Chapter One Islam and the Muslims of Today
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Lag يتأخر
Lagging متأخر
Nation أمة
Glad سعيد
Raise question يثير سؤال
Judge يحكم
Leader قائد
Empire امبراطورية
Spread ينتشر
Ocean محيط
Borders حدود
Scholars دارسين
Distinguished متميز
Architecture بناء معماري
Astronomy علم الفلك
Science علوم
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Philosophyفلسفة Mathematics رياضيات
Renaissance نهضة
Acknowledge يعترف بـ
Western غربي
Eastern شرقي
Culture ثقافة
Civilization حضارة
Intellectual فكري
Social اجتماعي
Splendours روائع / مباهج
Remain يظل
Darkness ظلام
Ignorance الجهل
Factor عامل
Rise ارتفاع
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Fall سقوط
Certain معين/ محدد
Govern يحكم
Sociologist عالم اجتماع
Sociology علم الاجتماع
Founder منشئ / مؤسس
Life cycle دورة الحياة
Infancy مهد
Childhood طفولة
Youth شباب
Old age كهولة / شيخوخة
Downfall انهيار
Birth ميلاد
Egyptian مصري
Greek يوناني
Roman روماني
Persian فارسي
Growth نمو
Stages مراحل
Expect يتوقع
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Alienation ابتعاد
Brotherhood إخوة
Altruism ايثار / حب الغير
Enmity عداوة
Disunity فرقة / عدم الوحدة
Selfishness أنانية
Overwhelmed يقهر
Welfare رفاهية
Personal شخصي
Pleasure متعة
Neglect يهمل
Decadence انحلال
Superstition الشعوذة
Sectarianism الانقسام إلى طوائف
Righteousness الصلاح
Equality المساواة
Life hereafter الحياة الأخرى
Recover يشفى
Regain يستعيد
Prophet نبي
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Created خلق / انشأ
Faith إيمان
Status درجة
Adherence التمسك بـ
Momentum دافع / قوة
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Cause of سبب
Progress تقدم
Principles مبادئ
Put into practice ينفذ
Idea فكرة
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Vocabulary
- Lag (v.) develop more slowly (than others)
- Nation (n.) a large group of people with the same race and language living in one area and usually having an independent government.
- Glad (adj.) pleased and happy.
- Raise a question (v.) bring up a subject for discussion.
- Judge (v.) a public official who has the power to decide questions brought before a court of law.
- Leader (n.) a person that leads or is in advance of others.
- Leader (n.) a person who guides or directs a group, movement.
- Empire (n.) a group of countries under one government usually ruled by an emperor.
- Spread (v.) cover a large area.
- Ocean (n.) the great mass of salt water that covers most of the earth.
- Borders (n.) land near the dividing line between two countries.
- Scholars (n.) a person with great knowledge of a subject.
- Distinguish oneself (v.) behave so as to bring credit to oneself.
- Architecture (n.) The art and science of building , including its planning, making and decoration.
- Astronomy (n.) the scientific study of the sun , moon, stars.
- Science (n.) the study of knowledge which depends on testing facts and stating general natural laws.
- Science (n.) any of the branches of knowledge which studied at university.
- Philosophy (n.) the study of the nature and meaning of existence , reality, knowledge, goodness.
- Mathematics (n.) maths (n.) the study or science of numbers.
- Renaissance (n.) the period which art, literature and science widely studied .
- Acknowledge (v.) recognize the fact or existence.
- Start (v.) begin.
- Western (adj.) belonging to the west part of the world or of a country.
- Eastern (adj.) belonging to the east part of the world or of a country.
- Culture (n.) the particular system of art , thought, and customs of a society.
- Civilization (n.) a stage of human social development especially one with a high level of art, religion, science, government and a written language.
- Intellectual (adj.) able to use the intellect well, showing unusual reasoning powers.
- Social (adj.) concerning human society or its organization.
- Splendours (n.) grand beauty and magnificence.
- Remain (v.) to stay or be left behind after others have gone.
- Remain (v.) To continue to be in an unchanged state.
- Darkness of ignorance (n.) unlightened lack of knowledge.
- Factor (n.) condition or circumstance helping to bring about a result.
- Rise (v.) to go up/ get higher.
- Rise (n.) the act of growing greater or more powerful.
- Fall (v.) to become lower in level, degree or quantity.
- Fall (n.) an act of falling.
- Certain (determiner/ pronoun) some but not a lot.
- Govern (v.) control.
- Sociologist (n.) expert in sociology.
- Sociology (n.) scientific study of societies and human behavior in groups.
- Founder (n.) a person who founds something .
- Life cycle (n.) progression through different stages of development.
- Infancy (n.) early childhood.
- Childhood (n.) the time or condition of being a child.
- Youth (n.) the period of being young, early life.
- Old age (n.) advanced in age.
- Downfall (n.) ruin.
- Birth (n.) the act or time of being born of coming into the world.
- Growth (n.) the act or rate of growing and developing.
- Growth (n.) increase in numbers or amount.
- Stages (n.) periods.
- Expect (v.) to think that someone or something will come or that something will happen. To believe, hope and think
- Alienation (n.) turning away.
- Brotherhood (n.) the quality of being brothers.
- Altruism (n.) consideration of the happiness and good of others before one’s own , unselfishness.
- Enmity (n.) particular feeling of hatred.
- Disunity (n.) lack of unity.
- Selfish(adj.) concerned only with one’s own advantage without care others. Selfishness (n.)
- Overwhelmed (v.) defeat or overcome.
- Welfare (n.) wellbeing.
- Personal (adj.) concerning , belonging to , or for the use of a particular person , private. Done or made directly by a particular person.
- Pleasure (n.) the feeling of happiness or satisfaction resulting from an experience that one likes.
- Neglect (v.) to give too little attention or care to.
- Decadence (n.) fall to a worse level.
- Superstition (n.) belief in magic and the supernatural.
- Sectarianism (n.) tendency to split up or work in the interest of sects.
- Righteousness (n.) lawfulness and moral good.
- Equality (n.) the state of being equal.
- Ignorance (n.) the lack of knowledge.
- Life hereafter (n.) life after death.
- Recover (v.) to return to the proper state of health, strength, ability.
- Regain (v.) win back.
- Prophet (n.) a man who believes that he is directed by God’s will and to lead and teach religion.
- Create(v.) to cause something new, to exist, produce something new.
- Faith (n.) strong belief, trust a system of religious belief, religion.
- Status (n.) high social position.
- Adherence (n.) remaining faithful.
- Momentum (n.) importance , force.
- Cause of (n.) reason.
- Progress (n.) continual improvement or development, advance.
- Principles (n.) high personal standards of what is right and wrong used as a guide to behavior. The general rules on which a skill, science is based.
- Put into practice (v.) carry out.
- Idea (n.) an opinion, a plan, a suggestion.
Questions and answers
1-Why is Ahmed sad?
Because the Muslims countries are lagging behind in many fields.
2-How wide was the Muslims empire?
The Muslims empire spread from the Atlantic Ocean to the borders of China.
3-What are the fields which the Muslims were distinguished in?
Muslims scholars distinguished themselves in the fields of science, medicine, philosophy, mathematics, architecture, astronomy and many other sciences.
4-What is the effect of Islam? What was the most important factor in the rise of the Arabs?
Islam was the most important factor in the rise of the Arabs and the spread of Islamic civilization all over the known world at that time.
5-Who is the founder of modern sociology?
Ibn Khaldoun.
6- What do you know about Ibn Khadoun?
He is Arab sociologist and he is the founder of modern sociology.
7-What is the life cycle?
a)Infancy b) Childhood c) Youth
d) Old age e) Downfall
8-What does Islam call for?
Islam calls for brotherhood , unity, altruism and power.
9-What was the most important factor in the downfall of Islamic civilization?
The Muslim’s alienation from the spirit of Islam.
10-What did the Muslim rulers spread before their downfall?
They spread enmity, disunity and selfishness.
11-What did Muslim rules care for?
Muslim rulers care for their own personal pleasures and neglected the welfare of Muslims as whole.
12-What did the strong Islamic society base on?
a)faith b)righteousness c)freedom d)equality
e) brotherhood f) they worked for both this life and life hereafter.
