Importance of Religious Education Flashcards

Islam 10 characteristics

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Belief about god
Monotheistic
-man is to submit to will of god
Golden rule
None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wished for himself
Salvation
Comes from prophetic guidance
Priesthood
None
Sin or evil
-can make choices
-man is prone to both evil and good deeds
-commits sin when fails to follow the guide of the prophets
Holy places
Kaaba- place of worhsip by abraham and ishmael

dome of the rock- Muhammad ascend from the heavens to tell about god

Medina- where Muhammad was exiled (2nd holiest)
Liturgy
Hajj- pilgrimage to mecca
festival of sacrifice- celebrate abrahams willingness to sacrifice ishmael, sheep is killed
ramadan- month when koran was revealed to muhammad, fasting 9th, month
Holy writings
Koran- words of god (gabriel), man's guide to life
hadith- collection of actions and sayings by Muhammad
(fasting, prayers, family)
Symbol
Star and crescent- orginated from constinople
allah- arabic for god
color green- muhammads color, represent life and nature
Important people
Messengers- ppl god sent tell his message, gave guidance how to worship
Muhammad- founder of Islam
Abraham- father of prophets and called to god to sacrifice ishmael