World Religions Final

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Muhammad

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The Last Prophet.

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Allah

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The Islamic God

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Koran

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The divine word of God.

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Hadith

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A text of all the actions and sayings of Muhammad.

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Mecca

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The Holy City

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Sunnis

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The traditionalist and the largest branch of the Islamic religion.

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Shi'ites

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The second largest branch of Islam, Shiite Islam originated as a political movement supporting Ali based on Muhammad's alleged designation of Ali as his successor.

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Shahada

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The Islamic Creed; "No God but God.

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Kabah

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The Black Cube that Abraham and Ishmael built. Also the first place of worship.

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Ramadan

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Holy month of fasting and prayer.

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Judaism

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The monotheistic religion of the Jews

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Yahweh

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The Judaism name for God

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Prophetsd

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People who delivers God's wor

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Messiah

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Anointed, Appointed, or elevated one

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Torah

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The Holy Book of Judaism

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Zionism

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The movement to the homeland

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Jesus

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The divne prophet and Son of the Most High God

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The Trinity

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Father, Son, & Holy Spirit

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Identify Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Isaac and Ishmael. WHo are they and what is their significance to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity

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Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all trace their lineage back to Abraham. Through Sarah, Isaac was born and the jewish religion traced their lineage through him. Through Haggar, Ishmael was born and the muslims traced their lineage through him.

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Describe the Muslom view of Muhammad. where and when was he born? How does he compare to other prophets? Is he divine or human? Did he create a "new" religion? Explain.

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The muslims view Muhammad as the last and the most prophetic prophet of God, but do not view him as a divine deity. Muhammad was born in the Koreish tribe of Mecca in 570 AD. He did not create the religion because he was but a prophet, a creation of God, and the religion was created by God.

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How does the Muslim view of Jesus differ from the Christian view of Jesus? Does the Koran believe in the doctrine of the Incarnation and the Trinity. Why or why not? Be sure to define shirk in your answer.

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The muslim view of Jesus is different from the Christian view because muslims view Jesus simply as a prophet without divinity, and Christians view Jesus as a savior, the Son of God. The Koran does not believe in the doctrine of incarnation because Islam does not associate God with human nature, nor do they believe that Jesus is the son of God. ANother reason is that worshipping Jesus would be like worshipping an idol, one of the sins of islamic religion. Its a forbidden sin.

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Muslins acknowledge that life is a gift given to us by our Creator, Allah. As such, Muslims observe two human obligations. Describe these two obligations and explain why Abraham is the most important figure in the Koran.

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The two human obligations in Islam is first to live gratefully for the gift of life by honoring God and secondly to surrender completely and commit your life to God. Abraham is recognized in Islam as a prophet and apostle of God and patriarch of many peoples. In Muslim belief, Abraham fulfilled all the commandments and trials which God tried him with over his lifetime. Abraham was considered an example all should follow according to the Koran. As a result of his unwavering faith in God, Abraham was promised by God to be a leader to all the nations of the world.

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What does the term jihad mean> Be sure to define the "lesser jihad" and the greater jihad." Does the Koran justify "offensive" war? Why or why not.

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Jihad literally means exertion." The greater jihad is the personal struggle over selfish desires. The lesser jihad is defensive war. The Koran does indeed justify self defense, however it states that God hates the aggressor and to defend yourself to enemies but do not attack first. However, aside from war and violence, the main goal of islam is to promote peace, love, and non-violoence.

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What is the main Sufi goal? (That is, what do Sufis want to encounter?) Be sure to define and explain fana and dhikr in your answer.

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The main goal for Sufi is to fully encounter and experience oneness with God in their current lifetime. "To experience fire you have to be burned." " To know God you have to experience God."

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Describe three characteristics of the Jewish God and explain at least one wat in which the Jewish God differs from other Gods in the Mediterranean, such as those of the Greeks, Romans or Syrians.

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Three characteristics of the Jewish God is that he is a righteous kind and merciful God. A moral God that differs from the Mediterranean gods because they tend to be amoral. And secondly they tend to be largely indifferent.

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Explain the "Prophetic Principle." Use the story of David and Bathsheba or the story of Naboth and King Ahab as an example to further explain the meaning for the "Prophetic Principle."

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The prophetic principle is that God is a God of mercy and justice and he demands that his prophets speak against injustice. (David and Bathsheba story).

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The Jews have experienceed a long history of suffering, defeat and exile. How did the prophets find meaning in these experiences? Describe two lessons they learned from these experienced.

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The prophets found meaning in suffering as a way of understanding the demand of righteousness. From the long history of suffering they learned the worth of freedom through defeat and justice.

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Explain the meaning of the term "Messiah." The main theme of the Jewish "messianic idea" was always "hope." Identify and describe the two sides to this "hope."

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Messiah literally means anointed, elevated, or appointed. The two sided of hope are the political national side which foresaw the triumph of the Jews over their enemies and their elevations to the position of their importance and worldly affairs. Secondly, a spiritual universal side in which their political triumph would be attended by a moral advance of world-wide proportions.

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Explain Paul's famous description of Christian love. Do you agree with his characterization of love?

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"Love is patient and kind, love is not jealous nor boastful, love is not arrogant or rude, love does not insist on its on way, love does not rejoice in the wrong but rejoices in the right, love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things, love never ends.

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Explain the Christian doctrine of Atonement. HWat is the root meaning of the word "atonement?" Be sure to explain how Adam and Jesus Christ relate to this issue.

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The root meaning of atonement is reconciliation, the recovery of wholeness. Atonement is about compensation. Sins most be compensated for, otherwise God's justice must be compromised. Adam's eating of the forbidden fruit was a sin directly against God, and sinning against God was usually compensated by death so, God sent his son in person to pay the debts of sin.

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Explain the Protestant view of faith. What does "Justification by faith alone" mean? Does it mean that "good works" are unimportant? Explain.

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The protestants view of faith is NOT simply a matter of belief, it is a response of the entire self. "Justification by faith alone" means, if one really has faith, good works will flow from it naturally.

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John 10:10 states: "I (Jesus) am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." Here Jesus is asking his followers to see that the way to more abundant life is the way of love. Describe this love and use the story of Dirk Wilems as an example.

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Dirk Willems was intially brought upon charges of heracy. Willems escapes from captivity and is chased by a guard. In the midst of this chase, the guard falls through thin ice, and is likely to drown. Willems then goes back to rescue the drowning guard, but soon after, the guard burns and kills him.

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Explain two similarities between Islam and Christianity.

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The similarities between islam and christianity are first, their belief in one God. Another similarity would be, Jesus' Golden, do unto others as you would have done unto you. Although, the muslims did not uphold Jesus as a deity like Christians, they still believed and followed that same teaching.

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Do you think religion requires a belief in a god? We have studied religions that do not posit the belief in a creator god. Do you think these religions lack something significant and essential to people living a good life? Why or why not?

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Your personal view, please answer.

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1) Explain the Five Pillars of Islam. First explain what the word “Islam” means. Then describe each of the five pillars and explain the significance (or meaning) of each. Do not just list them; you need to explain the meaning of each.

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1). Creed- profession of Faith, there is no God but God and Muhammad is His prophets. 2) Canonical Prayer- Koran advises the faithful to be constant in prayer to keep their lives in perspective. 3) Charity- They believe that if you are abundant in wealth should help the less fortunate. 4) Observance of Ramadan- A holy month to observe fasting and prayer. 5) Pilgrimage- A Muslim expected to journey to mecca if they are financial and physical enables because that is where Gods climate revelations was first disclosed.

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2) Explain the significance of God’s revelation to the Jews. First, what does “revelation” mean? The Exodus is the first clear revelation the Jews received from God. How do Jews understand the Exodus? What was the nature of the God that Exodus disclosed? (Be sure to explain the three main characteristics of God’s nature). From these three main characteristics, what other insights into God’s nature followed? Conclude by explaining the covenant that developed between God and the Jews following the Exodus.

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Revelation means disclosure. The Exodus became for the Jews the supreme occasion when God acted to deliver His people from harsh captivity, binding them to Himself by a solemn covenant. The nature of God that exodus disclosed that Yahweh was very powerful and able of goodness and love and concern for history and human affairs. Gods disclosure into the exodus was an invitation to a covenant which lasts until death. Yahweh will continue to bless the Israelites if they were to honor the laws given to them.