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Who was Mohammed?
1) Mohammad ibn Abdullah
2) Was an orphan raised by his uncle
3) Was a prophet as he grew up
4) Preached in Mecca, was rejected, then moved to Medina and later
What does Islam mean?
peace and submission to God
Who is the God for Islam?
Allah
What other two Western religions is Islam related to?
Judaism and Christianity

*Belief in one God
*Divine Judgement
*Satan/Sin/Moral Responsability
*Prophets and revelations (angels)
What is the sacred scriptures called?
Quran
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
1) Declaration of Faith (shahadah)
2) Prayer 5 times a day (salat by muezzin)
3) Almsgiving (zakat)
4) Fast of Ramadan (Ramadan)
5) Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
What is the focus of the pilgrimmage to Mecca?
the Kaaba (cube-shaped House of God created by Abraham)
What is the jihad?
1) Means to stuggle or exert
2) Refers to the moral stuggle to be virtuous and to do good works
3) May mean fighting injustice
What is the fued between the sunni and shi'a?
Sunni want the caliph to be the one who is most qualified for the position (majority of country)

Shi'a want the caliph to be the one that is a direct descendent of Mohammed
What is sufism?
Islamic mysticism or asceticism
What do Islams call Mohammed's recorded sayings and actions?
Hadith
What is a community of Muslim believers called?
Ummah
What is the Sufi word for the ego-centered self?
Fana
What is the name of the sermaon delived on Friday prayer session in the mosque?
Khutba
Who is the expected one the appear the end of time?
Mahdi
Where does the muezzin preach from?
Minbar
What is the Islamic name for the holy city of Jerusalem?
al-Quds
What is Islamic law called?
Sharia
Who are the Sufi?
People who wear wool (mystic muslims or ascetics)
What is the oneness and unity with Allah called?
Tawhid
What is the path of the sufis called?
Tariqah
What is Islamic word for unbelief and ignorance?
Jahiliyya