Unit 2 Review

Question 1

Who was Muhammad

Answer 1

The chosen messenger of the word of Allah

Question 2

what does al-Sira mean?

Answer 2

It is the Biography of the Messenger of God. It is a secondary source about the life and teachings of Muhammad. It may not be very accurate

Question 3

What did Muhammad do?

Answer 3

-An Arab that claimed special divine revelation
-monotheistic message with strong apocalyptic elements
-Led Arabs in many battles

Question 4

Mecca

Answer 4

Birthplace of Muhammad, born 570 AD (Year of the Elephant)

Question 5

Explain al-Ka’ba

Answer 5

Means the cube. it is a pre-Islamic shrine in Mecca, supposedly built by Abraham and son Ishmael. It is the most sacred site in Islam.

Question 6

Where does Muhammad receive first revelation?

Answer 6

On Mt. Hira around 610 CE when he was 40yrs old

Question 7

Who is Khadija?

Answer 7

Muhammad’s first wife, married when she was 40 and he was 35. First convert to Islam, but her cousin (Waraqa) was a Christian. All of his surviving daughters were from this marriage.

Question 8

Tawhid

Answer 8

radical one-ness of God, there is no other.

Question 9

Shirk

Answer 9

the act of associating a created being with God that is associated with Mushrikun (associators or polytheists) which is the gravest sin in Islam.

Question 10

Who was ‘Ali?

Answer 10

A cousin to Muhammad who married Muhammad’s daughter, Fatima, and became his son-in-law. The first male to convert to Islam. Important to Shi’ism.

Question 11

The Hijrah meaning and importance

Answer 11

The journey of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina to escape the persecution of Muslims. 622 CE and marks 1 year of Islamic Calendar.

Question 12

Medina meaning and importance

Answer 12

“City of the Prophet” where Muhammad established the Muslim community after fleeing Mecca. Where Muhammad was laid to rest.

Question 13

Muhammad’s Battles in Medina

Answer 13

Battle of Badr
Battle of Uhud
Battle of the Trench (Khandaq)

Question 14

The Conquest of Mecca

Answer 14

Muslims took over the city and Quraysh surrendered. The Ka’ba is cleansed of idols

Question 15

Who was ‘A’isha?

Answer 15

Muhammad’s third and favorite wife.
She is the “Mother of the Believers”
Muhammad was 50, she was 9
Transmitted reports of Muhammad’s life

Question 16

Dome of the Rock significance

Answer 16

For Judao-Chrsitians it marks where Abraham brought his son Issac to be sacrificed. For Muslims it is where Muhammad and angel Gabriel ascended into heaven

Question 17

Sunni

Answer 17

The people of the tradition and the community
Muhammad did not declare who should lead Islamic faith

Question 18

Shia

Answer 18

The party of Ali
Muhammad’s descendants should lead Islamic faith

Question 19

Caliph

Answer 19

Commander of the believers

Question 20

Why did the Sunni Shia split happen?

Answer 20

There were disagreements about who should succeed Muhammad as leader of the Islamic faith.

Question 21

Meaning of Imam for Sunnis

Answer 21

Leader of prayer at a mosque

Question 22

Meaning of Imam for Shiites

Answer 22

A descendent of Muhammad that possesses special knowledge and is designated to lead the community

Question 23

Meaning of Caliph for Sunnis

Answer 23

primarily political and can be any male muslim

Question 24

Meaning of Caliph for Shiites

Answer 24

Only Imam can be the Caliph

Question 25

al-Qur’an

Answer 25

ultimate theophany, full revelation of God in God’s own words. The book is sacred and holy. Means the “Recitation”

Question 26

How many surahs in the Qur’an

Answer 26

114 surahs (chapters) divided into ayas (verses)

Question 27

Hafiz

Answer 27

Name given to someone who has memorized the entire Qur’an

Question 28

Tajweed

Answer 28

Set of rules for the proper methodology for reciting the Qur’an, including emphasis and pronunciation of classic Arabic

Question 29

Allah

Answer 29

The God

Question 30

Fatwa

Answer 30

formal legal answer given by a recognized religious authority on a point about Islamic Law

Question 31

What is Ramadan?

Answer 31

A strict fasting period during the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. It is believed that this month marks God giving Muhammad the Qur’an.

Question 32

What is Shahada?

Answer 32

Profession of Faith and it is one of the 5 pillars of Islam.

Question 33

Meaning of Hajj

Answer 33

To intent to journey. It is the pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the 5th pillars

Question 34

Isnad

Answer 34

Chain of narrators of the Hadith

Question 35

Hadith

Answer 35

What Muhammad said and did, also includes silent approval

Question 36

Sunnah

Answer 36

The traditions and practices of Muhammad that serve as a guide for Muslims to follow.

Question 37

Sufi

Answer 37

Means man of wool. Experience direct experience of Allah. Lack worldly pleasures

Question 38

Shari’a

Answer 38

A code of living that Muslims must follow. Allah’s divine law

Question 39

Mufti

Answer 39

Muslim legal expert (Jurist) that can give rulings on religious matters

Question 40

Matn

Answer 40

Body of the report in Hadith

Question 41

Salafism

Answer 41

Influential interpretation of Sunni Islam that originated in the 19th century that places emphasis on strict adherence to the earliest form of Islam. Oppose innovation and imitation (conforming to traditions or scholar other than prophet/salaf)

Question 42

Sufism

Answer 42

Islamic mysticism. Spiritual path toward union with Allah

Question 43

Jihad

Answer 43

Struggle, thriving

Question 44

Greater Jihad

Answer 44

Struggle of soul, striving on the spiritual conquest

Question 45

Lesser Jihad

Answer 45

Physical warfare

Question 46

Jihadi

Answer 46

Islamist movements rooted in militant activism

Question 47

5 Pillars of Islam

Answer 47

Hajj
Alms
Fasting
Prayer
Pilgrimage (Shahada)