Islam Flashcards
(100 cards)
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Who was Islam first revealed to?
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Adam
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What does the word Islam mean?
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Surrender, submission
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What is Sunni?
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Muslims who believe in the successorship to Muhammad of Abu Bakr
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What is Shi’a?
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Muslims who believe in the Imamate, the successorship of Ali
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What is Misconceptions?
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A view of something that is incorrect based on bad thinking, ignorance or misunderstanding.
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What’s tawhid?
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The oneness and unity of god
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What are the six articles of faith?
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ROARPP
resurrection, oneness, angels, prophets, predestination
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What are the five roots of Usul as-din?
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TRIPJ
tawhid, resurrection, Imamate, prophethood, justice
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What’s Imamate?
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Accepting that the 12 imans are the leaders of Islam
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Name some of allahs names
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Al-Aziz almighty
Al-Rahman All beneficent
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What are the seven qualities of god
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JIMBOFT Just Immanent Merciful Beneficent Omnipotent Transcendent Fairness
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Name the two angels
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Jibril and Mika’il
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What do angels do when the day of judgement comes
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Blow a trumpet
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What is Predestination?
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The idea that god knows or determines everything that happens in the universe
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What is an archangel?
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A special angel with higher statuses than other angels
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What’s Barzakh
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An alter state of conscious waiting
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What’s Akhirah?
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Everlasting life after death
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Name the 4 different parts of the Quran
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Torah, Psalms, Gospel, Scrolls of Abraham
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What’s resurrection
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Rising from the dead or returning to life
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What’s heaven
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The state of eternal happiness in the presence of god
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What’s the theory behind predestination
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That everything follows a divine plan
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What is there no such thing of
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Chance, random or luck
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Who’s permission is final
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Allahs
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What do Muslims believe that the Quran is
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The word of god
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What are Surahs
Chapters in the Quran
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What does each Surah start with
'In the name of god, lord of mercy, the giver of mercy'
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What are the five pillars
The five most important duties for a Muslim to obey
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What do Shia Muslims also obey
The ten obligatory acts
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What's the mihrab
Part of the wall in a mosque that points to Mecca
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What's the rak'ah
The sequence of movements in prayer
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What prostration
Kneeling with hands, knees and toes touching the floor
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What the jummah prayer
A weekly prayer performed after midday on Friday
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What's sadaqah
Good actions or voluntary payments made for charitable reasons
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What's khums
A 20% paid by Shia Muslims with their excess money
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What's shahadah
The declaration of faith
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Who has to follow the ten obligatory acts
Muslims who follow the twelves Shia Islam
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What's amr-bir-marvf
Encouraging people from what is good
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Nahi anil definition
Discouraging people from doing what is bad
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What's tawallah
To be loving towards the friends of god
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What's tabarra
Disassociating from the enemies of God
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What is the requirement for becoming a Muslim
Sincerely reciting the shahadah in front of Muslim witnesses
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When is the shahadah recited
When a baby is born, and when someone dies
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What do Shia Muslims add to the shahadah
"And Ali is the friend of god"
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What's the definition of salah
Prayer
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What's wudu
Ritual washing before prayer
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What are the prayer times based on
The time of sunset and sunrise
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Why is wudu performed
To make sure the Muslim is spiritually clean
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Why did wudu start
It was mentioned in the Quran
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What is wudu performed with in hot desert mosques
Sand
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What's recitation
Repeating a passage of text from memory
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Why do Muslims pray as a community weekly
So they feel unified and as one
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What is mentioned at the end of the jummah prayer
The duties and obligations to god
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What's the night of power
The night when the first revelation of the Quran was made to Muhammad, the festival that marks the start of gods revelation to Muhammad
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What is a major focus during Ramadan
The Quran, as most Muslims try to read all of it during that month
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What's the significance of hajj
It emphasises unity and equality
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What is a pilgrimage
A journey made for a religious reason
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What's the ka'aba
A black cube shaped building in the centre of the grand mosque in Mecca
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How did hajj originate
Ibrahim left his wife and son on mount Safa and Marawah
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How was Mecca established as the holiest place in Islam
Because it contains the water from Ishmael well
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What's ihram
A sacred state, which involves wearing white cloths
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What's zakah
Giving money to the poor
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Where did zakah come from
The Quran as it was an instruction for Muslims to follow
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How is zakah calculated
2.5% of a Muslims savings
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Where does the zakah money go
Parents, relatives, orphans, the needy and travellers
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What does zakah literally mean
Purify or to cleanse
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What's Id-Ul-Fitr
A Muslim festival that celebrates the end of Ramadan
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What's eid
Another name for the Muslim festival
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What's Mubarak
Greeting of good will on Eid cards
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What's the English translation of Eid
Sugar feast
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Why do Muslims celebrate Eid
To thank god for his strength to help them through
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How is Id-Ul-Adha celebrated
They congregate at mosques, wearing their best clothes and share food
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When is Id-Ul-Adha celebrated
The 10th day of the month Dhul-Hijjah
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What does Id-Ul-Adha remember
It remembers and honours the profit Ibrahim, who was willing to sacrifice his son
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Where about in the Quran does it say about Ibrahims recurring dream
37:100-112
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What does the word Islam mean
Peace
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What does the word jihad mean
Struggle
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What are the types of jihad
Lesser and greater
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What does jihad mean to Muslims
An inner and outward struggle against evil
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What dies jihad require Muslims to do
Strive to improve themselves and the societies they live in a way that god would approve
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How did jihad start
The origin of jihad go back to Muhammed, as it is mentioned in the Quran and the Hadith
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What's the Hadith
Saying of muhammed
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What is Greater jihad
A Muslims constant struggle to purify ones heart
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What do Muslims avoid to devote their lives to Allah
Temptations and distractions such as drugs, alcohol, greed and jealousy
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What must be avoided at all costs
Anything that takes away from full submission to god
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How do Muslims improve themselves spiritually and deepen their relationship with god
Memorise the Quran, improve the life of the community and the poor
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What is lesser jihad
The outward struggle to defend Islam from threat
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When was lesser jihad more important
In the early days of the religion, as Muslims were being persecuted and they needed to protect their freedom to practice their faith
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What is mentioned several times in the Quran
The allowing of extreme violence in the name of lesser jihad
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Why was the Quran more violent back in the seventh century CE
Because Islam was a new faith and it was under severe threat
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What can't lesser jihad be used as an excuse for
Terrorism that targets innocent civilians
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What's the definition of holy war
Fighting for a religious cause
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What a part of the criteria for holy war
Just not be used to gain land or wealth
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How is lesser jihad misinterpreted
Because in Modern times extremists are often referred to as jihadists
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How does the six articles impact the life of Sunni Muslims
It shows them that Allah is the ruler of all worlds, and that they have to believe in angels
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How is the six articles different to Christianity beliefs
The six articles say that Allah showed the gospel to Jesus
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What do the five roots of Usul ad-Din mean
The principles or roots of religion
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What do the five roots do to Shia Muslims
It keeps them firmly rooted in god, the source of life
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What does inshallah mean
"If god wills", they say this when talking about future plans
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What's a caliph
A person considered to be political and religious successor
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What's an Iman
A person who leads communal prayer such as jummah prayer
