Islam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Muhammad | Prophet chosen by angel Gabriel to spread Islam |
| Abraham | Must sacrifice a chosen son to prove his loyalty to God. |
| Isaac | Abraham's son the he chose to sacrifice - according to CHRISTIANITY |
| Ishmael | Abraham's son who he chose to sacrifice - accoring to ISLAM |
| Hagar | Worked for Muhammad and his wife. Muhammad had son Ishmael with her |
| Sarah | Muhammad's wife whom he had Isaac with. |
| Abu Bakr | Muhammad's close friend who took the rule after Muhammad died |
| Angel Gabriel | Told Muhammad that his job was to spread the word of Allah, one god. All three religions share the story of Gabriel. |
| The four 'Righty Guided' Caliphs | Abu Bakr - Friend of Muhammad. Chooses Umar to rule on deathbed. Umar - Assassined in 644 and was Muhammad's greatest enemy. He spread Islam the most over his rule. Uthman - Assassined by Egyptians in 656 Ali Abi Talib - Murdered in 661 |
| 12 Arabian Tribes | Moses/ Jesus |
| 12 Tribes of Israel | Muhammad |
| Prophet | Interpereter through who the will of God is expressed |
| Islam | Monotheistic. The Muslim world |
| Allah | Meaning one God, God=all powerful |
| Muslim | A member of the nation of Islam, a believer to Islam |
| Imam | The person who leads prayers in a mosque |
| Caliph | Political leader of the Islamic Empire |
| Sunni | Against rule just because of relation to previous ruler. (Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc.) |
| Shi'a | Doesn't care if you rule just because of relation to previous ruler (Iran, Iraq, etc.) |
| Ka'aba | The simple house of worship in Mecca |
| The prophets according to Islam | Adam -> Noah -> Abraham -> Moses -> Jesus -> MUHAMMAD |
| Tawaf | One of the Islamic rituals of Pilgrimage |
| Kiswah | The black/gold cloth that drapes over the Ka'aba in Mecca |
| Jamarat | Stoning of the Devil |
| Ihram | Clothing - draped towels |
| Shari'a | Islamic Law |
| Koran | Central religious text of Islam |
| Umayyads | First great Muslim dynasty to rule the empire of Caliphate (661-750 AD) |
| Abbasids | Second dynasty in Islam (750-1258) |
| Dome of the Rock | from here Muhammad ascended into heaven |
| Al-Andalus | A Muslim-ruled region in what is now Spain, established by the Berbers in the eighth century A.D. |
| 5 Pillars | declaration of faith, praying, fasting, charity, and travel to Mecca and visit the Hajj |
| What are the characteristics of pre-Islamic Arabia that heped lead to the rise of Islam? | Silk Road = Wealth = Corruption |
| Shahada | Declaration of faith |
| Salat | Prayer |
| Zakat | Alms giving |
| Sawm | Fasting during Ramamdan |
| Hajj | Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Circle the Ka'aba | It was an act of the prophet, Abraham |
| Running between the hills | An act of mother trying to find water for her son, and what a struggle it was. |
| Mount of Mercy | On the 3rd day of the Hajj Pilgrimage. Muslims sit or stand for an entire day near the Mount of Mercy, asking Allah for forgivness for any sins they are comitted |
| Stoning on Satan | To get rid of the Devil and all things bad |
| Circling the Ka'aba | Ritual |
| Hajj | Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| 3 inventions that came from Al-Andalus | 1 Foundations; 2 Islamic art; 3 Philosophy; 4 Sciences; 5 Medicine |
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