What's Sufism?
What can be described as “the extra credit component of Islam?”
Sufism
State the two definitions of Sharia…
1.) Islamic Law
2.) collected prescriptions dedicated by God for how the universe should run
When did Muhammad make the trip from Mecca to Medina? Hint: This is also the first year of the Islamic calendar.
622
What are the schools that Sunni jurists belong to and in what part of the world are each school present?
(name 2)
Malakai=North Africa
Hanbali=Saudi Arabia
Shaf’fi = Middle East / Indonesia
Hanafi = Turkey/ Central and South Asia
Muffin...
Or
Donut...
Muffin... kind of ;)
How many times a day do Sufis pray and when can they not perform these prayers?
Sufis pray 5 times a day and can not perform prayers
What does the term Kalam mean?
Speech or dialect, and is used as a term to describe Islamic Theology
There are five pillars of Islam, name them.
the declaration of faith (shahada), prayer (salah), alms-giving (zakat), fasting (sawm), and pilgrimage (hajj)
What is the major debate presented in Folowing Muhammad within Islamic Art?
creating images (portraits) of living creatures and living beings
The most American of icecream flavors is...
cotton candy or moose tracks
Who do Sufis believe is watching them at all times and is the reason for their behaviors?
God or Allah
What is a Mufti and what is its role in Islam?
A Mufti is an appointed figure who answers questions / provides fatwahs specifically about Shariah
Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam in which Muslims fast from sun up to sundown. What kind of food are they allowed to eat before sun up or after sundown and what is the meal called?
Any food that they would be able to eat when it is not Ramadan. The meal is called Iftar.
The metaphor: “ a drop which vanishes into the ocean; it does not actually cease to exist for it is now part of the vastness of the sea…” is used to describe what amongst Sufis?
"to lose one's identity completely in the identity of God"
Who has scored the most points in the NBA?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 38,387 pts
What is the ritual activity of the Mevlevi Sufi order?
Whirling Dervishes
What is zikr (dhikr) and what is its importance in Sufism?
“remembrance or utterance”; in the Quran, dhikr refers to "urging Muslims to remember Allah often"; in Sufism Dhikr consists of continuously saying one of God’s many names repeatedly which allows someone to lose all self-awareness.
What was the original city that Muslims would face and pray towards and what city was it changed to?
At first they prayed toward Jerusalem and now they pray toward Mecca.
How were men depicted in orientalist art and what did it represent? (Hint: maybe check on pg 195-197 in "Following Muhammad : Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World")
"men, in the alternate stereotype, were frequently depicted as warriors, whether engaged in fierce battle or in in-dolent relaxation...reinforced the notion of violent Islam while suggesting that these behind-the-times soldiers could be easily conquered..."
On March 3rd 1987 the greatest rapper of all time released his first studio album titled Criminal Minded. Who is this artist and what does his name stand for?
KRS One
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