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MENA 160A1 (People)
Set for Spring 2015 semester
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
05/12/2015

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Prophet Muhammad
Definition
The Last Prophet
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Khadija
Definition
Muhammad's first wife
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A’isha
Definition
2nd wife of Muhammad, Abu Bakr's daughter
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Ali
Definition
Mecca, 7th century; son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, starts the Kharijites,last of the rightly guided caliphs, married Fatima
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Fatima
Definition
Daughter of Muhammad & khadija who married Ali
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Mu`awiya
Definition
Established the umayyad dynasty and was the 5th caliph after Ali
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Umar I
Definition
Second caliph. first islamic conquest of Jerusalem, established the system of pensions, taxation system, first islamic calendar, and also established the Shura council.
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Abu Bakr
Definition
The first caliph, father of Aisha (he was the reason for the Apostasy war).
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Rabi‘a al-‘Adawiyya
Definition
female sufi saint. She held a torch in one hand and a bucket of
water in the other, emphasized love for God.
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Rumi
Definition
Famous male sufi; from moment of creation 2 poles exist: one positive and one negative (ex. day/night, ying/yang)
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Shajarat al-Dur
Definition
Former queen of Egypt; marked end of Ayyubid reign and start of Mamluk reign.
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Queen Arwa
Definition
Former queen of Yemen
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Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab
Definition
he was a salafist. He didn’t like sufis or the Shias; his movement was an effort to purify islam to return Muslims to the original principles of the religion
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Muhammad ‘Abduh
Definition
Teacher of Rashid Rida.Revivalist and salafist. Wanted to reform education and restrict polygamy.
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Rashid Rida
Definition
ijtihad (independent reasoning), Salafist and revivalist. Student of Muhammad Abduh.
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Hasan al-Banna
Definition
founded Muslim Brotherhood. Wanted one Islamic state. He wanted it to be politically, socially, and philosophically sound. Former teacher. He wanted there to be credible laws in Islam.
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Khomeini
Definition
Iranian revolutionary, Ayatollah; said that Imam should be the leader of the community
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Fatima Mernissi
Definition
Modern feminist that proved Abu Bakra’s (do not mistake with Abu Bakr) hadith to be unreliable because he falsely accused a woman of adultery
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Nawal Sa’dawi
Definition
Egyptian Muslim feminist writer. Criticized interpreted quran from established patriarchy. Put on Muslim Brotherhood death list. Imprisoned a couple times.
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Amina Wadud
Definition
American scholar. Feminist. Reviewed the Qur’an and Sunna., Challenged traditions of only having male Imams.
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Asma Barlas
Definition
Feminist, academically educated, professor here in the US, background in Pakistan and American systems
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Benazir Bhutto
Definition
Former prime minister of Pakistan. Assassinated; feminist.
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Zaynab al-Ghazali
Definition
Egyptian feminist. She was friendly with the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Malcolm X
Definition
African American activist. Converted to Islam in prison. Well known figure in the Nation of Islam. He performed the pilgrimage to Mecca after which he became a Sunni Muslim.
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Elijah Muhammad
Definition
Father of the nation of Islam. Claimed to be the prophet.
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