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Islam Quiz Flashcards

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What does it mean for Islam to be an “abrahamic” religion?

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Monotheistic

Believe in the same God as Jews and Christians (just diff name for it)

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“Islam” meaning

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Submission to the will of Allah

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Holy book of Islam

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Qur’an (Koran, k’ran)

Has 114 suras (chapters)

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Who are the “people of the book?”

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Muslims, Christians, and Jews

They believe that the Koran, Torah, and bible are the word of God

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Ancient relationship of Jews and Arabs

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“1st cousins”
Jews = sons of Jacob
Arabs = sons of Ishmael

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Prophetic tradition steps

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Adam
Noah
Abraham
Moses
Jesus
Mohammad ("last prophet")
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Muslims views on Jesus

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They don’t think he is “Christ” but they do believe he was a very important person (prophet)

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Origin of Koran according to legend

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Mohammad entered cave of Hira in 610 and saw angel of Gabriel, went to people and taught them what Gabriel told him

The Koran is made up of Mohammad quotes (that he got from Gabriel)

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1AH significance

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Date of Hejira/hijrah
Beginning of Islamic calendar
622 - Mohammad left Mecca and fled to medina

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Dome of the rock

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Located in Jerusalem
Where Mohammed went to heaven
Mosque

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1st pillar of Islam

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The shahada

  • the testimony
  • declaration of faith

No other God but God

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The second pillar

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The salat 
-5 prayers a day towards Mecca 
Pray in mosque on Friday 
Dawn
Noon
Late afternoon 
Sunset 
Before go to bed
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Third pillar of Islam

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The zakat “purification & growth”
Giving to the poor
Believe all things belong to god
Give ~2.5% of income to church

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Fourth pillar of Islam

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The sawn
Fasting during Ramadan (holy month)
No eating/drinking before or after sun

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Fifth pillar of Islam

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The hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Must be done at least once in a Muslims life

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Sharia

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Body of Islamic law to regulate daily living

“Islamic law”

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Other Islamic practices

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Polygamous marriages
No pork or alcohol
No gambling

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3 holy cities of Islamic world

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Mecca, medina, Jerusalem

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Largest Muslim countries in the world

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Indonesia
Pakistan
India

Most Muslims aren’t Arabs (20%) but most Arabs are Muslim (90%)

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How many Muslims are in the US

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~2 million (and growing)

Most Muslims are African American, Asian, Arabs

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What contributed to spread of Islam

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Easy to learn
No priesthood
Teaches equality 
Portable
Non-Muslims paid additional taxes
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A thousand and one Arabian nights legend

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Ruler named shahryar married a women and would kill them the next day because they were unloyal but one of his wives Scheherazade would tell stories but not finish them so she wouldn’t get killed but after 1,001 nights he was convinced she was loyal then cancelled her execution

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What other famous stories were included in this legend

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Aladdin
Ali baba and the 40 thieves
Sinbad the sailor

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Early Middle Ages- people living on the Arabian peninsula

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Coast=merchants, traders

Inside=nomads, poor

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When was Mohammad born

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570

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What religion were most people when Mohammad was born

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Hanifs (polytheistic)

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Hanifs

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Not Jewish or christian

Practiced solitary meditation

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What happened to Mohammad 610

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He claimed to have seen an angel (Gabriel) that ordered him to teach the word of Allah

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Why did people in Mecca find Mohammad’s religion so unpopular

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Rulers feared his teaching would threaten both pilgrimage and merchants livelihood (Meccas merchants profited from business of Arab pilgrims)

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Where did Mohammad flee too and for how long

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Yathrib (Madina) 10 years (622-632)

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Hijrah

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A journey “migration”

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Ka’bah

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Stone building filled with statues of many Gods

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Sunni

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Followers of Abu Bakr

“The way”

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Shia (shite)

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Followers of Mohammad Ali

“The one”

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Who took over after Mohammad died

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Abu Bakr

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Arab policy toward conquered people

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Fierce and fearless in war
Preferred opponents to yield without battle
Choose to accept Islam or pay annual tax (if refused to do either, they were killed)

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What part of Europe fell under Muslim control for 600 years

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Spain

37
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Where is Jabal Tariq

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Guards strait between Africa and Europe

38
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Battle of tours

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Europeans won and stopped Islam from spreading

39
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How did one become caliph after Mohammad’s death

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Only Ali descendants should rule of interpret qu’ran

40
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Hijrah

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Journey to yathrib

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Koran

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Holy book of Islam

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Jihad

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Struggle to defend faith

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Mosque

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House of worship

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Caliph

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Successor to prophet

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Imam

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Descendant of Ali
“Priest”
Church authority

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Mohammad

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Leader of Muslims

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Khadija

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Mohammad’s wife

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Mohammad Ali

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After Abu Bakr

49
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Moors

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Muslim of Spain

50
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Bedouin

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Nomadic herders

51
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Berbers

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North African people who converted to Islam

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