Islam (9) Flashcards

1
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When was Muhammad born (around)

A

570 C.E.

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2
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Where was Muhammad’s birthplace

A

Mecca/Arabia

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3
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What is one of the major religons?

A

Islam

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4
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Abraham built a house of worship at the site, called

A

The Ka-bah

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5
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Which city is a proprues city?

A

Mecca

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6
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How many gods did they worship?

A

Only One God

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7
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Mecca became Islam’s most _____ _______

A

Sacred city

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8
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Muhammads birthplace was located where? (NOT MECCA)

A

in a dry, rocky valley in western Arabia.

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9
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What did Mecca not have?

A

Artitecture

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10
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but instead gained wealth how?

A

as a center of trade.

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11
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Mecca was also a ____ _____

A

religious center

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12
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Was there a goverment in Arabia

A

No

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13
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What happend to Muhammad’s dad before he was born?

A

He died

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14
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When Muhammad was still a baby, his mother sent him somewhere. Where?

A

a family of nomads in the desert

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15
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When Muhammad was about six, he returned where? What happend after a little bit? And who took care of Muhammad after that event?

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to the city and to his mother. They had little time together, because she soon died, so Muhammad was left in the care of his grandfather. He was a orphan

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16
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What did he become, and who did he marry?

A

A merchent and he married his boss (Khadijah)

17
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Where was Muhammads spiritual retreats?

A

A cave in the mountains

18
Q

Muhammad received the call to be a prophet, or

A

messenger of Allah

19
Q

Gabriel also told Muhammad, what?

A

“You are the messenger of God.”

20
Q

What does muslaims mean?

A

“those who surrender to God.”

21
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His followers also memorized them, and eventually some even wrote down these words and collected them in which book (What is it called?)

A

Qur’an

22
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When did Muhammad start preaching to the Meccans

A

613 C.E.

23
Q

Did everyone like Muhammad

A

No, they thought he was a liar

24
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To this day, Jerusalem is what?

A

Holy city

25
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In 622, Muhammad and his followers left Mecca on a journey known as the (what)

A

hijrah

26
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Yathrib was renamed Medina (also spelled Madinah), short for what?

A

“City of the Prophet.”

27
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What is the “People of the book?”

A

Muslaims who belived in one god, that are christien and jews

28
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READ THE WHOLE THING: In March 632, Muhammad led a pilgrimage to Mecca. In the town of his birth, he delivered a sermon. He reminded Muslims to treat each other well and to be faithful. Shortly after his return to Medina, what happend to Muhammad?

A

He died

29
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What is caliph?

A

A Musliam ruler

30
Q

What is the “Rightly guided?”

A

Musliums followed Abu Bakr they became large groups

31
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Who is Fatima?

A

Muhammad’s daughter