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Phil12 Final (Islam)
quick view at Islam
Question | Answer |
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God- "the one God" | Allah |
the body of tradition concerning the actions and sayings of the prophet | Hadith |
pilgrimage to Mecca, fifth of the "Five Pillars" of Islam | hajj |
"withdrawal" the migration of the Prophet and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E.The founding even of the Islamic faith community and the first year of it's calendar | Hijra |
"the cube" a grey stone structure in Mecca. The focal point of prayer orientation and pilgrimage. | Ka'Ba |
"one who submits" (to Allah), a member of the community of "submission". | Muslim |
"witness" the Muslim profession of faith; "There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah" | Shahada |
"clear path" the right way of life set forth for humankind in the Qur'an | Shari'a |
"wool-clad-ones", members of mystical sects of Islam. | Sufis |
"the learned" Islamic custodians of tradition, theologians; sometimes directly involved in governing, sometimes the Islamic counterforce to de facto governments. | ulama |
the alms-tax charitable obligation, third of the "Five Pillars" of Islamic duty. | zakat |
* Shahada (The Creed) * Salat (prayer) *Zakat (Almsgiving) *Fasting during the month Ramadan *Hajj (Pilgrimage) | "Five Pillars" |
"exemplar" a leader of prayers and religious life. | imam |
"guided exemplar",in Shi'ism an imam divinely appointed to a special messianic role. | Imam Mahdi |
Holy war-internal struggle/holy struggle | jihad |
"party" or faction | Shi'ah |