Islam and the Gospel

Submission, wholeness. The religion of peace, submission and wholeness

Leader, Prayer Leader

The Muslim community

Messenger, Prophet - A bringer of scripture

The migration from Mecca to Medina in 622

A semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca

The direction of Mecca, towards which Muslims turn in prayer

One who proclaims the call to prayer

One who submits/surrenders/seeks wholeness

Prophetic tradition

The Prophetic practice

Divine Unity. The Oneness/uniqueness of God.

Anthropomorphism, with respect to God (in the Powerpoint for Belief also Immanence or the merciful attribute of tawhid of Allah). Immanence.

Transcendence of Allah. Along with tashbih, two attributes of God put into balance to create tawhid, tanzih being wrath

Associationism, attributing "partners" to God; one of the most grave sins

Muslim law

Professing Islam, bearing witness that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is his messenger

Muhammad's "night journey" or ascension

the phrase that is repeated before every prayer which says "in the name of God, (irrahman) Most Gracious, (irrahiim) Most Merciful"

chapter

prophethood (prophecy)

Beauty/ Excellence/ Intentions/ state of heart/ Attitude, "Doing the beautiful." Ishan considers the soul or an individual’s intentions.

The Resurrection after death. The return/judgement day.

The "intermediary world," Purgatory

Qur’an’s name for the devil

A form of charitable giving, incumbent on those who can afford it, min 2.5 percent of annual net worth

Fasting

A unit (of canonical prayer)

supplication, invoking God

Canonical Prayer

alms, Charitable devotion

a tax to support Shi'ite clergy, original one-fifth of war booty

pilgrimage to Mecca

The ritual Garb of the hajj pilgrims

It means struggle, especially personal (struggle of the heart to obey God), not necessarily violent or militaristic

Sufi path or brotherhood. Order, path or way of purification.

The methodical repetition of the names of God

A term for sufi mystics--the guys who wear white robes and whirl around as a form of meditation

the first major islamic revival movement that took place in the 18th century.
-Founder: Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
-called for a return to the pristine faith that was practiced by the Prophet
-viewed community state founded by the Prophet as a golden age

-today, even though there is a relatively small number of people that follow the conservative Wahhabi creed, they have a considerable amount of influence b/c of Saudi money that funds Mosques, etc.

founded in 1928 by an Egyptian school teacher. began initially as a youth group that had an emphasis on moral regeneration.
-with Zionist activity in Palestine, the organization began to merge with political ideals
-1939 became a political party
-aimed to liberate Muslim world from foreign domination and create a truly Islamic gov’t
-involved in various assassinations, and grew in popular support as it became opposed by government.

Believe Ali to be the first Imam. Believe that only God has the right to appoint a successor to His Prophet. pray only 3 times a day versus 5 times

A more spiritually centered branch of Islam that focuses on finding Allah in all things. (the psychedelic, hippie version of Islam, so to speak)

Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Day of Judgement.

Tawhid: Oneness/Uniqueness of God
Nabuwwa: Prophesy
Ma'ad: The Return/Judgement day

Prophet infallibility

Shahada: Witness of faith
Salat: Canonical Prayers
Zakat: Almsgiving
Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca
Sawn: Fasting

Ottoman (turkey)
Safavids (Iran)
moghuls (India)