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Islam
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 2
10/22/2012

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Term
– what is religion?
Definition
-James Martineau: the Belief in an ever-living God, that is, in a Divine Mind and Will ruling the Universe and holding moral relations with mankind.
-Rudolph Otto: religion is that which grows out of, and gives expression to, experience of the holy in its various aspects.
-Immanuel Kant: religion is the recognition of all our duties as divine commands.
-Sigmund Freud: religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis.
-Karl Marx: religion is the sign of the oppressed creature… it is the opium of the people
Term
religion in American universities
Definition
To understand who we are as humans;
To increase our knowledge;
To comprehend our culture;
To understand the world around us;
To formulate our own world view
Term
iman
Definition
belief/creed
Term
mu'min
Definition
one who believes
Term
Islam
Definition
submission
Term
muslim
Definition
one who submits
Term
ihsan
Definition
beauty
Term
muhsin
Definition
one who has ihsan
Term
din
Definition
religion
Term
shirk
Definition
assigning partners to god
Term
tauheed
Definition
one god, monotheism (to assert)
Term
al-akhira
Definition
the hereafter
Term
ummah
Definition
the community of believers`
Term
jihad
Definition
struggle
Term
nubuwwa
Definition
prophecy
Term
jahiliyya
Definition
period of ignorance before Islam
Term
jinns
Definition
spirits
Term
kafir
Definition
denier of the existence of God
Term
manuscript
Definition
first copy
Term
critical edition
Definition
authoritative collection of manuscripts
Term
polytheism
Definition
shirk, before islam, worshipping idols
Term
pantheism
Definition
everything is God
Term
monism
Definition
only one real being exists
Term
atheism
Definition
no god, kufr
Term
pre-islamic religions:
Definition
Polytheism, Christianity, Judaism
Term
How do we know God
Definition
signs, miracles, scriptures, prophets, creation
Term
7 attributes of Allah
Definition
transcendence, life and power, knowledge, will, hearing and sight, speech, and works
Term
angels
Definition
intermediaries between visible universe and God, they are made of light
Term
purpose of life
Definition
to be God's vicegerent, his servant, to fulfill the covenant of God, to excel and attain perfection
Term
purpose of Qur'an
Definition
to tell you who God is (also source of law)
Term
author of Qur'AN
Definition
God
Term
where was Qur'an revealed
Definition
Mecca and Medina
Term
First revelation of Qur'an
Definition
Cave of Hira
Term
contents of Qur'an
Definition
theology of God, salvation and hereafter, prophecy, ethics, relations with non-muslims, warfare, prayers, it's non-narrative
Term
ta'wil
Definition
interpreted to find the meaning
Term
tafsir
Definition
to explain or expound, outer meaning
Term
mufassir
Definition
person finding the outer meaning of something
Term
qur'an at mecca
Definition
it's a large city, idols, focuses on tauheed
Term
qur'an at medina
Definition
people moving by, focuses on law
Term
Muhammad's role in medin
Definition
he is seen as an arbiter (hijra), he becomes a military leader
Term
battle of badr
Definition
turning point in war between muslims and Quraysh
Term
dunya
Definition
world in this life
Term
akhira
Definition
hereafter
Term
al-sa'a
Definition
the hour
Term
al quiyama
Definition
resurrection/day of judgment
Term
janat
Definition
paradise
Term
jahanam
Definition
hell
Term
maad
Definition
the afterlife
Term
why the afterlife?
Definition
accountability/notice, justice/guilt, purpose of life
Term
events of afterlife
Definition
death, angel of death, questioning in the grave, final day arrives
Term
dajjal
Definition
the anti-christ who will reign for 40 days
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