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| A system of religious laws in Islam dealing with a variety of topics |
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| What are 8 examples of Sharia? |
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| Economics, fasting and prayer, sex and marriage, inheritance, diet, crime and punishment, customs, and hygiene |
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| Some elements of Sharia are explicit in the Qur'an, what are others decided by? |
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| What are the 4 sources of Sharia? |
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| Qur'an, Sunnah, Ijma, and Qiyas |
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| Laws derived by a consensus (agreement) |
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| What does the Ijma say about Sharia? |
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| That the Muslim Community will never all agree on an error. |
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| We don't have a dang clue. |
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| Over time, what two schools arose that forced different varieties of thought making the Ijma harder to come true? |
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| 4 Schools of Sunni and 4 schools of Shi'ite |
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| What is the importance of the Qiyas? (Like why do Muslims have it?) |
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| Because the Qur'an does not contain answers to all problems |
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| What is the solution to the problem that the Qur'an does not contain answers to all problems? |
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| Comparing modern problems to ancient practices and find similarities (look for the cause of what was revealed in the earlier laws and apply the same reasoning to newer situations) |
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| What is an example of looking for the cause of what was revealed in the earlier laws and applying the same reasoning to newer situations? |
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| Drinking wine is prohibited in the Qur'an, so the Qiyas says that any intoxicating thing is prohibited |
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| List the 5 categories of Sharia. |
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| Fard, Mandub, Mubah, Makruh, and Haram |
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| What is Fard? Give an example. |
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| things that are compulsory (mandatory) Doing your prayers |
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| What is Mandub? Give and example. |
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| things that are recommended, but not compulsory. Extra prayers |
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| things that have to be decided by a consensus because there is no clear guidance |
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| What is Makruh? Give an example. |
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| Things that are not forbidden, but discouraged. Divorce |
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| What is Haram? Give an example. |
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| Things that are forbidden. Adultery |
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| What is Halal? What is Haram? |
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| Allowed foods. Forbidden foods |
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| What are 6 foods in Haram? |
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| Pork, Already dead animals, Blood, Anything sacrificed to Idols, A few other types of animals, and intoxicants |
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| What are two things that are Halal? |
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| Anything not Haram, and animals must be slaughtered according to Muslim standards |
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| What is one major example of the Economics in the Sharia? |
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| Collecting interest on loaned money is forbidden |
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| Collecting interest on loaned money is considered despicable... Why? |
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| Because you are capitalizing on another persons misfortune. |
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| How do banks make money in Islam if there is no interest on loaned money? |
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| They share the profits or loss with the person they loaned money to |
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| What are three banking principles other than the fact that they share the profits or loss? |
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| Haram goods and services cannot be produced or consumed (like a bar), Gambling of things involving chance are forbidden, and the zakat must be paid |
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| What are the three categories of punishments in Sharia? |
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| 1. Retaliation or money compensation (eye for an eye), 2. Discretionary penalties (up to the judge), and 3. Specific penalties for certain crimes. |
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| What is retaliation or money compensation seen as? |
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| Why do Muslims have discretionary penalties (up to the judge)? |
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| Because they are listed in the Qur'an |
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| Where are specific penalties for certain crimes listed? |
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| The Qur'an gives some crimes certain penalties. Are these the most severe penalties that they can receive, or do they have to receive these? |
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| Don't know... This is just a debated question |
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| Which crime leads to flogging? |
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| What are the 4 things that have to happen before you are convicted for theft? |
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| 2 witnesses, private property of a certain value, taken for criminal intent, and not taken because of need or hunger |
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| What are 6 things that lead to a death penalty? |
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| Kidnapping, terrorism, assassination, armed robbery, arson, and poison |
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| What is something that is now being considered under the death penalty? |
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| What is one way that you won't get a death penalty for murder? |
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| The surviving family overrules the judge and shows mercy and lets you live |
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