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Mohammad- An Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder…
Mohammad- An Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam
Hadith- Refers to what most Muslims and the mainstream schools of Islamic thought believe to be a record of the words, action, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet Mohammad as transmitted through chains of narrators
Abu Bakr- Mohammads closest companion and advisor, who succeeded to the Prophet’s political and administrative functions, thereby initiating the office of the caliph
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Practices
Salat - Daily prayer- 5 times- Every muslim is obligated to pray five times a day (Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha)
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Zakat – charity- Islamic finance term referring to the obligation that an individual has to donate a certain proportion of wealth each year to charitable causes
Sawm - Ramadan- Fast of the month of Ramadan during which Muslisms abstain from food or drink each day from sunrise (fair) until sunset (maghrib)
Hajj – pilgrimage to Mecca- Annual pilgrimage made to Kabba, “the house of Allah,” in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia
Sunni- Member of one of the two major branches of Islam, the branch that consists of the majority of that religions adherants
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Important Texts
Quran- Central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God
People of the book– Refers to the followers of those religions which Muslims regard as having been guided by previous revelations, generally in the form of scripture
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Sh'ia- Largest branch of Islam, followed by 10-15% of all Muslims
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Important People
Gabriel- Heavenly messenger sent to Daniel to explain the vision of the ram and the he-goat and to communicate the prediction of the Seventy Weeks
Ways to View God
Shirk- Idolatry, polytheism, and the association of God with other deities
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Branches of Islam
Sufism- Mystical movement within Islam that seeks to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God
