Midterm Flashcards
(21 cards)
Jihad
“holy war” interpreted as death to the infidels, but can be any hardship Muslims may face in their life/faith
Fatwa
“judicial ruling, religious clarification” interpreted as death sentence
Shebab
“Gang” “boys” interpreted as terrorist group
Hajj
Economic and social gathering at Mecca
Can any sort of pilgrimage.
THE Haj is to Mecca
Shi’ite-Shia
Imam must be decedent of Ali
Sunni
No requirement for Imam
Qibla
“the direction to face during prayer”
Changed from Jerusalem to Mecca
Wanted to separate themselves from Jew/Christian world
Hadija
First wife of Muhammed. Much older
Proposed to him first.
Widow of rich merchant, opened M’s eyes and inspired him.
Women owned property, full members of society
% Muslims in middle east
20%
Most in Indonesia
Wahabiya
Unique to Saudi Arabia
A form of Islam: relationshp between mosque and government, very extreme form of Islam
In SA, Saud Family vs. Wahabi family
Tax system in Islam
Contribute to Alms: charitable contribution
Maghreb
“That which is to the West” North Africa (Morocco)
One of the prayers
P.O.S.H.
Port, Outbound, Starboard, home
Get the cool room while traveling
Zakat
A form of Alms giving
pillar of Islam
charitable contribution in Sauri Arabia
Shia
Assad government (Alawite), Syria A minority in other Islamic countries
Sea of Galilee
Flows into Dead Sea (Land locked)
Red Sea
Beneath Sinai peninsula
Orientalism
a way of seeing that imagines, emphasizes, exaggerates and distorts differences of Arab peoples and cultures as compared to that of Europe and the U.S. It often involves seeing Arab culture as exotic, backward, uncivilized, and at times dangerous
Baghdad
Fabled city of wealth; pride of Islam; scholars lived there = center of learning in Islamic World;
“Golden Age” of Islam like European Renaissance
Scientific Method
Baghdad became international scientific venture
Translated foreign texts and discoveries into Arabic and then to other languages.
Controlled variables. Bring in scientific way of experimenting
Al Hakim
burned down holy church in Jerusalem: Crazy
Basically caused crusaders and confirmed stereotype
