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42 Cards in this Set
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Pre-Islamic Arabia |
Time of Jahiliyaah (Ignorance) |
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Importance of Makkah |
The great fair, Makkah was the the centre of a number of trading routes. |
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Muhammad(pbuh) birth & death |
Birth; 570CE Death; 632CE |
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Other religions during pre Islamic Arabia |
Jewish, Christian, Zoroastrian and pagan influences |
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Polytheism |
Worshiping idols and statues, the Kaba had 300. Including Al manat (goddess of fate) and Al uzza, (goddess of love) |
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Animism |
Worship of nature, i.e Rocks, trees, sun, rivers |
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Abul ala Mawdudi quotation |
'There was no law except the law of the strongest' |
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Disputes between clans |
Vendetta |
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Yathrib |
Modern day Madina. .. Madina , means 'city of the prophet' - |
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Makkah was popular for |
Trade! Kaba/pilgrimage and the great fair, attracted people of polytheistic beliefs |
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Meccan polytheism |
Was based on trade and had little real religious content |
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Meccan polytheism |
Was based on trade and had little real religious content |
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M.A Shaban quote |
'From the very beginning, religion was inseparable from Trade' |
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M.A Shaban quote |
Meccan polytheism Was based on trade and had little real religious content |
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M.A Shaban quote |
'From the very beginning, religion was inseparable from Trade' |
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Gods / polytheism |
Very little mythology about the gods, no holy literature and very little organised worship |
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Hanifs |
Accepted the concept of only one God, and spent time in the desert looking for the real truth |
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Hanifs |
Accepted the concept of only one God, and spent time in the desert looking for the real truth |
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Abul ala Mawdudi quote |
'It was a manifestation of gods great wisdom that he chose Arabia as the birth place of the world prophet' |
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Jews and Christians |
Shared a monotheistic belief of God, however, the 'doctrine of trinity' asserts some people had different views on God ; the orthodox, Nestorian's & Monophysites |
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Battle of Badr 624 CE |
Battle against the Qureshi at the wells of Badr Muslim Victory had strengthened Muhammad's position as leader of the community in medina
'It was no Ye who slew them it was god' (surah 8) |
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Battle of Uhud 625CE |
3,000 men God helped them win the battle Muhammad established islam more firmly so there would be plenty of committed Muslims |
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Battle of Uhud 625CE |
3,000 men God helped them win the battle Muhammad established islam more firmly so there would be plenty of committed Muslims |
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Battle of Khanddaq 627CE Battle of the Trench |
10,000 Meccas defeated Madina men 3,000 |
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Battle of Uhud 625CE |
3,000 men God helped them win the battle Muhammad established islam more firmly so there would be plenty of committed Muslims |
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Battle of Khanddaq 627CE Battle of the Trench |
10,000 Meccas defeated Madina men 3,000 |
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Revelations of the Quran |
The revelation of the qur'an to Muhammad began in 610CE and continued until just before the prophets death 632CE |
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Compilation of the Qur'an |
Qur'an was memorised by believers Written in scraps of leather, pottery, scraps of paper as tradition mentions Put into Hafsas chest No record of which came first Prophet died before he could put them into order |
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Uthman & the Qur'an |
4 copies of the Qur'an, many contradictions, therefore he ordered the prophets secretaries to meet together and make an official copy of the Qur'an This was done in 652CE 20 years after the prophets death and other copies were destroyed |
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Contradictory statements in the Qur'an |
Certain verses superseding others was solved by the notion that a revelation could be made for a specific time or situation and then expanded or refine or even abolished by a subsequent revelation |
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Contradictory statements Importance of the Chronology of the surahs |
The contradictions in the Qur'an made it important to know which surahs were revealed first Maki and madni surahs
Helmut Gatje says; 'the results of traditional Muslim research are not satisfying and one must accept the fact that definitive decisions regarding exact dates or, even exact chronological order, are simply no longer possible |
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The Sunna & shariah |
Convey quite clearly which verses supersede and which are superseded |
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Authority of the Qur'an |
'This is the book, in it is guidance sure without doubt to those who fear God (surah 2) |
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Abul ala Mawdudi |
'Belief in the Qur'an should be of the nature that it is purely and absolutely gods own words, that it is perfectly true, that every word of it is preserved, that everything mentioned therein is right'... |
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Islam definition |
Islam means submission and therefore a Muslim must also believe in the pillars and shariah as a sign of submission to gods will |
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Makkah Surah |
Revealed to the prophet before he migrated to Madinah In 622CE
Discuss ideas about Tawhid, prophethood and life after death
Makki Surahs are shirter and placed at the front |
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Madinah Surahs |
Revealed after 622CE Discuss injunctions and rulings for Muslims Placed at the back and are much longer |
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Hadith |
"for every letter recited is ten rewards" |
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Pre Islamic Arabia quote |
'Arabia stood isolated, there was no law except the law of the greatest' (abul ala mawdudi) |
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M.A.shaban quote on restoration of Islam |
'He was only calling for the restoration of a proper application of the principle of the eternal truth' |
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Meccans were Against Muhammad |
Muhammad was threatening the wealth as he asserted that the idols were nonsense
However, certainly islam did not require any change in the Meccan way of life in terms of trade 'God hath permitted trade and forbidden usury' (surah 2) |
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Quran revelations |
610-632 |
