History
After the death of Muhammad, this was a disagreement over who should succeed the Prophet as the political and religious leader of the umma.
What is the crisis of succession?
The revelation received by the Prophet Muhammad
The Quran
The Seal of the Prophets
Who is the Prophet Muhammad?
In Judaism, this practice involves not mixing meat and dairy and not consuming pork.
What is a kosher diet? (or keeping kosher)
What is shirk?
Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg, refused to recant, and kick-started this event.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
The three biblical patriarchs
Who are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?
A set of mitzvot that are revealed to Moses at Mt. Sinai; relevant for both Jews and Christians.
What are the Ten Commandments?
Every day religious expressions of people (typically outside of official religious institutions)
The foundational myth for the Jewish faith; details the escape from slavery in Egypt.
What is the Exodus?
This is commentary on the Quran.
What is tafsir?
This man wrote about original sin.
Who is St. Augustine?
These major festivals/holidays commemorate the Exodus.
Passover, Sukkot, Shavuot
The split between the Eastern and Western churches. The addition of the Filioque is the catalyst for this split.
This book contains the creation story for Judaism and Christianity.
What is Genesis?
This man was martyred in the year 680, leading to the official split between the Sunni and the Shia.
Who is Husayn?
Seven of these are recognized in Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, but only two are recognized in Protestantism.
What are the Sacraments?
An innovative religious community that exists outside of any established organizational structure
What is a cult?
Done by the Babylonians in 587 BCE
Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim
What is the Tanakh?
A Pharisee who converted to Christianity and helped spread the religion among Gentiles.
Who is Paul of Tarsus?
Ritual purification before daily prayer (salah) in Islam.
What is Wudu?
Religious concern for end times, death and judgment; cataclysmic end of the world
What is Eschatology?