Polytheism in Pre-Islamic Arabia
The term in Islam for associating partners with Allah (in Arabic)
What is Shirk?
The first major battle between Muslims and Quraysh
What is the Battle of Badr?
Warfare is permitted in Islam to protect three things
What is self-defense, against oppression and freedom of belief?
Polytheism means this
What is belief in many Gods, other Gods or no God?
this is a key lesson from the Battle of Badr
What is victory even if outnumbered?
The Kaaba was used for this before the coming of Islam
What is Idol Worship?
The Battle of Uhud resulted in this because of disobeying orders
What is a Surprise Counterattack?
Islamic warfare does not permit harm to these 4 things
What is women, children, elders and crops?
Monotheism means this
what is belief in one God (Allah)?
Muslims learned this hard lesson from the setback at Uhud
what is importance in obedience and unity in leadership?
The Meccan tribes believed this about God and the idols
What is God is worshipped through Idol Worship?
This was the significance of the treaty of Hudaybiyyah
What is Peaceful Dialogue and Spread of Islam?
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) treated prisoners of war like this
What is Kindness?
This was Prophet Muhammad's core message
What is abandon idols and worship Allah?
The Prophet’s defense strategy in the Trench (Al-Khandaq) battle was inspired by
What is the persian tactic?
Idol worship economically benefited Quraysh
What is Mecca Pilgrimage?
This was a major defensive tactic in the battle of the trench (Al-Khandaq)
What is digging a trench around Medina to prevent invasion?
The ethical principles the Prophet followed during warfare
what is mercy, justice, unnecessary bloodshed and honoring treaties?
The Prophet’s monotheistic message threatened this
What is religion, political status and economic status?
Islamic and modern war ethics are similar in
what is restraint, justice and protection of civilians?
Polytheism is this type of shirk
What is Major Shirk?
The Battle of Hunayn opposing tribes
What is Hawazin and Thaqib (Polytheists from Taif)?
A Qur’an ayah says this about making peace in times of war
What is “If the enemy inclines toward peace, then you also incline to it” (Surah Al-Anfal 8:61)?
This happened to the idols in the Kaaba after the Conquest of Mecca
What is destroyed?
This is how Islam defines fighting for justice
What is struggling against oppression and defending the oppressed without aggression?