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55 Cards in this Set
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570 CE
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the year muhammad was born in mecca
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610 CE
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the year the Qu'ran was first revealed to Muhammad in a cave by the angel Gabriel
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622 CE
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The city of Madina establishes the first Islamic community where laws are set based on the standards in the Quran
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630 CE
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Muhammad returns to Mecca with a large group of followers, and soon all citizens of mecca accept Islam as Muhammad clears the city of its idols and devotes it to the worship of God alone
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632 CE
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the year Muhammad died, Abu Bakr is elected as the new leader of islam
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3 paths of sufism
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love (love god, poetry), ecstasy (lost in God, drunk in god), Intuitive Discernment (understand we all have RELATIVE EXISTENCE, only God is real)
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purpose of sufism
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to be consumed by God
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epistemology of islam
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The Holy Qu'ran
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Ontology
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what is real? only god is real, everything else has relative existence
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anthropology
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who are we? servants of God
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psycology
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what is our mind? body sense, spirit, ego-self, heart
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teleology
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what is our purpose in life? worship and serve god. die before you die
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five pillars of islam
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1. prayer
2. zakat 3. pilgrimage (if affordable) 4. Shahada (no god but God) 5.fast for Ramadan |
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Rememberance
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the whole concept of islam is based on rememberance (rememberance of God).
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Islamic Art Hierarchy
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Not supposed to paint anything human, focus on calligraphy and design because don't want to create an idol
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Concept of Jihad
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Always try to improve one's self
jihad is a struggle between muslims and rest of the world. if you're being oppressed, attack the oppressors |
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Hadith of Gabriel
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the angel Gabriel who gave Muhammad the Qu'ran and declared him the prophet of Islam
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Forbidden and Permitted things
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Forbidden:taking interest on money, fornication, gamble
permitted: five pillars, marry as soon as possible |
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Islam
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we submit to God, the religion of engaged surrender
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Allah
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is the term for God, but can refer to the Christian and Jewish god as well
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Makkah (mecca)
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center of islam where muslims seek to journey for pilgrimage
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Madina
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the first established Muslim Community in 622 CE
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Jahiliyya
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"the state of ignorance of the divine god", the state of not following islam
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Quraysh
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the dominant tribe of Islam from which Muhammad came from
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Yathrib
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the name of Madina before it was transformed into the first islamic city
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Muslim
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a person who participates in islam
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Ka-aba
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huge cube building in the middle of Mecca, considered the most sacred site of Islam
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Ramadan
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the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, where muslims fast from food, drinking, smoking, and any other indulgences from dawn to sunset for 30 days
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Quran
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the book of divine direction and guidance for mankind
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Ma'rifah
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knowledge acquired through divine reasoning "mythical intuitive knowledge"
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Sufi
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the inner dimension of Islam, also known as dervish. only practiced by select muslims
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Sunni
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the largest denomination of Islam, the "traditionalists" believed Abu Bakr was rightly elected as the next leader of Islam
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Shi'ah
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the minority of Islam denomination who believed that someone in Muhammad's family should have suceeded him as the next leader
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Dhikr
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'remembrance of God' said during prayer
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Zawiya
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arabic term for place of worship for sufi brotherhood
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Khanaqah
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turkish term for place of worship for sufi brotherhood
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Tekke
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persian term for place of worship for sufi brotherhood
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mosque
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building dedicated to Islam worship, always points toward mecca
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sura
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chapter in the quran
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ayat
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verse in the quran
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nation of islam
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started by Elisia Muhammad in the 1930s as a black muslim group
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Rightly Guided Caliphs
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the first four caliph rulers
Abu Bakr Umar ibn al-Khattab Uthman ibn Affan Ali ibn Abi Talib |
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Malcolm X
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preacher of Islam for Nation of Islam
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People of the Book
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term used to describe Christians and Jews in other religoius communities
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Hadith Nabawi
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quran whose words and meanings come from Muhammad
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hadith qudsi
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quran whose words come from Muhammad, but the meanings come from god
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Haqiqah
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the path of ecstasy, inner vision of the divine power achieved through the mystical union of god
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tariqa
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a sufi school trying to find haqiqah
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Shariah
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the body of Islamic law/tradition, deals with day- to day events as well as socioeconomic and political laws
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Imam
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the leader of islamic prayer in a mosque
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570 CE
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year muhammad was born
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610 CE
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year the quran was given to muhammad through the angel gabriel
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622 CE
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the city of madina is established by muhammad as the first community of islam
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630 CE
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the year muhammad takes over mecca and makes it the center of islam. the city is cleared of idols and is devoted to worship of god alone
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632 CE
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the year muhammad died, abu bakr suceeds him as the new leader of islam
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