Islam

Question 1

What is Salat?

Answer 1

The prescribed daily prayers, said 5 times a day

Question 1

What is hirjrah?

Answer 1

622 CE - the prophets migration from Mecca to establish a community in Medina

Question 2

Whaty is Shar’ah?

Answer 2

The specific regulationsof Islamic Law

Question 3

What is Sunnah?

Answer 3

The life example of Muhammad’s words + deeds. Primary source of guildence for Muslims

Question 4

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Answer 4

1) Shahadah - tesimony of faith - only one god - explains reason for all pillars
2) Salat - ritual worship - call to prayer - 5 times daily (pre dawn to sunset)
3) Sawm - fasting, especially during the month of Ramadan
4) Zakat - yearly tax, belief the community/relgion
5) Hajj - Pilgrimage (religious journey) to Mecca for holy transformation

Question 5

What is Kaaba?

Answer 5

Small stone building/shine in Mecca

Question 6

What is Qur’an?

Answer 6

Scripture - 114 surahs (chapters) - longest to shortest
Main themes:
1) unity of god (Allah) - unknowable, incoceivable, 100 names
2) prophethood - all prophets bring the same message from the same god
3) day of reckoning - day of reward and punishment, day of resurrection, day of judgement

Question 7

Who is Muhammad?

Answer 7

• Founder of Islam, “the great prophet”, born in Mecca
• messenger of god

Question 8

What are the dietary laws?

Answer 8

Forbidden meats
1) not slaughtered - blood not drained
2) pork
3) slaughter that wasn’t perfornmed in the name of god

Question 9

Who is Sunni?

Answer 9

• believe Muhammad didn’t declare a successor (caliphate)
• think it should be Abu Bakr

Question 10

Who is Shi’a

Answer 10

• believe Muhammad designated his cousin and son-in-law, ali, to be the successor

Question 11

What is Shariah?

Answer 11

• Sacred law
• “law of god”
• the “straight way” -> leads faithful to paradise
• gods plan for the ordering of human society

Question 12

What are the human actions?

Answer 12

• either bring rewards or punishment on the day of judgement
  1) lawful (#halal) = obligatory
  2) commendable = therefore recommended
  3) neutral = therefore permitted
  4) reprehensible = therefore disliked
  5) unlawful (haram) = forbidden

Question 13

What are the two fold strucutre and way of life?

Answer 13

Worship: explains how to preform the five pillars
Social relations: explains all social relations (ex, between men and women)