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Phil12 Final (Islam)
quick view at Islam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |