Keywords topic 2 Flashcards

1
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amr bil ma’roof

A

encouraging good actions

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2
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nahi ani munkar

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discouraging evil actions

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3
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ten obligatory acts

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the most important duties of shia muslim

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4
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five pillars

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the most important duties of a muslim

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5
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shahadah

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declaration of faith

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6
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shirk

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a sin that involves setting up equals to Allah, worshiping anything other that Allah

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7
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imam

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Person who leads salah

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8
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jummah prayer

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a special congregation held every friday, usualy in the mosque

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9
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qiblah

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the direction muslims face in prayer

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10
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rak’ah

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set of movements and words in each salah

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11
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salah

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muslim prayer

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12
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wudu

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purification ritual to ensure one is clean before prayer

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13
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I’tikaf

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A period of retreat in the mosque during the last 10 days of ramdan for worship

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14
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laylay al-qadr

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the night of power

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15
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sawm

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to ‘keep away’ from something also known as fasting

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16
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ramamdan

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month of fasting, one of the pillars of islam

17
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khums

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a system for shia muslims to pay an additional 20% of their savings towards community causes

18
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nisab

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the amount of wealth above which a muslim needs to pay zakha

19
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sadaqah

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voluntary charity, not fixed

20
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zakah

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literally purification (of wealth) one of the pillars of islam

21
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hajj

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the pilgramage to makkah

22
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ka’bah

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the first house of Allah on Earth, rebuilt by Ibrahim and Isma’il

23
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Pilgrimage

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a journey to a special religious place

24
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Tawaf

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anti-clockwise circuit of the kabah, completed 7 times in hajj

25
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greater jihad

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striving spiritually to resist evil with oneself

26
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jihad

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struggle or striving

27
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lesser jihad

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striving physically to resist an evil in the world

28
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ashura

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shia commemoration of imam Hussains martyrdom

29
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id-ul-adha

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festival commemorating the devotion of ibrahim and isma’il

30
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id-ul-fitr

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festival at the end of ramadan

31
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id-ul-ghadeer

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shia festival commemorating the prophet muhammads choice of ali as a leader of muslims