islam Flashcards
(36 cards)
muhammad
- the chosen one by God
mosque
a house of worship in islam
qur’an
holy book of islam
hadith
sayings said by Muhammad
sunnah
- habit
- custom
- pattern of action
quraysh
- tribe that muhammad was from
- most powerful tribe
mecca
- birthplace of muhammad
- holiest city for muslims
medina
holy site for muslim pilgrims
shahada (5 pillars of islam)
to state the belief in one God and the prophet Muhammad
salat (5 pillars of islam)
to pray 5 obligatory prayers each day
zakah (5 pillars of islam)
to pay obligatory charity
sawm (5 pillars of islam)
to fast from dawn to sunset during the month of ramadan each year
hajj (5 pillars of islam)
to make the trek to mecca once in a lifetime
hijra
- journey from mecca to medina
- the start of islam
night of power
when muhammad first receives his revelation
khadijah
- muhammad’s wife
- widow
aisha
- daughter of abu bakr
- 9-14 years old
- one of muhammad’s wives
- feisty, outspoken
fatima
- muhammad’s only daughter to survive after his death
- plays an important role in society- guidance
islam in spain
center of learning
cordoba
in spain
the role of women in early islam
- women were powerful
the crusades
- 8-9
- they were wars between european christians and middle eastern muslims
1st crusade
- europeans win —> control Jerusalem
- capitalization on the political fragmentation on the islamic world
3rd crusade
- muslims recapture Jerusalem and manage to keep it for 100 years
- saladin, muslim leader, is often credited for the victory