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World Religions 101
World Religious terms including: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 3
12/13/2011

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Hadiith
Definition
The recorded sayings and actions of The Prophet.
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Allah
Definition
The One and only God.
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Angels
Definition
Messengers of Allah
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Black Stone
Definition
A holy stone set within the Kaabah
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"Closing of the Gates"
Definition
Leaning away from independant inquiry in ca. 1500 CE.
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Crusades
Definition
Series of military campaigns from Christian Europe from 1095-1272 CE
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Demons
Definition
Fallen angels of Iblis
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Dome of the Rock
Definition
Holy Islamic shrine in Jerusalem signifying The Prohet's Night Journey.
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Eschatology
Definition
Sutdy of end times
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Gibril
Definition
Angel Gabriel who gave The Prohpet recitations.
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Shahadah
Definition
Pillar 1, "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his Prohpet."
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Salat
Definition
Pillar 2, Pray 5 times a day to Mecca
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Sawm
Definition
Pillar 3, Fasting
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Zakat
Definition
Pillar 4, Giving to the poor
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Hajj
Definition
Pillar 5, Piligrimage to Mecca.
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Iblis/Shaytan
Definition
Satan
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Islam
Definition
"Submission" to God.
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Jerusalem
Definition
International city, home of the Dome of the Rock.
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Jihad
Definition
Internal struggle, sometimes Holy War
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Djinn
Definition
Creatures of smokeless fire, coexist with humans.
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Kaabah
Definition
Ancient shrine in Mecca.
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Masjid
Definition
Islamic place of worship
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Mecca
Definition
Holiest city in Islam
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Mongol Catastrophe
Definition
Invasion of the Mongols into Islamic territoty.
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Mosque
Definition
English term for Masjid
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Muhammad
Definition
Founder, most inportant prophet in Islam.
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Muslim
Definition
One who practices Islam
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Night Journey
Definition
The journey of Muhammad to Jerusalem to Heaven.
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Orthopraxy
Definition
How to live life, not what to believe.
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Qu'ran
Definition
Islamic holy book.
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Salaam
Definition
"Peace" in Arabic
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Shariah
Definition
Islamic law and moral code
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Shiite
Definition
Second largest group in Islam, differences over succession.
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S-L-M
Definition
Root word for Salaam and Islam, means "safe, intact".
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Submission
Definition
Islam
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Suffi
Definition
Myystical branch of Islam
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Sunnah
Definition
Customary practices of Islam
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Sunni
Definition
Largest group in Islam, more traditional
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Wahhabi
Definition
Sub-group of Sunni, emphsizes Qu'ran and Hadith.
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