Pillars of Islam
Islamic Law
Introduction Unit
Miscellaneous - Arabic
Miscellaneous - English
100
pilgrimage
What is the Hajj?
100
textual record of revelation received by Muhammad
What is the Qur'an?
100
"all Muslims are terrorists"
What is a stereotype?
100
general term for head covering
What is hijab?
100
stereotype = untrustworthy generalization = __________
What is duplicity?
200
prayer
What is salat?
200
Islamic law
What is shari'ah?
200
the writings of researchers and academics
What is scholarship?
200
the name of the month in which Muslims fast
What is Ramadan?
200
stereotype = illogical generalization = __________
What is irrationality?
300
fasting
What is sawm?
300
the sayings and doings of Muhammad
What are the hadith?
300
for example, the division of the world into "east" and "west"
What is a dichotomy?
300
head covering most seen in Afghanistan; includes a screen or veil over the woman's eyes
What is a burqa?
300
belief in only one god
What is monotheism?
400
charity
What is zakat?
400
independent reasoning
What is ijtihad?
400
an academic concept referring to generalizations about the non-Western world
What is orientalism?
400
covering worn by women in Iran
What is a chador?
400
sacrificing one's own life for a cause
What is martyrdom?
500
profession of faith
What is shahadah?
500
the process of forming Islamic law
What is fiqh?
500
what we say and how we say it
What is discourse?
500
mosque leader in Sunni Islam; singular religious leader in Shi'a Islam
What is an imam?
500
stereotype = the harem generalization = __________
What is sensuality or exoticism?
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