Final Test Flashcards

1
Q

Islam has significant influence on __ and ___ lives

So many customs in the ___ world came
from Islamic tradition

A

Arabs and Arabs’ lives
Arab

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Islamic influence affects ____

The culture also affected the
___

A

Arabs not only Muslims

interpretation of Islam

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3
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Arabia Before Islam/ Religion

-Majority were ____

-What is the thing above?

A

idol worshipers

An idol can be anything we place ahead of God in our lives, anything that takes God’s place in our hearts, such as possessions, careers

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4
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Arabia Before Islam/ Religion

  • An idea of an All-_____
  • They believed in how many gods?
    Each tribe has its own God
A

Supreme power controlling the Universe

Multi gods

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5
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Arabia Before Islam/ Religion

Ka’bah Status: very ____ to Arabs even before Islam:
- They would walk _____ in a state of ___ with their hands __ , ___and ___

  • They didn’t want to perform this sacred ceremony in _____
A

important

all the way around the Ka’bah in a state of nudity their hands clapping, shouting and singing

the very clothes in which they had committed sins

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Arabia Before Islam/Political

Total ___of political organization (__)
* No written law

Authority in the hands of the ___

A

absence, (except Yemen)

tribal chief

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Arabia Before Islam/Political

  • More ___ than political
  • Only protection was___ and __
A

Moral

tribe and customs

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Arabia Before Islam/ Economy

It relied on five things. Name them all

A

Trade
* Farming
* Slavery: which was an
economic institution of the Arabs
* Pilgrimage
* Warfare

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Arabia Before Islam/ Women

Arabia was a ____society

  • No rights for women (except
    very few powerful women)
    Name Bad things that would happen because of this (Five things)
A

male-dominated

  • Prostitution
  • Pregnant Prostitute
  • Polygamy
  • Inheritance of women
  • Infanticide (wa’d
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Arabia Before Islam/ Social
* The Arabs had ____for the ___to which they
belonged
* Their greatest pride ____ and __

They were very ____ and ___ and ___

A

deep-rooted love for the tribe

was eloquence and poetry

Bravery and Hospitality and generosity

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Arabia Before Islam/ Social
Positives

Six of them!

A

Positive:
* Bravery
* Hospitality & Generosity
* Protecting those who seek
refuge
* Extra care for women and
elderly
* Full obedience to parents even
to uncles
* Honesty and telling the truth

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12
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Arabia Before Islam/ Social
Negatives
Four Options

A

-Illiteracy
-Slavery
-Usury [yo͞oZH(ə)rē] (high rate
interest)
-Children & women are fathers
property

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13
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Emerging of Islam
In ___ AD

Called to suddenly change almost ____

To change most of their beliefs; from ___
gods to ___God

➢Changed their __ and __

A

610 AD

everything in their life

multi gods to one god

life style and power rules

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14
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Islam Challenges Arab Customs
Main Message:__

-Unifying People (one nation vs Numerous tribes & clans
-Only One vs numerous gods
-Social Justice (All people are equal)
(READ THAT)

A

One God, Social Justice, Peace

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15
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Islam Challenges Arab Customs
Hard to accept
Three Things

A

One God
* Resurrection
* Equality

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16
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Outside Arabia
Dealing with natives vs old unjust _________

  • Laws of war:
A

regimes that people were sick of

Only fighters bearing arms should be fought

17
Q

Outside Arabia

  • Religious and personal freedom:
  • Social services:
A

allowed Christians & Jews to be bound by their own rules

Funds to be distributed to all

18
Q

What is Islam
Islam means ___ . A Muslim is __

A

submission to God, who submits to God.

19
Q

What is Islam
__ ____ Muslims, about ___ of the worlds population.

*Arabs make up less than ___ of the Muslim world population.

  • The second largest religion
    and the fastest growing.
A

2+ Billion Muslims, about 23% of the worlds
population

20%

20
Q

How is different from Christianity
Four Options

A

Muslims believe Islam is a complete way of life.

No separation between Religion and Politics.

All People are equal.

Innocence of humans at birth & until puberty.

21
Q

Jesus In Islam
Things about him
(Three Options)

A

born miraculously

Jesus was not crucified or killed, but God
raised him to the heavens

Spoke in the cradle, healed the sick, brought the dead
back to life.

22
Q

Pillars of Islam
Pillars of __: Believe in ___
Pillars of __: Practicing ___

A

Faith ; 5 Basic pillars

Islam ; 5 main duties

23
Q

Basic Muslim Beliefs
“Pillars of Faith”

A

-One God

  • Angels
  • All Scriptures: All the Divine Books as revealed by God to various prophets
  • Belief in ALL prophets of God: All Prophets & Messengers

Main Message of all Prophets: Islam
* Afterlife: Day of judgement, Heaven ≠ Hell

24
Q

Five Pillars of Islam
(Practice)

A

The Shahāda(T declares belief in the oneness of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as God’s messenger)

Five daily prayers
Fasting the month of Ramadan
Zakāh (Chairty)
Ḥajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)

25
Q

Prayers / Salah
* Five Daily Prayers from ____ to ___ that keeps a person connected with God

  • Prayers involve varies postures
  • Face Kaaba, prayers in Arabic as taught
    by the Prophet.
  • A sign of unity: ____
  • Regulate a Muslim’s day
    ❖ Controls ______visits
    …etc
A

Dawn to Late Evening

one movement, one focus, one chanting, one direction …etc.

meals, business hours, naps,

26
Q

Charity (Zakat & Sadaqah)
You have to give away a certain percentage of what?

What is different in ramadam

A

Required with certain percentage of saving, farming, trading ….etc

In Ramadan, set amount per
person

27
Q

Fasting
Ramadan is __month in ____

2 Morals: ____ and ___

A

9th, Islamic Lunar calendar

self control, feeding the needy

28
Q

Hajj(Pilgrimage)
About ____ Muslims
perform Hajj each year
from all over the world

A

4 million

29
Q

Sunnah
The Sunna is what the
Prophet_____

  • The Sunna is the ____ and___
A

did, instructed, or said.

second source of law, guidance
for Muslims after the Qur`ān.