Exam 1 Flashcards
(157 cards)
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What is the definition of the word Islam?
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submission
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what is the definition of the word Allah?
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the god
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What is the definition of the word Muslim?
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one who submits to Allah
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Who was the founder of the Islamic religion?
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Muhammad
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What was the Hijrah?
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flight to Medina
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What is the definition of the word Qu’ran?
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recitation, book
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Where do Muslims worship?
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mosque
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What is Salah or Salat?
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ritual prayer
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What is an Imam?
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leader of prayer/head of mosque
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What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
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- confession (shahdah)
- fasting (sawn)
- prayers (salat)
- alms (zakat)
- pilgrimage (hajj)
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Where and what is Mecca?
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the city of worship. Saudi Arabia, site of the Ka’aba
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What and where is the Ka’aba?
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place of worship. location of the black stone,
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Explain what Ramadan is.
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a time of fasting and prayer. 1st month of Islamic year/ month of fasting
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What is the Hajj?
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pilgrimage to Mecca
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What is the definition of Sunna?
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collection of sayings about Qu’ran and Mohammad etc, passed down
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What is Sharia?
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Islamic law
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What is a prophet?
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messenger
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What is a Muslim place of worship called?
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mosque
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What major aspect of the bible is appropriated by the Muslims?
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Abraham sacrificing Isaac. They say it was Ishmael.
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What day do Muslims have corporate worship?
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Friday
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What is the most important holiday in Islam?
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Eid al Fitr, Eid al Adha, Ramadan
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Who are the “people of the book”?
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Christians and jews
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What common bleief do Muslims, Christians, and Jews hold?
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one God
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What does tawhid mean?
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oneness (unity) of God
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Who was the prophet of Islam?
Muhammad
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What are the people who practice Islam?
Muslims
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What language is the Qur'an written in?
Arabic
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What food are Muslims not supposed to eat?
pork
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What drink are Mslims not supposed to drink?
alcohol
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How many times a day are Muslims supposed to pray?
5
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How long is the Muslim fast period?
30 days/ lunar month
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What is the holy book called?
Qu'ran
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What is the Shahadah?
confession of faith
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Where is the location of the Hajj?
Mecca
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What is the name of God for Muslims?
Allah
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What is a sura?
chapter of the Qu'ran
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What is never painted in Muslim art?
Muhammad, except in Iran
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How many Muslims are there in the world?
1.2 Billion
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Where was Muhammad born?
Mecca
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What is Ed al-Adha?
festival of sacrifice
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what does jihad mean?
struggle
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What is Muhammad considered so important?
he was last prophet
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What does caliph mean?
successor of Muhammad as ruler of the Muslims
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What are the two major groups of Muslims?
Shiite (Shia), Sunni
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What do these items have in common: 1st pharmacy school, encyclopedia of drugs, description of diseases, and 1st public hospital?
developed by muslims
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What aws Mecca known for?
trade/ black stone
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what is zakat?
alms
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What is "replacement theology"?
appropriating old testament theology
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what are the Hadiths?
work, action, or habits of Muhammad, collected by later scholars
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What does halal mean?
ritually clean
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What is the Qibla or Qiblah?
direction of prayer
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What is the Kaaba?
location of black stone
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What is Ed al-Fitr?
celebration at end of fast
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Islam gives woman what status?
equal
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What does Dhimmi mean?
second class citizens
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What is madrasa?
school
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What is a ulema or ulama?
Muslim scholar
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What is the umma?
Islamic community
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What is Jesus' role in Islam?
prophet
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What scientific area did the Muslims master?
medicine, engineering
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What is Sulfism?
mystical dimension of Islam
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What is "Folk Islam"?
mixture of Islam and local beliefs
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What is jimm?
spirit being
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What is Injil?
gospel
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What is the Bismillah?
"in the name of God, most Gracious, most compassionate"
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why is baraka important?
blessings confered by god upon mankind.
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How many names does God have?
99
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the article "Power Ministry in Fold Islam".
principles:
1. he would go in partnership
2. jesus would have the way prepared for himself
3. jesus would pray for reinforcement as he entered spiritual warfare
4. jesus would enter the encounter with a power expressed by vulnerability
5. alter his approach according to the timing and the context Christs instructions included
6. jesus would focus on the receptive but still leave a witness with those who are not
7. jesus would engage in a holistic ministry of healing and announcing God's rule
8. jesus would note that power ministries lead to opposition as well as faith
9. jesus would point out that worldviews need to be expanded to include the spirit world and cosmic battle there
10. jesus has given, and continues to give authority in both the physical and spiritual realms
11. he owuld prioritize evangelixm over exorcism
12. jesus would demonstrate that the universe isunder the control of a personal loving father
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What is sulfism?
a specialized form of islam not observed in many societies
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Why do many Christians shrink from evangelizing Muslims?
cultural differences, terrorism, negative stereotypes,
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What diversity do we see among Muslims?
secularists, modenrists, traditionalists, extremists
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Should we change the gospel message to appease Muslims?
no, most use core convictions
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Who is the center of our message?
God
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Why should we speak accurately about Islam?
Bible tells us to speak truth to be at pace with others
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Where was Muhammad born?
Mecca
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Why was Mecca important?
trade, house of God
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What does the story "A Cup of Tea" teach us?
hospitality, kindness
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What is the black stone
Ka'aba. meteorite, place of worship
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What church was in the area near black stone?
Nestorian church of the east
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what was the doctrine of the Nestorian church?
emphasizes the distinctness of the divine and human antures of Jesus
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who was condemned by the Council of Ephesus in 431, which led to the Nestorian Schism and subsequent exodus of Nestorius' supporters to Sasansian Persian?
Nestorius and his doctrine
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Who did Muhammad marry?
Khadija, Aisha
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What was Muhammad's spiritual influences?
Ka'aba, idolatry
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How old was Muhammad when he had his supernatural visions?
40
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Who was the angel Muhammad supposedly saw?
Gabriel
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What did Muhammad do with the revelations he got?
told others to write it down
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Why is Muhammad not respected in the West?
sexual and moral life
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What was the central point of Muhammad's message?
only one God
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What was Muhammad's first conflict with others?
belief in 1 god v many gods
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What is Islam's basic belief?
la ilah illah allah
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What does Muslim mean?
one who is surrendered to Allah; a follower of Islam, a believer in Allah and Muahmmad as his prophe
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What is unique about Islam as a religious concept?
religion/politics concept
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What is important about the Hijra?
flight/emigration
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Arabic is the mother tongue of hwo many nations?
15%
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What percent of mission outreach focuses on Muslims?
<10%
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What is the economic condition of most Muslim areas?
poor
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While the Muslims were in Medina what City did they face when they prayed?
Jerusalem
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What is the Night Journey (Lailat al-Miraj)
to Jerusalem then to heaven. p25
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What is Ramadan?
p27, it is believed that the Qur'an was first revealed during the month of Ramadan
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What is the festival Eid al-Adha?
feast of breaking the fast. major three day festival to mark the end of fast of ramadan
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When did Muhammad take Mecca?
629
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What is abrogation?
repealed, abolished
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What is the meaning of tribute or tax on non-Muslims?
JIzya, p32
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What is the Hajj?
greater pilgrimamge to Mecca, required of all Muslims oncein their lifetime if able to
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When did Muhammad die?
632 AD
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When did the power struggle begin?
in 632 AD when Muhammad died
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Who became the first caliph?
Abu Bakr
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What is the belief that Muhammad named his successor Ali (cousin and son in law of M)?
Shia
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Who is Umar?
one of bravest and most important men of the Quraysh, an early convert to islam,Muhammad's father-in-law, and prinicipal advisor to the first caliph
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Who authorized the Qur'an?
Uthman ibn Affan
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What shows a prejudice against Islam?
not giving them credit p49
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Who contributed to art, medicine, law, engineering, and military art?
Islam
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how long did Ottoman Turks rule?
650 years
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when did the turks stop at Vienna?
1683
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who dominated global trade?
India and East Africa
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Agape love
the holy spirit can help us love p57
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How many countries speak Arabic?
20, wih many others with huge arabic vocabularies
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Under Islamic rule who pays land tax and poll tax?
Dhimmis
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what aspect of Islam frequently required force?
political aspect
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what was the appeal of Islam in Africa and Asia?
1. liberation from foreign rule, tolerant spirit, close to Christian ideals.
2. accomodation to local religion and culture-resulting in Folk Islam
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What in aFrica brought many under muslim influence?
slave trade
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what was used witht eh Quran to develop Islam jurisprudence?
Qur'an
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What is a hijab?
worn as a political statement, a sign of religious or ultural identification, a demo of fmaily honor or a way to stay safe and respectable
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who defeated Muslims at Poitiers to prevent them from entering France?
Charles Martel of Spain
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When did crusades take place?
1095-1290
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Who defeated the Byzantine Army at the battle of Manzikirt, Turkey in 1071?
Seljuk Turks
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what is a challenge to Islam?
modenrization and the rise of the Jewish state
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where is the largest Muslim population located/
Indonesia, not the Middle East
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How does author say we express our faith?
radically different from each other
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What is the difference between the early Suras and the later Suras?
early-poetic
| later-ethical teachings
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How many Muslims speak Arabic?
about 20%
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What does Shahadah say about Allah?
it is confession of faith but also a creed (more simple than apostles creed or other popular christian creeds)
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could Christians utter the shahadah with a clear conscience?
no
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Wudu and Salah?
limited ceremonial cleansing, obligatory before prays in which the hands up to the elbows, feet, and head are cleaned with water
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forms or prayer and Arabic names?
men and women cannot pray together because it is a distraction
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Waht is zakat?
"to grow, be pure"= giving of alms
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The month of fasting?
ramadan
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Pilgrimmage?
to Mecca p104
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What is the ideal of Jihad?
located in Sura 2, struggle (internal, external)
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What are the fundamental articles of faith?
1. one God
2. Messengers - or "warners" - How many are mentioned in the Qur'an? Who were they considered as coming for?
• Sura 2:136 - " Say, [O believers], "We have believed in Allah and what
has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and
Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord.
We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in
submission] to Him.” Sahih International
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What is the only complete book of god in existence?
Muslim claim is Qur'an
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God's infinite power and plan
true muslim believes in the timeless knowledge of God and in his power to plan and execute his plans.
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what is life's purpose?
to worhship God. to know him, love him, obey his commandments, enforce his laws, to be like him
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dignified status of humanity
highest rnaking animal on earth
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salvation by beliefs and practice
true mislims believe that they must work out their salvation
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unreached not responsible?
Muslims believe that God does not hold any person responsible until he has shown him the Right Way.
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are all muslims alike?
no
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When did they diversify?
during the sunni shia split
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why did they diversify?
because of Muahmmad'ssuccessor
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What does dar-al Islam?
House of war
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what does tawhid mean?
oneness or unity
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What is the Umma today?
all Muslims
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is there division in the Muslim world?
yes sunni shia pslit
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What led to the division in the Muslim world?
Muhammad successor
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what is wahhabism?
a branch of sunni
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what is salafi reform?
return to beginning of Islam (1st 3 generations) emphasized overcoming stagnation
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what is the importance of honor and shame to Muslims?
they are powerful social motivators
