturally: middle-eastern looking man OR Biblically: John 4:24 |
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How many names does Allah have? How do they compare to Jehovah? |
99. They all apply to Jehovah. |
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Names of Jehovah that Allah does not have |
love and Father. |
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Who is Isa to Allah |
NOT his son. Isa is a prophet. |
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Key prophets in Islam: |
Ibrahim (Father of Islam) Musa Isa Muhammad |
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Muhammad known as___. Koran proof text. Scripture to refute |
Seal of the Prophets (last and final). Koran 33:40. Galatians 1.6-9. |
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Assurance of salvation text |
1 John 5:11-13 |
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5 pillars of Islam |
1. Shahada (Profession of Faith) 2. Salat (Ritual Prayer) 3. Ramadan (Month of Fasting) 4. Zakat (Almsgiving) 5. Hajj (Mecca Pilgrim) |
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Shahada (profession of faith) |
"There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet." |
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Salat requires praying __ times a day |
5 |
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Bere's praise prayer ritual |
1:11, 2:22, etc. God is love, good, wise, and powerful. |
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Friday Salat |
Fridays at noon. Imam leads the prayer. |
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wudu` |
ritual washing with water of whole head, lower arms and hands, and feet. |
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purdah |
physical segregation of the sexes women covering bodies and concealing their form |
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Bere says that whether any relgion is oppressive to women depends on males' |
interpretation of Sciptures |
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Arabic for fasting |
sawm |
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three groups exempted from sawm |
pregnant women, small children, and sick. |
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Id al-Fitr |
Feast of Breaking Fast |
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Zakat requirement |
2.5% |
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Arabic word for extra charity |
sadaqa |
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Hajj pilgrimage takes __ days and involves _____ |
5 day, 5 key rituals |
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5 key rituals of Hajj |
1. Circle the Kaaba 7 times 2. Lesser Pilgriage: run 7 times between Safa and Marwa. 3. Greater pilgrimage: perform wuquf (ask for forgivenss) from noon to sunset at Mount Araft (mercy) 4. Stoning Satan (remembering not sacrificing Ishmael) 5. Festival of Sacrifice: Id al-Adha |
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Umra |
lesser pilgrims to Mecca, Medina (2nd holiest city), Jerusalem, and Karbala |
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significance of Jerusalem |
Dome of the Rock, a mosque of Umar where Mohammad ascended to heaven. |
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3 factions and percentages |
Sunnis: 85% Shiites: 10-15% Sufis: 1-2% |
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Sunnis means ___. They believe Imams are ___. Trust ___. |
Tradition. NOT infallible. Trust Ijma (community) and giyas (philosophical leaders) more than Imams. |
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Shiites means ___. Most live in ___. Believe ___ is rightful caliph succession, who's son is___. |
factions. Iran. Ali. Hussain. |
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Nikah Mutah. |
fixed term marriage practiced by Shiites. Max 4 wives. banned by 2nd Caliph but still taught by some Imams. |
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Tagiyya |
to publically hid or deny religious beliefs and practices as long as one continues to worship in private. |
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Shiite's celebrate |
day of Ashura (10) as part of passion history. Enact the violent death of Hussein. Men beat themselves bloody. |
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Shiite common names |
Ali or Hassan (Hussein). Fatima (M's Daighter) and Aisha (M's wife). |
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Why will Sunnis kill Shiites? |
for committing Shirk with images of Ali and Tagiyya. |
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4 key similarities for all factions: |
Koran Sharia (right way) 5 pilars Lunar Calendar (anno hejirae) |
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Shiites say caliph is ___. Non-Shiites call this ___. |
Imam Mahdi (divinely appointed and supernaturally guided as a leader). Ghuluw (exaggeration, not heresy). |
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2 Sam 23:8-39 ghuluw? |
David refusing to drink that water that the warriors got from behind Philistine lines. |
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first for Caliphs called __. they are: |
Rightly guided. 1. Abu Kakr (Aisha's Father) M's father in law. 2. Umar 3. Uthman 4. Ali (M's cousin AND son in law) |
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how old was the girl from Qatif when she was raped? Why was she punished? What happened when she appealed? |
19. For being alone with a male who is not a relative. The rapists' sentences were increased. |
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Who is Lahem and what do his critics label him? |
lawyer who defends women's rights. "Layer for homosexuals" |
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Name of Iran's president and controversial statement about Israel. Similarity to Bush. |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Israel is a tumor that should be wiped off the map. Similar that they both act by what God wants them to do. |
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whose return are the Shiites of Iraq awaiting? |
Mahdi, 12th Imam |
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Iran's opinion of American agenda in ME |
transform ME with democracy and justice |
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Who ordered the Jamkaran mosque to be built after what circumstances? |
Mahdi after a dream of a righteous man from 1,000 years ago. |
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Two major Shiite groups |
Seveners (Ismailis) Twelvers |
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Ismails |
recongnize only 7 Imams. Ismail was the last and they wait after occultation (dissapreance
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Twelvers |
believe in 12 Imams. The 7th is Musa. Jafar is a common Shiite name. |
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Both Twelvers and Seveners believe in ___ of their last Imam. |
occultation (disappearance). |
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suf or safa |
means wool (simplicity). mystical Muslims. Belief Wali (God's friends) are intermediaries between God and man. Very numinous. |
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Main reason for black US people converting to Islam? |
Racism (Malcom X, against the Bible/racism). Genesis 9:24-25 (curse of Ham). |
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Curse of Ham, debunk myth: |
1. only one son was cursed (Canaan) 2. Blacks descended from Cush! 3. Cannanites killed during wars in Israel |
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Present day countries of these Bible names |
Mizraim is Egypt, Put is Lybia, Cush is Ethiopia. |
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MLK said ____ is more racially segregated hour of the week in US |
11am on Sunday morning |
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Black heroes from Islam |
Elijah Muhammad, Malcom X, Muhammad Ali |
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4th reason |
Nation of Isalm (being all that Christians should be). |
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Chrislam |
Mixture of Christianity and Islam. combine crescent moon and star with cross. |
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Is Islam a religion of peace? |
No. a fatwa (Islamic religious decree) is called on anyone who disobeys Sharia.
If fatwa is called on a person or country, they are supposed to ensure jihad (holy war). |
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Pray for ___ from ___ who spent year awairting execution on charges or __ |
Pastor Youcef. Iran. riddah (apostasy). |
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Infidel |
one without faith (Christains say heathens or pagans) |
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When a Muslim State Exists, Sharia law rules |
1. Forbid all other religions 2. Establish laws against riddah 3. Establish laws against proselytizing 4. Establish blasphemy laws. |
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Pray for ___ from ___. Who professed faith in JEsus. |
Bibi Asia. Pakistan. |
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Book by ___ called ___, which ??? |
Salman Rushdie. The Satanic Verses |
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Charles Hodge: "Idolatry consists not only in the worship of __ ___ but alsoin the worship of the ___ |
false gods, true God by images. |
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How do images obscure God's glory? |
his majesty is brought to our level. |
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How do images mislead us? |
we reduce God to the analogy of the mental image |
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forbidden from molten and __ images |
mental |
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four professions Packer uses as examples of mental images of God |
Architect, Matthematician, Artist, Judge |
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mind that takes up images has not learned to love and attend to __ __ |
God's Word |
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3 examples of Jesus |
Anglo-saxon, black-faced African, Chinese) |
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Packer's attribute of God |
jealous |
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Packer: "Some risks are __" |
not worth taking |
