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Lesson 12

What Muslims Believe

Islam, practiced by Muslims, is a religion that shares many points of contact with Christianity and Judaism, while also differing from both Christianity and Judaism in profound ways.

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World Religions
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Lesson Vocabulary

  • Islam
    :
    (n.): The Abrahamic religion founded by Muhammad in the early seventh century. The word Islam refers to the peace the world will only achieve once all people everywhere submit to Allah.
  • Muslims
    :
    (n.): Individual Islamic believers.
  • Qur'an
    :
    (n.): The holy book of Islam believed by Muslims to have been dictated to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. The Qur'an denies the divinity of Christ and the Blessed Trinity, while proclaiming one God, the existence of angels, the resurrection of the dead, judgement for all, and the need to convert the world to Islam by force if necessary.
  • Muhammad
    :
    (n.): (AD 571–632) Arabic founder of Islam who claimed that the Archangel Gabriel dictated to him the contents of the Qur’an.
  • Surahs
    :
    (n.): Chapters of the Qur’an.
  • Allah
    :
    (n.): The Arabic word for God.
  • Beatific Vision
    :
    (n.): The immediate knowledge of God which the angels and saints enjoy in Heaven.
  • Shahada
    :
    (n.): The name for the Muslim profession of faith: “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.” The Shahada is the first pillar of Islam.
  • Salat
    :
    (n.): Islamic practice of prayer toward Mecca five times each day. Salat is the second pillar of Islam.
  • Liturgy of the Hours
    :
    (n.): The public prayer of the Church which sanctifies the whole course of the day and night. It consists of a variety of prayers, Scripture readings, most especially the Psalms, and writings of the saints, divided into “hours,” which are prescribed to be prayed at specific times of day.
  • Mosque
    :
    (n.): An Islamic house of worship.
  • Zakat
    :
    (n.): The Islamic duty to make an annual charitable contribution to help the poor, free prisoners, and spread Islam. Determined by a Muslim’s income and net worth, zakat is the third pillar of Islam.
  • Sharia
    :
    (n.): Islamic law based on the Qur’an describing the civil and religious duties of Muslims, and prescribing punishments for various crimes.
  • Tithing
    :
    (v.): The practice of giving a percentage of one’s income to a religious organization.
  • Ramadan
    :
    (n.): The ninth month of the Islamic calendar observed by fasting from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan is the fourth pillar of Islam.
  • Sawm
    :
    (n.): The Islamic term for the practice of fasting from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan
  • Hajj
    :
    (n.): Annual Islamic pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca. The Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam.
  • Mecca
    :
    (n.): Islam’s holy city in present-day western Saudi Arabia. The birthplace of Muhammad, Muslims turn and face Mecca in prayer, and all able-bodied Muslims must make a pilgrimage there at least once in their life.
  • Kaaba
    :
    (n.): The holiest site in Islam. Arabic for “cube,” a black granite builidng at the center of Islam’s most important mosque, the Great Mosque of Mecca.

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