JUDAISM/ISLAM/SIKHISMTerms to review for test…
JUDAISM
Canaan c.2000bce
(though Hebrew Calendar dates back over 5000
years.)
Shema "Hear O Israel, the Lord Our God is ONE"
Greeting: "Shalom"
Mezuzah
Rabbi
Temple/Synagogue/”Shul”
Bimah
Scriptures: TANAK
(Torah is only 1st 5 books aka Pentateuch)
Talmud
Yarmulke, Tallit
Sabbath
Rites of Passage: Briss; Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Rosh Hashanah; Yom Kippur
Emergent belief of Judaism:
God is ONE (See Shema).
ISLAM
Islam means “surrender” or “submission”
followers of Islam called Muslims
Arabia , c. 610ce
Muhammad: not ‘founder’; he is considered greatest
and final prophet. He did not try to start a new
movement or religion; rather, he called people back to
faithfulness to the right order of things: humans
submission to Allah.
Creed:- Shahada: There is no God but Allah, and
Muhammad is his prophet
Allah = the God
Jesus is regarded as an important prophet second only
to Muhammad
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is also held in highest regard.
Angels are important (Jibreel =Gabriel)
Allah called Muhammad “to recite” – the words that
came are recorded in The Qu’ran
Divisions of Shi’a and Sunni originally came from
disputes over who would succeed Muhammad
Shift in consciousness: God has a PERSONAL
involvement with us and through our life story.
As stories in Hebrew scriptures describe people’s
deep personal encounters with God (Think
Abraham,Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Sarah, Rebecca,
Rachel,Hannah, etc), we can hear God speaking
to us in and through our experiences which help
shape our life and the world around us.)
Imam – leader of prayer “one who stands”
5 Pillars: Shahada/Salat/Sawm/Zakat/Hajj
zakat=charity
Mecca/Kabbah
Mosque/Masjid
Call to Worship by Muezzin
A Salaam Alaykum – Greeting “Peace be upon you”
Holidays: Eid-al Fitr;Eid al Adha/ month of Ramadan
Belief in Life after Life
NO images of Allah or Muhammad allowed.
Modesty important
SIKH
Sikh= learner
Guru = teacher
Guru Nanak – 16th Century Punjab, India
10 Gurus, finally succeded by
Adi Granth – scripture containing wisdom of the gurus;
is the final guru referred to as the Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Monotheistic
Many names for formless/limitless God,
most commonly used: Waheguru
Sat=truth
Sat nam= The name of truth
Rejects caste system :
Everyone is equal before God.
Khalsa - community of equals
Singh (lion)/Kaur (princess)
5 vices: lust; greed; attachment; anger; pride
5 K’s
Gurdwara
Langar (meal following Gurwara service)
Golden Temple at Amritar
Afterlife: belief in reincarnation. Your disposition at the
time of death can influence your next life. Being a
human is most useful because you can use your free will
to improve your condition. Goal is to END cycle of
reincarnation and achieve liberation by union with
Waheguru.
This liberation is called MUKTI