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Belief about god
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Monotheistic
-man is to submit to will of god |
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Golden rule
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None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wished for himself
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Salvation
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Comes from prophetic guidance
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Priesthood
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None
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Sin or evil
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-can make choices
-man is prone to both evil and good deeds -commits sin when fails to follow the guide of the prophets |
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Holy places
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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) |
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Liturgy
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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 |
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Holy writings
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Koran- words of god (gabriel), man's guide to life
hadith- collection of actions and sayings by Muhammad (fasting, prayers, family) |
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Symbol
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Star and crescent- orginated from constinople
allah- arabic for god color green- muhammads color, represent life and nature |
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Important people
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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 |
