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The religion of Islam- BOUM
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
03/06/2011

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al-lat
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pre-Islamic arabian goddess
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hudaybiyyah
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when Muhammad marches on Mecca from Medina. He meets with the Quraysh leaders. In 628 he makes a treaty that he wont enter mecca for 10 years.
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Khaybar
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A battle in 629 against the Jews who were located in Khaybar because they thought the Jewish tribes were conspiring against the Meccans to get rid of them
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Humphrey Prideaux
Definition
European scholar critical to the Hadith. Displayed Islam with war and lust
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Simon Ockley
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European scholar critical to the Hadith
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George Bush
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European scholar critical to the Hadith. Wrote life of Muhammad
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Ka'ba
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the big cube in the center of Mecca, center of Pilgrimage, believed to be built by Abraham. Black stone inside of it, the Quraysh were in charge of it.
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Sunna
Definition
Tradition
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Hadith
Definition
Made up of isnad (train of transmission) and matn (the text portion of the Hadith report) It is the actual sayings and actions of the prophet and instructions of how to live life
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Isnad
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One part of the Hadith called the chain of transmitters which is how truthful everyone is when they are writing the Hadith
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Matn
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this is one part of the hadith that makes up the substance, its the actual text portion of the Hadith report
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Sahih
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This is considered to be a flawless train of transmission and strong Hadith report. It is accepted by everyone
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Hasan
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a reliable train of transmission but not flawless. It is good but some things are questionable
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Da'if
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a weak train of transmission but if you analyze it there may be a gap or someone might have been accused of being a liar in their life time
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Qibla
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the direction of prayer for Muslims. The qibla was originally towards Jerusalem but changed when Muslims came in contact with Jews
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Ukaz
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an annual fair south of Mecca. Time of year where it is safe to trade (months of truce), main economic livelihood
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Hijra
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Migration which corresponds to the year 622 when Muhammad and his followers fled from Mecca to Medina for a safer life and expansion of Islam
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Ansar
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the people who helped the Prophet in Medina. They were his closest friends
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Sura
Definition
Chapters of the Qur'an. They're organized from longest to shortest and they have a strange word as the title. There are 114 in the Qur'an
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Muhajirun
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the people who are actually migrating from Mecca to Medina for safety
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Qudsi
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the words of God spoken by Muhammad but it didn't make its way into the Qur'an. More authoritative Hadith than all the others
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Umma
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The muslim community
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Quraysh
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Muhammad's tribe, in control of Mecca. They were the wealthiest tribe and were the ones responsible for cleaning out the Ka'ba
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Qusay
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the greatest grandfather of the prophet, ancestor of Muhammad
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Badr
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624, Meccans win
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Uhud
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Battle was in 625 it was a draw and the Muslims lost
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The ditch
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627
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The trench
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built trench around, Meccan besiege Medina
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Khadija
Definition
Muhammad's first wife, first female muslim to convert to Islam. She is the mother of Fatima
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Abu Bakr
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Muhammad's closest friend. He his in the cave with Muhammad when they were hiding from Mecca to Medina. A spider saved them by making a spider web to make it look like no one came there. He was the first leader after Muhammad
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'Ali
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Cousin and son in law of Muhammad. He married fatima and he was the first male convert to Islam. He was the 4th caliph
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Uthman
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3rd sunni caliph. He started the compilation of the Qur'an from 650-656
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Year of Deputations
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631, all of arabia comes and submits to Muhammad
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Ibn Isahq
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wrote the biography of Muhammad
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Siqaya
Definition
Maintenance of the Ka'ba (Quraysh was in charge)
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Jahiliyya
Definition
it was the age of ignorance, corresponds to pre-islamic Arabians, ignorant of one god, not monotheistic
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Yathrib
Definition
the name for medina, more social structure
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Mu'alaqat
Definition
poetry battle, pre-islamic Arabian poetry (who's better)
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Minbar
Definition
the pulpit from where the prayer leader does the sermon and makes anncouncments
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Mihrab
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prayer nitch in the mosque, denotes the direction of prayer
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Abrogation
Definition
how some verses supersede other verses, progressive revelation, humans weren't ready for it all at once
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Ibn Hisham
Definition
Hadith person, biographer of the Prophet
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Banu umayya
Definition
clans of the quraysh one of the wealthier tribes, main rivals of Muhammad
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Banu Hashim
Definition
Muhammad and Ali's Clan, midlevel, respectable
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Abdellah
Definition
Muhammad's father who died when Muhammad was young
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Makhzum
Definition
clan
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Amina
Definition
mother of muhammad who died when he was young which resulted in him going to the desert
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Abu Lahab
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the only person who is dammed in the Qur'an, named as someone who will go to Hell
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Zoroastrian
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Persian Empire, concept of good and evil
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Banu Qurayza
Definition
Jewisth tribes in Medina
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Banu Qaynuqa'
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Jewish tribes of Medina who were expelled and were accused of going against muhammad
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Banu Nadir
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Jewish tribes of Medina who were expelled and were accused of going against Muhammad
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Qiyama
Definition
the resurrection, day of judgement
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'urf
Definition
customary law, social tradition (tribal law)
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Man'at
Definition
is one of the gods of Arabs before Islam
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Uzza
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is one of the gods of arabs before Islam
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Jabula Nur- mountain that is outside of Mecca. Muhammad has revelations in 610
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570
Definition
Muhammad's birth, year of the elephant (elephant walking towards Mecca to conquer it but doesn't do anything because its home of the Ka'ba
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610
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Muhammad's first revelation at Jabal Nur (the cave where Muhammad receives his first revelation
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613
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Muhammad went public with his revelations, gets his first followers (women and the poor) wants to get all of the idols out of mecca
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619
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his first wife (kadicha) and uncle (abu talib) die because his uncle protected him in Mecca
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620
Definition
first contact with Medina, sent some converts to Medina
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622
Definition
Migration to Medina, the Medinanas would fight for him, society formation and a chance to spread the religion because they are now at a peaceful place
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630
Definition
mecca surrenders to the prophet and they get rid of all the idols
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631
Definition
year of deputations: tribes travel and surrender to Muhammad and now has control over Mecca, Deputations come
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632
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Muhammad dies, farewell pilgrimage is significant because he wants everyone to be a brother and form unity
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