REL 107 True/False for Online Final
Religious Studies 107 with Zahn at University of Kansas
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By: Courtney Daily
Textbook:
Judaism: Revelation and Traditions (Religious Traditions of the World Series)
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Created: 2011-11-30
Size: 30 flashcards
Views: 12
Textbook:
Judaism: Revelation and Traditions (Religious Traditions of the World Series) No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of IslamCreated: 2011-11-30
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Views: 12
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Although originally created by mystics, the hymn Lekhah Dodi is now recited by people who do not share mystical presuppositions.
True
The synagogue is often called a \"temple in miniature\" because Jews sacrifice Christian children there.
False
The Jewish New Year cycle initiates a time of revelry and wild intoxication.
False
The holiday of Passover, or Pesah, celebrates springtime agricultural renewal and the history of Jewish liberation from Egyptian bondage.
True
The word \"Avodah\" literally means \"work\" or \"service\" and originally referred to the priestly work of offering sacrifices in the Jerusalem Temple.
True
The term \"Bet Hakenesset\" reflects the fact that socialization and study as well as prayer occur as part of worship.
True
Jewish joggers wear tefillin rather than headphones when running.
False
The pilgrimage festival of Sukkot celebrates both the fall season and the historical experience of Israelite wandering.
True
The holiday of Shavuot, or Pentecost, occurs fifty days after the first night of Passover.
True
The Shma refers to the central study session during most Jewish worship services and is recited morning and evening but not at the afternoon worship service.
True
Zakat refers to the statutory tax required of every Muslim adult.
True
Every Muslim must perform Hajj at least ten times in a lifetime.
False
The Muslim day of prayer is Sunday morning and must be led by an Imam and always have a quorum of at least 10 men.
False
Muslims honor Hagar as the primary wife of Abraham and the mother of Ishmael.
True
Muslims fast during the daylight hours for the entire month of Ramadan.
True
The Arabic word Jihad means \"struggle\" and refers to the struggle waged against both external and internal enemies.
True
Islam considers circumcision a mark of the divine covenant and insists that both men and women be circumcised.
False
A Muslim is required to pray within a stone building and cannot use a prayer mat to serve as a mosque.
False
Muslims believe that no matter what your intention, you have fulfilled your duty if you perform the externals of prayer.
False
All Muslim leaders agree that saint veneration is not shirk and should be practiced by faithful Muslims.
False
The term Sharia means road or path and refers to the authoritative Muslim law.
True
The term Ulama term is an Arabic word that refers to the teachers of Islamic law who often have social and political power in structuring the social mores of a Muslim society.
True
The term Ayatollah is a Persian word meaning despotic monarch.
False
Members of the Muhammadiya movement advance a reformist attitude toward Islam.
True
The Arabic word Mar'uf is usually translated as "the good" in an ideal ethical sense, but its real meaning is that which is beloved of Allah.
False
There is no provision in Islam for searching out new ways of understanding traditional texts such as the Quran and the Sunna.
False
Because Muslims accept Qur'anic law as binding, they refuse to practice any regional customs.
False
The term halal refers to the entire range of permissible things in Islam and may include things obviously permitted and things not clearly forbidden.
True
One aspect of Sunnite law is that of Ijma, which refers to the agreement of the community concerning the meaning of Muslim law.
True
Muhammad 'Abduh refused to accept the findings or techniques of modern science because he considered them the work of the devil.
False
About this deck
By: Courtney Daily
Textbook: Judaism: Revelation and Traditions (Religious Traditions of the World Series)
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Created: 2011-11-30
Size: 30 flashcards
Views: 12
Textbook:
Judaism: Revelation and Traditions (Religious Traditions of the World Series) No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of IslamCreated: 2011-11-30
Size: 30 flashcards
Views: 12
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