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Mod 8 Lessons 1,2,&3
Module 8 Lessons 1,2, & 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is Allah? (lesson 1) | God; the Arabic term for God. |
| Who is Muhammad? (lesson 1) | The last prophet of Islam whom Muslims recognize as Allah's messenger to all humankind. His teachings form the basis of Islam. |
| What is Islam? (lesson 1) | a monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in the seventh century AD. |
| What is a Muslim? (lesson 1) | A follower of Islam. |
| What is a mosque? (lesson 1) | an Islamic place of worship. |
| What is the Hajj? (lesson 1) | a pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims |
| What is the Qur'an? (lesson 1) | the holy book of Islam |
| What is Sunna? (lesson 1) | an Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad |
| What is the shari'a? (lesson 1) | a body of law governing the lives of Muslims |
| Who is a caliph? (lesson 2) | a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government |
| Who were the Umayyads? (lesson 2) | a dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from Ad 661 to 750 and later established a kingdom in al-Andalus |
| Who were the Shi'a? (lesson 2) | the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad |
| Who were the Sunni? (lesson 2) | the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad |
| Who is a Sufi? (lesson 2) | a Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means |
| Who were the Abbasids? (lesson 2) | a dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim Empire from AD 750 to 1258 |
| Who is Fatimid? (lesson 2) | a member of a Muslim dynasty that traced its ancestry to Muhammad's daughter Fatima and that built an empire in North Africa, Arabia, and Syria in the 10th-12th centuries |
| What is a House of Wisdom? (lesson 3) | a center of learning established in Baghdad in 800s |
| What was the role of women in Muslim society? (lesson 3) | They were equal in the Muslim culture. Women had more rights and privileges than women in other societies. But, over time women were forced to live more isolated lives. |
| What were the four classes of Muslim culture? (lesson 3) | The upper class: Muslims from birth. Second class: Those who convert to Islam. Third class: The "protected people" (Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians) Lowest class: slaves |
| What role did cities play in Muslim culture? (lesson 3) | They were cultural centers of Islamic learning, which helped people in the advancement of Muslim culture. |
| What were main achievements of the Muslim culture? (lesson 3) | Medicine, Science, Society, Education, and Mathematics. |
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