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Lesson 13

Dialogue with the Muslim Community

A major stumbling block to interreligious dialogue is religious violence. Catholics and Muslims should work together to establish peace and mutual respect through interreligious dialogue.

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Lesson Topics
Catholic Apologetics Church History World Religions
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Lesson Vocabulary

  • Sunni
    :
    (n.): The majority sect within Islam whose adherents consider themselves to be mainstream and traditionalist. The word sunni is derived from the Arabic for “People of the Tradition.”
  • Shia
    :
    (n.): The minority sect within Islam whose adherents believe Muhammad’s rightful successor was his cousin and son-in-law Ali, and who rely on ayatollahs over tradition.
  • Caliph
    :
    (n.): Civic and religious leaders of the Muslim community, regarded as successors to Muhammad.
  • Imam
    :
    (n.): Shiite term for the supreme leader of the Muslim community. More typically, the word imam is used to describe the man who leads prayers in a mosque.
  • Sunnah
    :
    (n.): The vast body of literature of Islamic religious practice based on the hadith, considered primary to the practice of the faith by Sunnis.
  • Hadith
    :
    (n.): The vast body of literature of Islamic religious practice based on the hadith, considered primary to the practice of the faith by Sunnis.
  • Ayatollahs
    :
    (n.): High- ranking Shia clerics who are typically scholars of Islamic theology and law; from Arabic for “Sign of God.”
  • Kafir
    :
    (n.): An unbeliever or infidel.
  • Wahhabism
    :
    (n.): A fundamentalist interpretation of Islam whose adherents reject any practices not endorsed by the Qur’an, and call for a Muslim state based on Islamic law. Wahhabism was founded in the 18th century and is today practiced mainly in Saudi Arabia.
  • Sufism
    :
    (n.): Islamic mysticism that rejects legalism, adheres to asceticism, and emphasizes the practice of seeking direct and personal experience of God.
  • Asceticism
    :
    (n.): Strict self-discipline and avoidance of sensual pleasures, usually for religious purposes.
  • Fanaa
    :
    (n.): Sufist term for the annihilation or passing away of anything in the self which is not love.
  • Baqaa
    :
    (n.): The goal of Sufist life, which is a permanent life with, through, in, and for God.
  • Bahá’í
    :
    (n.): A modern religious tradition that emerged from Islam, which emphasizes the oneness of God, the equality of all human beings, and what it sees as the unity of all religions. Bahá’í is considered heretical by both Sunni and Shia Muslims.
  • Docetism
    :
    (n.): A gnostic heresy that becoming man was beneath God’s dignity, and therefore Jesus only appeared to us as human and He did not really suffer.
  • Crusades
    :
    (n.): Medieval military expeditions organized by the Church for the liberation of the Holy Land and the defense of Christians and the Christian Faith, begun in 1095 and ending in the 13th century.
  • Jiyza
    :
    (n.): A penalty tax exacted on non-Muslims in an Islamic state.
  • Jihad
    :
    (n.): The Muslim concept of warfare or struggle, which can refer to the fight against the enemies of Islam, or to a person’s internal fight against sin.

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