Islam Flashcards
(22 cards)
The Sunni Islam, the successor to the prophet
caliph
The one God, in Islam
Allah
A legal opinion issued by an authority according to a particular school of law; often erroneously defined as an edict against someone or something.
fatwa
The holy pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims.
hajj
Traditional report about the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad
Hadith
The veiling of women for the sake modesty.
hijab
Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Medina.
hijrah
In shi’ite Islam, the title for the person carrying the initiatic tradition of the Prophetic Light
Imam
In its original meaning, complete, trusting surrender to God.
Islam
A person seeking to establish Islamic states in which the rule of God is supreme.
Islamist
The muslim’s struggle against the inner forces that prevent God-realization and the outer barriers to establishment of the order
Jihad
Traditional religious school teaching a narrow version of Islam
madrasa
In Islam, one who calls the people to prayer from a high place.
muezzin
The central Muslim expression of faith: “there is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God”
Shahadah
The divine law in Islam.
Shari’ah
The minority branch of Islam which tells that Muhammad’s legitiment successors where ‘Ali and a series of Imams; a follower of this branch.
Shi’a
The mystical path in Islam.
Sufism
The behavior of the prophet Muhammad, used as a model in Islamic law.
Sunnah
A follower of the majority branch of Islam which tells that successors to Muhammad are to be chosen by the Muslim community.
Sunni
A chapter of the Holy Qur’an
sura
The Muslim community.
ummah
Spiritual tithing.
zakat
