84 Cards in this Set
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Abraham
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according to Islamic tradition, first Muslim was ________.
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Abraham & Ishmael
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According to Islamic teaching, the shrine at the Ka'bab was built by ____ & _____.
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Adam & Eve
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First individual(s) to worship at the site of the Ka'bab
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Submission
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means Islam
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Indonesia
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Country with the largest Muslim population
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Mecca
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Muhammad was born in the middle of the 6th century in_____.
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forty
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Muhammad was approx. ____ when he received his first revelation.
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Ramadan
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The angel Gabriel frist revealed God's teachings to Muhammad during the month of ________.
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Hijra
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The Migration of Muslims from Mecca to Medina
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Ka'bab
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in Mecca is the central shrine in Islam
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Quran
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where one can find the revelations of Allah as received by Muhammad.
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Quran
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"that which is recited"?
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Khadijah
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died during the "Year of Sorrows"
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Night of Essence
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Muhammad's ascension through the seven heavens into the Divine Presence
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Muhammad's ascension through the seven heavens into the Divine Presence
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The first modeling of Islamic social values occurred in the administration of this city
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Madina
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Muhammad dies in 532 and is succeeded by
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Umah
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The successor for Muhammad is chosen
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Ali
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The successor for Muhammad is chosen
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righteously guided caliphate
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The name given to the first 4 Caliphs
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Suras
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The Quran is composed on 114
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Quran
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the final corrective in the history of the monotheistic tradition
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Uthman
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The Quran was compiled in its present form by _____.
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Hadith
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recorded sayings and stories of the prophet Muhammad
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Sunnah
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the practices of the prophet Muhammad
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Shahada
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“There is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God” is known as the
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99
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different names for God can be found within Islam
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Shirk & Kufr
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Two of the major sins in Islam are
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Shirk
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associating anything non-divine with God
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Kufr
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encompasses all forms of ingratitude toward God
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Angels
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beings of light who praise God continuously
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Jinn
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beings of smokeless fire who tempt humans
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Satan
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a jinn who refused to bow down to Adam and is now condemned to tempt Adam’s descendants
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5
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Muslims pray _____ times daily
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Mecca
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Muslims face _________ while praying
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Allah
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Arabic word for God
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ablution and intention to pray
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What actions are necessary prior to prayer
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Frida
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Communal prayer takes place on _____ in Islam
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2.50%
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for zakat, Muslims give ______ of income to charity
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Ramadan
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Muslims fast during the month of
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Eid al Fitr
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The feast celebrating the end of the month of Ramadan
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Hajj
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Pilgrimage to Mecca
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white clothing
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One of the symbols of equality during the Hajj
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plains of Arafat
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Muhammad preached his last sermon at
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Eid al Adha
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The festival sacrifice celebrating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Ishmael
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Sunni and Shia
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the two major division within Islam
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Shia
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this movement believed that Ali should have succeeded Muhammad
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Ashura
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observes the martyrdom of Husayn
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12
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According to mainstream Shia Islam there are ____Imams
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49th
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Within the Nizari Ismaili stream of Shi’a the current Imam
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Judgement Day
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The Mahdi will return on
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political leadership with continuing transmission of Divine Guidance
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Imam within Shia Islam
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prayer leader
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within Sunni Islam
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Sufism
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The mystical movement within Islam
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their experiences
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Sufis value ______ as well as insight from the Quran
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allegorical
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Sufis often have a ______ understanding of the Quran
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Dhikr
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The practice of self-purification so that one becomes a mirror of the divine attributions
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Tariqas
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Mystical orders within Sufism
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Ayatollah
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or Sign of God is a high ranking Spiritual leader within Shi’a Islam
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Sheikh
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An elder or spiritual leader within Sufism
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Dhimmis
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protected “people of the book”are protected under Islamic law
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Abbasid
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dynasty moved capital to Baghdad in 750 C.E
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Al-Hakim
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persecuted the dhimmis and destroyed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Nobel Drew Ali
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created the Moorish Science Temple to teach the elements of faith to African Americans and give them a sense of their own identity
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Elijah Muhammad
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founded the Nation of Islam
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Louis Farrakhan
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maintains the political focus of unity against white oppression within the Nation of Islam
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Many Muslims divide the world into __ abodes
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Greater Jihad
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Struggle over the lower self to do good
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Lesser Jihad
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Protecting God’s way over the forces of evil and safeguarding the Muslim community
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Mujahid
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One who performs jihad
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Woman and men should be equal
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What is Asra Nomani's attitude toward traditional gender roles in Islam
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Deeply Influenced by Ghandi
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What does Professor Nomani believe about nonviolence
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cult
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distinct break from an earlier religious tradition
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sect
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a splinter group or subgroup associated with a larger tradition
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Catastrophic Millennialism
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are the Jehovah’s Witnesses who believe in a world ending cataclysm in which only the believers of the true religion will be saved.
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Rastafarians
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believes in the revival of the way of the Ancients , the lost civilization of pre-colonial Africa
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unification church
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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
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Morman Church
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The restoration of true Christianity as opposed to the apostasy which they believe characterizes Christian churches is a major principle
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Radhasoami
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believe that succession of masters did not stop with the Tenth Guru of Sikhism, but in a continuing succession of living masters
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Santeria
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The combination of deities and beliefs of Dahomey, baKonga and Yoruban cultures with images of Catholic saints
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Nature Spirituality
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Wicca, Goddess Spirituality and Deep Ecology are all examples of
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Baha’i
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believe in progressive revelation with a new message appropriate to that level of human maturity being proclaimed in each age.
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New Way Spirituality
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the belief that “our way is the only way” is considered to be an example of
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inclusivism
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The belief that our tradition encompasses all other spiritual traditions
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Pluralism
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Holding one’s own faith and ask others about their path is an example of
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RELG 102: Exam 1