Flashcards in Islam Terms Deck (47)
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Arabic word for submission
Islam
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A person who practices Islam
Muslim
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Arabic word for "god"
Allah
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One who reveals the word of god to people
prophet
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The final prophet of god
Muhammad
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person who provides Muslims with an example of how to live
Muhammad
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The beginning of Muhammad's life as a prophet
The Night of Power and Excellence
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When the Angel of Gabriel appeared to Muhammad
The Night of Power and Excellence
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Muhammad's first wife
Khadija
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Arabic word for "recitation"
Koran
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Islam's primary sacred text
Koran
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holiest city of Islam
Mecca
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Where Muhammad was born
Mecca
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place where Muhammad and his followers immigrated to
Medinah
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Arabic word for emmigration
hijrah
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The emigration of Muhammad and his followers from mecca to medinah and back
hijah
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pilgrimage
hajj
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a collection of Muhammad's actions and teachings
Sunna
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the belief in one and only god
monotheism
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a type of religion that honors or reveres Abraham
abrahamic
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the Angel that appeared to Muhammad on the Night of Power and Excellence and told him to "recite" the word of God
Gabriel
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main holy text of Islam
Koran
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a prophet of god
Jesus
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emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina to escape hostility in Mecca
hijrah
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What are the exact words of the Shahadah?
There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger
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What do you have to do to become a muslim?
say the shahadah three time in front of a witness and mean it
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early successors of Muhammad and leader of Islam
Imam
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leader of friday worship service who directs prayer and delivers sermon
imam
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what is the islamic place of worship?
mosque
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what is a mihrab?
a niche inside inside a mosque to direct people to mecca/to pray towards mecca
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what is a minaret
tower on top of mosque used to cal people to prayer
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what is a muezzin
person who calls people to prayer
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azan
call to prayer
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What does shi'i Islam believe about the caliphs?
caliph should have stayed within Muhammad family, those appointed by Muhammad, or among imams appointed by god
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What does Sunni Islam believe about the caliphs?
caliph should be elected
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What is ramadan?
a holy month of fasting from dawn to dusk
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what is the umma?
the collective community of musims?
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Jihad
religious duty of Muslims, internal struggle; jihad is to live out Allahs instruction by living out the five pillars
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What is idolatry
the worship of a physical object as a god; forbidden in Islam
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What is Salat?
the ritual prayer five times a day; ideally - prayer
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What is Whudu?
the ritual cleansing before prayer
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What is a caliph?
a successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual leader of Islam ---used as a title
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What is a hajj?
the pilgrimage that all Muslims are obligated to complete before the end of their life
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What is the Ka'ba?
most sacred building in Islam; circled around during the hajj
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What are the dietary restrictions that Muslims must follow?
-no pork
-no blood
-no intoxicants
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What is Sharia law?
Islamic law
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