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Islam is the ____ largest religion and fastest growing.
second
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Lived in Mecca
Got Along well with people (Replacing black stone in Ka’ba)
Worked as a merchant and took trade caravans through the Middle East (married his boss, Khadijah)
Religious/contemplative young man who, in 610, was confused about religion and went into the mountains to pray.
Mohammed
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Exact words of God to in Arabic (as recited to Mohammed by the Angel Gabriel)
The Qur’an
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Means “reading” or “recitation”
No plot or story
It is a collection of revelations arranged in 114 sections (surahs)
Discusses doctrine, social behavior, afterlife.
The Qur’an
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What was the new way of praying that Mohammed taught?
Open hands before the face
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What are the 5 pillars of islamic belief?
- Belief in Allah and Mohammed as his prophet
- Pray 5 times daily
- Pay alms of 2.5% of income
- Fast during month of Ramada
- Haj or pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime
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Sunnis had the majority following and now ____% of Muslims are Sunnis with less than ____% Shi’ites
85%, 15%
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What are the 6 Sunni/Shia Articles of Faith?
- Belief in God (Allah), the one and only one worthy of all worship.
- Belief in all the Prophets and Messengers sent by God
- Belief in the Angels.
- Belief in the Books sent by God (including the Qur'an).
- Belief in the Day of Judgment and in the Resurrection of the dead.
- Belief in Destiny (Divine Foreknowledge)
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What is the definition of Jihad?
Suffering or struggle
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What would be considered personal Jihad?
repentance or striving for righteousness
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What would Jihad mean on a group level?
- People must unite
- Must not kill innocents
- Must not be suicide
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What does Islam believe about the new testament?
New Testament has been corrupted (Christ is great prophet, but not son of God)
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What does Islam believe about Christ?
Christ did not die but was “translated” and will come again to battle evil and call all to Islam
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What are some parallels of Islam to Mormonism?
- Religion is a complete way of life
- Frequent prayer
- Worship at mosque dressed in white
- Dress and modesty
- Health and diet (no pork, alcohol)
- Month of Fasting (Ramadan)
- Emphasis on Education
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What are some appeals of Islam?
- Practical religion
- Life commitment
- No complicated doctrine
- Religion of Abraham
- Compassion and mercy appealed to downtrodden
- Compelling story
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Islamic Dynasty:
Damascus
Against Byzantines
Spain (conquest and then exile)
Caliphate (but not related to Mohammed)
Sunni
Umayyad Dynasty
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Islamic Dynasty:
Baghdad
Caliphate (related to Mohammed)
Little interest in conquest
Signed agreement with Byzantine emperor
High cultural point for Islam
Sunni (initially supported by Shi’ite)
Abbasid Dynasty
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Islamic Dynasty:
Cairo
900 AD
Shi’ite
Fatimids
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Islamic Dynasty:
Cut off access to Jerusalem
110 AD
Defeated by the crusaders
Seljuk Turks
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Islamic Dynasty:
Sladin
Conquered Crusaders
Defeated by Mongols
Kurdish Dynasty
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Islamic Dynasty:
Turkey
1300 AD
Conquered Constantinople in 1453 AD
Ottoman Dynasty
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Islamic tile work uses ____________ to create patterns that can be extended indefinitely without repitition
symmetrical polygonal shapes
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