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Study Guide: Islam
Abraham |
according to Islamic tradition, first Muslim was ________. |
Abraham & Ishmael |
According to Islamic teaching, the shrine at the Ka'bab was built by ____ & _____. |
Adam & Eve |
First individual(s) to worship at the site of the Ka'bab |
Submission |
means Islam |
Indonesia |
Country with the largest Muslim population |
Mecca |
Muhammad was born in the middle of the 6th century in_____. |
forty |
Muhammad was approx. ____ when he received his first revelation. |
Ramadan |
The angel Gabriel frist revealed God's teachings to Muhammad during the month of ________. |
Hijra |
The Migration of Muslims from Mecca to Medina |
Ka'bab |
in Mecca is the central shrine in Islam |
Quran |
where one can find the revelations of Allah as received by Muhammad. |
Quran |
"that which is recited"? |
Khadijah |
died during the "Year of Sorrows" |
Night of Essence |
Muhammad's ascension through the seven heavens into the Divine Presence |
Madina |
The first modeling of Islamic social values occurred in the administration of this city |
Madina |
Muhammad dies in 532 and is succeeded by |
Umah |
The successor for Muhammad is chosen |
Ali |
The successor for Muhammad is chosen |
righteously guided caliphate |
The name given to the first 4 Caliphs |
Suras |
The Quran is composed on 114 |
Quran |
the final corrective in the history of the monotheistic tradition |
Uthman |
The Quran was compiled in its present form by _____. |
Hadith |
recorded sayings and stories of the prophet Muhammad |
Sunnah |
the practices of the prophet Muhammad |
Shahada |
“There is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God” is known as the |
99 |
different names for God can be found within Islam |
Shirk & Kufr |
Two of the major sins in Islam are |
Shirk |
associating anything non-divine with God |
Kufr |
encompasses all forms of ingratitude toward God |
Angels |
beings of light who praise God continuously |
Jinn |
beings of smokeless fire who tempt humans |
Satan |
a jinn who refused to bow down to Adam and is now condemned to tempt Adam’s descendants |
5 |
Muslims pray _____ times daily |
Mecca |
Muslims face _________ while praying |
Allah |
Arabic word for God |
ablution and intention to pray |
What actions are necessary prior to prayer |
Frida |
Communal prayer takes place on _____ in Islam |
2.50% |
for zakat, Muslims give ______ of income to charity |
Ramadan |
Muslims fast during the month of |
Eid al Fitr |
The feast celebrating the end of the month of Ramadan |
Hajj |
Pilgrimage to Mecca |
white clothing |
One of the symbols of equality during the Hajj |
plains of Arafat |
Muhammad preached his last sermon at |
Eid al Adha |
The festival sacrifice celebrating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Ishmael |
Sunni and Shia |
the two major division within Islam |
Shia |
this movement believed that Ali should have succeeded Muhammad |
Ashura |
observes the martyrdom of Husayn |
12 |
According to mainstream Shia Islam there are ____Imams |
49th |
Within the Nizari Ismaili stream of Shi’a the current Imam |
Judgement Day |
The Mahdi will return on |
political leadership with continuing transmission of Divine Guidance |
Imam within Shia Islam |
prayer leader |
within Sunni Islam |
Sufism |
The mystical movement within Islam |
their experiences |
Sufis value ______ as well as insight from the Quran |
allegorical |
Sufis often have a ______ understanding of the Quran |
Dhikr |
The practice of self-purification so that one becomes a mirror of the divine attributions |
Tariqas |
Mystical orders within Sufism |
Ayatollah |
or Sign of God is a high ranking Spiritual leader within Shi’a Islam |
Sheikh |
An elder or spiritual leader within Sufism |
Dhimmis |
protected “people of the book”are protected under Islamic law |
Abbasid |
dynasty moved capital to Baghdad in 750 C.E |
Al-Hakim |
persecuted the dhimmis and destroyed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
Nobel Drew Ali |
created the Moorish Science Temple to teach the elements of faith to African Americans and give them a sense of their own identity |
Elijah Muhammad |
founded the Nation of Islam |
Louis Farrakhan |
maintains the political focus of unity against white oppression within the Nation of Islam |
3 |
Many Muslims divide the world into __ abodes |
Greater Jihad |
Struggle over the lower self to do good |
Lesser Jihad |
Protecting God’s way over the forces of evil and safeguarding the Muslim community |
Mujahid |
One who performs jihad |
Woman and men should be equal |
What is Asra Nomani's attitude toward traditional gender roles in Islam |
Deeply Influenced by Ghandi |
What does Professor Nomani believe about nonviolence |
cult |
distinct break from an earlier religious tradition |
sect |
a splinter group or subgroup associated with a larger tradition |
Catastrophic Millennialism |
are the Jehovah’s Witnesses who believe in a world ending cataclysm in which only the believers of the true religion will be saved. |
Rastafarians |
believes in the revival of the way of the Ancients , the lost civilization of pre-colonial Africa |
unification church |
The Unification Principle, God created the universe to manifest true love and the family is the primary institution for the growth of love, is the major teaching |
Morman Church |
The restoration of true Christianity as opposed to the apostasy which they believe characterizes Christian churches is a major principle |
Radhasoami |
believe that succession of masters did not stop with the Tenth Guru of Sikhism, but in a continuing succession of living masters |
Santeria |
The combination of deities and beliefs of Dahomey, baKonga and Yoruban cultures with images of Catholic saints |
Nature Spirituality |
Wicca, Goddess Spirituality and Deep Ecology are all examples of |
Baha’i |
believe in progressive revelation with a new message appropriate to that level of human maturity being proclaimed in each age. |
New Way Spirituality |
the belief that “our way is the only way” is considered to be an example of |
inclusivism |
The belief that our tradition encompasses all other spiritual traditions |
Pluralism |
Holding one’s own faith and ask others about their path is an example of |