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- atheism
- one must examine all explanations of god and conclude there is no God
- torah
- "instuction" revelation of God's will. 613 laws, 10 commandments
- fasting (pillar)
- saum- occures during month of ramadon from sunrise to sunset must fast.
- cosmology
- the understanding of the nature of the world
- sufism: islamic mysificm (division)
- believe that one can become one with allah. made up of groups lead by shaykhs, led followers during actions that helped them achieve union with the divine.
- reform judaism
- believe one can be jewish and still be involved in modern society. believe ppl should live ethical lives
- qur'an
- made of 114 chapters. originally recited and then written in arabic. revered as a miracle from Allah because Muhammad was illiterate
- Muhammad
- not divine but considered most perfect of all human beings.
- Sunna
- action and teaching of Muhammad
- agnosticism
- holds view that it is impossible to know god. maybe there is god maybe there isnt
- protestant reformation
- Martin Luther attempted to reform the Roman Catholic Church.
- what is islam based on
- it is based on submission to one god, allah
- wealth sharing (pillar)
- zakat- expected to give 2.5 percent of possesions to treasuries or mosques
- kabbalah
- god can be best known though the heart. god can be found by looking inward
- guidelines for how to acually practice Islam
- care of body, status of women, and sturggle to live righteously
- two miracles attributed to Muhammad
- revelation of the qur'an, and his assention to heaven
- diaspora
- living away from homeland, maintain religious identity
- Paul
- saw Jesus's death. resurrection as source of salvation
- islam
- surrender
- Trinity (triune God)
- triune nature of God: one god, three distinct entities
- prayer (pillar)
- salat- muslims are required to pray 5 times a day. involves retuals of cleansing, postures, resiting set prayers. leader = imam
- human destiny
- based on the outcome of struggle for goodness
- orthodox judaism
- follow what they cliam is the true/correct religion of judaism.
- confession of faith (pillar)
- shahada- outlines monotheism and the role of the profit
- Gospel: purpose
- to tell the story of Jesus, written by the decipals. first 4 books of the new testament
- ritual
- formal practice, re-enact myths
- seal of the prophet
- believed Allah was the final prophet
- jesus (themes)
- coming of the kingdom and need to change way of living the Law: radical commandment on love
- yom kippur
- holiest day. day of atonement. emphasizes repentance through confession of sin
- monotheism
- belief in one god
- ecumenism
- A movement promoting cooperation and better understanding among different religious groups or denominations.
- umma
- is community of muslims
- sunni muslim (division)
- form that most muslims practice. abu bakr, muhamads father and law, selected to lead community after his death
- exodus
- freedom from slavery
- islam today is led by
- Elijah Muhhamad, Malcom X, Louis Farrakhan
- sufism
- to know personal present nature of Allah
- human nature
- believe humans are essentially good but forget it
- hijra (marks what? and muslims do what during this)
- emmigration. marks the beginning of islam. muslims assign dates based on this event
- talmud
- based directly on Mishnah
- jihad
- struggle
- revelation of god
- gods through religious experiences
- polygamy
- initially established to take care of widowed women and their children
- incarnation
- nature of Jesus as truly divine, truly human
- 5 pillars (definition)
- provides framework for living
- great schism
- Pope claims doctirnal authority and eastern church refuses to recognize this authority. church split to western which was roman catholic, and eastern was eastern orthodox
- Rosh Hashanah
- jewish new year
- shema
- theological statement said three times a day
- mysticism
- becoming one with the divine through inward contemplation
- predestination
- previous determination as if by destiny or fate
- shari'a
- divine law
- conservative judaism
- moved to seek balance between tradition and change
- polytheism
- belief in many gods
- Allah
- arabic for one god
- shabbat
- day of rest, worship, and celebration. patterened after 7th day of creation
- rites of passage
- reflects life changes. defines responsibilities of each stage
- myth
- sacred story
- zionism
- originally referred to movement to the established homeland. Now refers to support of Israel
- shi'i muslim (division)
- -partisans of Ali. muslims believe leaders should be direct descendents of muhamad
- pilgrimage (pillar)
- hajj- journey to mecca, occuringi in a specific month, that one must accomplish once in their life. results in purifying of sin
- medina
- city of the prophet
- sacraments
- any of the seven rights that were recorded in the new testament that confer sanctifying grace
- the four prophets
- abraham was the father of arab ppl and monotheistic nature of god. Moses pronounced allahs ethical laws, the ten commnadments. Jesus was the golden rule. Muhammad receiver of Qur'an revealing Allah's will completely and finally
- tanakh
- Hebrew bible
- passover
- lasts 8 days. celebrates exodus- freedom from slavery