Flashcards in Islam 2 Deck (65):
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Adalat
Justice in Shia’s Islam
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Adhan
The call to pray 5 times a day
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Akhirah
Belief in life after death
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Al-Kiswah
The black cloth that covers the Ka’aba in Makkah
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All compassionate
All loving, benevolent, ever forgiving, not vindictive
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Al-Qadr
Predestination of the will of Allah; belief that Allah has decreed everything that will happen to the universe
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Air-bill-maroof
Commanding what is just
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Beneficence
Act of charity or kindness to do good to others
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Caliph
A successor of Muhammad as the spiritual leader of Islam
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Hadith
The teachings of Muhammad
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Hafiz
A person who has memorised the Quar’an by heart
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Hajj
Pilgrimage to Makkah, 5th pillar of Islam
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Haram
Forbidden for Muslims
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Hijab
Headscarf worm by some Muslim women
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Hijrah
Muhammad’s escape journey from Makkah to Madinah
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Ihram
The white clothing worn by pilgrims on Hajj in Makkah
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Imamate
Leadership
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Immanence
The belief that Allah is closer to us than our heartbeat and is involved in the world
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Jihad
The greater or lesser striving for the way of Allah
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Jumu’ah
Friday prayers where the Khutbah is read
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Justice
Fairness in society, the right thing to do
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Khums
Tax in Shi’a Islam
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Khutbah
The name for the sermon in Fridays Mosques
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Khatib
Person who delivers the sermon on Friday, usually the imam
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Madinah
Holy city in Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad set up the first Muslim community, where Muhammad is buried
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Makkah
Holy city in Islam in Saudi Arabia with the great mosque housing the Ka’aba
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Makruh
A detestable act
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Merciful
To show forgiveness and compassion to those who do wrong
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Mihrab
Indented archway in the mosque showing the direction of the Ka’aba
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Minbar
Raised platform used by the imam to deliver Fridays sermon
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Minaret
Tower on the outside of the mosque used for the call to prayer
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Mu’addhin
The caller to prayer
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Mubah
An action that is neither forbidden nor recommended
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Mustahab
Favoured or recommended actions
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Nahi Anil Munkar
Forbidding what is evil
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Night of power
The night. Muhammad received the first revelations of the Qur’an
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Omnipotence
The belief that Allah is all powerful
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Predestination
The idea that everything that happens has already been decided by Allah
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Psalms
The books written by David (Zabur)
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Qiblah
The direction of Makkah
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Qurbani
The sacrifice of animals during Eid-ul-Adha
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Rak’ah
A sequence of prayers containing actions and recitations
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Ramadan
The holy month of fasting, 29/30 days
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Risalah
Communication between man and Allah in the form of books, angels and prophets
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Salah
Compulsory prayer 5 times a day, 2nd pillar of Islam
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Sawm
Pillar of fasting
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Seal of the prophets
Muhammad, the last prophet chosen by Allah and given the Qur’an
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Shahadah
Declaration of faith, to believe in one God and Muhammad as the prophet of Allah
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Shari’ah law
Legal system which comes from the religious rules of Islam
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Shi’a
A Muslim who adheres to the Shi’a branch of Islam, followed by about a tenth of all Muslims
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Sunnah
The way of life of Muhammad as an example to follow
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Sunni
Muslims who follow the Sunnah, the way of the prophet
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Surah
Name for chapters in the Qur’an
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Tabarra
Expressing hatred towards evil
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Tawalla
Expressing love towards good
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Tawhid
The belief in the oneness of Allah and the unity of his being
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Transcendence
Allah is outside the world, beyond everything and outside time
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Topi
Prayer hat worm by Muslim men
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Torah
The revelations given to Musa (Tawrat)
60
Twelver Shi’a
Part of the Shi’a sect of Islam who believe the twelve Imams as leaders
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Ummah
The brotherhood/community of Islam
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Usul ad-Din
The foundations of faith in Shi’a Islam
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Wajib
Something that is an obligatory duty for a Muslim
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Wuzu
The symbolic washing and purification of the mind and body before Salah
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