Islam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Muhammad | Began Islam |
| Muhammad's life | Born in 570, orphaned early in age,raised by uncle. Grew up in poverty, at age 40 marries Kadija. 610-visited Cage of Hira, Angel Gabriel comes 622- flees for safety in medina, gains political+religious power 630-conquests mecca 632-visits punt of mercy and later dies |
| Mount of Mercy | Hajj: people go and pray, ask for forgiveness and forgive others. |
| Abraham | father of monotheism, wife of sarah, father of ishmael and isacc |
| isaac | chosen son according to christianity and judaism beginner of 12 arabian tribes |
| ishmael | chosen son according to islam, son of hagar, beginner of 12 tribes of islam |
| Caliph | successor, political and religious leader of islam |
| the four "rightly guided caliphs" | Abu Bakr: Muhammad's best friend, w/him on hirah Umar: Uthman: Ali: |
| islam | peace, surrendering to allah |
| imam | ... |
| sunni/shi-a | opposed groups about who should rule arabia sunni: anyone could b a caliph shi-a: only a descendent of a prophet (tribes of islam) could be a caliph |
| ka'aba | a shrine in mecca believed to have been built by abraham with the help of angel gabriel/allah |
| tawaf | circling of ka'aba |
| kiswah | drape/cloth with covers the ka'aba |
| jamarat | ... |
| shari'a | ... |
| ihram | ... |
| koran | holy book of islam, believed to be final draft of allah's word, only true to muslims in islam |
| ummayads | family that came to power by hereditary, surrounded themselves by wealth, moved capitol to damascus |
| abbasid | Devoted their energy to trade, scholorship, and the arts. Dynasty that succeeded the Umayyads 750 C.E. |
| dome of the rock mosque | where Muhammad ascended into heaven to pray with other prophets, |
| al-andalus | a Muslim-ruled region in what is now Spain, eighth century a.d. |
| the 5 pillars of faith | shahada: declaration of faith salat: prayer zakat: alms giving sawm: fasting during ramadan hajj: pilgrimage to mecca |
| steps of the hajj | 1. circle ka'aba 2. running between hills (sa'i) 3. valley of mina 4. Mount of mercy 5. stoning satan 6. circle ka'aba (tawaf) |
| what are the characteristics of pre-islamic arabia that helped lead to rise of islam | silk rd shifted to medina+mecca-> new wealth->corruption of society, something to unite the people and for people to believe in was necessary, a religion was perfect. Judaism and christianity were the primary languages, b/c islam is very similar it made the change even easier |
| top 5 religions | Christianity 2 Billion Islam 1.2 Billion Hinduism 785 Million Buddhism 360 Million Judaism 17 Million |
| When did the split b/w sunni and shi'a begin? | ... |
| What effects does that split have on modern islam and middle east? | ... |
| how does muhammad compare to others in the 100? | most were raised in center of civilization, highly cultures areas with more opportunity/education |
| Bedoin tribes | small armies united by muhammad/islam and went on to conquest many countries |
| Conquests | 630: mecca (muhammad) 637: persia 642: egypt/ baisentine empire/persia 711: all of north africa |
| battle of tours | franks stop islamic armies from conquering more area |
| muhammad vs. jesus | muhammad was entirely responsible for creation of islam (came up with moral+ethnic principles, established practices). Jesus is the base of christianity, and a lot of what he did has to do with moral/ethnic practices but saint paul came up with most theological things |
| why was al-andalus important for future european advancement? | ... |
| what were 3 inventions that came from al-andalus to christian europe? | ... |
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