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Chapter One Islam and the Muslims of Today

 

 

 

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                                                                                

                            

 

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                                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                  

 

 

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                                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created خلق / انشأ                                        

 

Faith إيمان                                                      

 

Status درجة                                                  

 

Adherence التمسك بـ                                    

 

Momentum دافع / قوة                                  

 

 

 

Cause of سبب                                                

 

Progress تقدم                                                  

 

Principles مبادئ                                          

 

Put into practice ينفذ                                    

 

Idea فكرة                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.