The Rise of Islam Flashcards
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Name the first most holy site in Islam
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The Grand Mosque
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What is a mosque?
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A building for a Muslim prayer
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Pilgrimage
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A religious journey
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Caravan
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A group of traders with animals
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How do caravan travel during the night?
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They use the stars to navigate them
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Ghutra
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Headdress for men
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Thawb
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An ankle length garment for men
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Fermenting vat in camels
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Allows bacteria to break down food
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Nomads
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Arabs who walk along the desert
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Skull cap
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Men put his on their heads before placing on the ghutra
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Irrigation
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To move water from a source to a crop land
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Arab
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Someone who lives in the Arabian Peninnusla
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Frond
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A leafy part of the Palm tree
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Agriculture
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Crop or farm land
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Sea faring
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Trade over seas
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Desalination
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Removing salt form water
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What are tents usually made of?
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Black sheep hair
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What does Arab mean?
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He who dwells in moveable tents
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Vat
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Big container
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What is good about the date palm?
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- Trade goods
- Provide shade
- Water at roots
- Nice firewood
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Why do women puts cloths on their heads?
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To not show their heads and hair to strangers or men
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Random Fact #1
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More than one religion has religious beads (like Islam)
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Where do the people pray in the mosque?
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The men and women pray in separate sections
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What is a ceremony when a baby is born?
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Adijah?
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Fun Fact #2
50% people want to shared their wealth to the poor and 50% don't
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Monotheism
Belief in one God
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Polytheism
Belief in multiple gods
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Shrine
A place of worship
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What is the most important shrine in Mecca?
The Kaaba and also named the House of God. Also, when people visit there, they circle around the Kaaba and tries to have a chance to touch it.
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What is the black cloth on the Kaaba named
The Kiswa and this is replaced every year
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What is the name of the angel that appeared in front of Muhammad?
Jibril or Gabriel
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Merchants
Makes money from pilgrimages
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Fun Fact #3
Islam today is everywhere except Antarctica
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Who was Muhammad's daughter?
Fatimah
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What does Medina mean in Arabic?
The Prophet's City
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Theocracy
A system or government where the priest are in charge
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Which way does every Muslims have to pray?
The direction where the Kaaba is
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What was the first year of the Islamic calendar?
622 A.D.
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Islam
The religion started by Muhammad's teachings he heard from God.
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Muslims
A follower of Islam
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Revelations
To reveal something or a surprising unknown fact
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Giving alms
Giving donations to charity to help people
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Culture
The way of life
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What does Allah mean in Arabic?
The God
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Jihad
Making an effort to struggle for something eternally for yourself
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Ablution
A ceremonial washing that Muslims undergoes to purify them self to be in presence of Allah
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What characteristics does Muhammad have
He is loyal to Allah, brave, and determined
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Why were the leaders of Mecca were mad about Muhammad's message?
It was hard for the whole city all of a sudden change what they believed in (polytheism to monotheism)
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What is the important for the dome of rock in Jerusalem
It is believed that there, Muhammad's ascended to heaven
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When was Muhammad born?
570 AD
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When did the angel appear go Muhammad?
610 AD
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When did Muhammad spread the message around Mecca?
613 AD
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When did Muhammad die and Islam started to spread out?
632 AD
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What is the significance of Ramadan?
To help Muslims realize that there are many poor people in the world who never can afford food to eat and also is May help control your tongue
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What language is the Quran written as?
Arabic
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How is the Quran ordered?
Arranged from the longest sura to the shortest sura
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What is a sura?
A chapter
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Torah
Oldest of all religious text, the holy book of Jerusalem, part of the Hebrew bible, it is the first 5 testomans of the bible, and originally in the Hebrew bible
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Bible
Holy book of Christianity, first five books come from the Torah, contains new and old testomans, Genesis is the first book and the last book is Revelation
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Hadith
The written records of Muhammad's words, life, and actions and the basis of the Sunnah
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Sunnah
Based on the Hadith and provides a model of duties to the Muslims and their behavior
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Shariah
Islamic law and collection of interpretation that talk about religion, law, and sometimes both
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What is a person called when they memorized the who Quran?
The keepers of the Quran
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According to Islam the world has a definite ________ and definite ________
Beginning
| Ending
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Portico
The area where the Muslims pray on carpets in the mosque
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Prayer niche
A symbolic wall that faces the direction of the Kaaba
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Pulpit
A raised area where the Imam would stand and gives a message to the congregation
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Imam
Leader of the mosque
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Quant
A well in the ground to put air pressure of the underground water, making it to move where people want to
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What is the tribe that controlled Mecca before Muhammad spoke the message?
Quarysh
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What are the two wives of Muhammad?
Aisha and Khadijah
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Minarets
A tower to call everyone to pray at the mosque
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Muezzin
Th Emerson who call the people to pray
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When did Muhammad took the hegira of journey from Mecca to Medina?
622 AD
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How many chapters is the Quran separated into?
114
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Qur'an
Holy book of Islam and believed is the exact words of God through the words of Muhammad
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Obey Allah go to __________. Disobey Allah go to __________.
Paradise
| Place of suffering
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Name the three rights of women
They can own property, earn money , and receive an education
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What Islamic book is associated to life's duties?
The Sunnah
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Eid ul-fitr
Marking of the ending of the Ramadan and has a grand feast at the end.
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What does the 4 point scale of judgement range from?
Required to accepted to disapproved to forbidden
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The islamic law or Shariah is based on what two books?
Quran and the Sunnah
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Why would some religion find Islam appealing?
They would think that some other religions are alike to Islam like Christianity.
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Why do some people find Islam unappealing?
They think that Islam is a copy of other religions
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Hijra or hegira (?)
The journey Muhammad and his followers made from Mecca to Medina
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Sunna
The traditional portion of Muslim law based on Muhammad's actions
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What day is the community prayer on?
Friday
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Shahada or first pillar
Statement of faith and saying "There is no God but God and Muhammad is his prophet"
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Salat or second pillar
The five prayings everyday (sunrise, midday, late afternoon, sunset and before going to bed
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Zakat or third pillar
Donations to charity and Muslims must pay to religious officials to be helpful and caring.
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Sawm or fourth pillar
Fasting or without food or drinking from sunrise to sunset everyday of the month, Ramadan.
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Hajj or fifth pillar
A pilgrimage to Mecca and Muslims have to make that journey at least once in their lives
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A collection of documents describing the words and actions if the prophet are known are the _________ and the ________.
Sunnah and Hadith
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________ can refer to an inner struggle people go through to behave according to Islamic ways or to struggle to defend the Muslim community.
Jihad
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The Sunnah provides Muslims with what?
Personal relations, business, and government relations
