Moraine Valley Community College 4 Islam Questions

I’m working on a philosophy multi-part question and need an explanation to help me study.

1.In what sense is Islam especially Arabic? What does it mean for a universal religion like Islam to have a scripture that cannot be translated and still fully remain God’s word for all peoples?

2. Explain the statement “Islam is a religion of the book.”

3. How does almsgiving function to promote com- passion and social justice?

4.. Free will and predestination are problems that touch many religions. They even touch other areas of thought, especially philosophy and psychology, with debates between behaviorists and humanists. Explain your views on this topic and relate them to the Qur’an.

5 What do you think about this theory/idea/phrase of all 3 monotheistic religions worshipping the same God? Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

Explain each term in detail

Mecca

Medina

Sunni

Shite (Shi’a)

Shirk

Muslim

Islam

Sufis

Shari’a

Shahada

Muhammad

Abraham

Khalifa (Caliph)

Tawhid (Tawheed)

The 5 pillars of Islam