Flashcards in Islam Key Words Deck (64)
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What is Adalat
Divine justice
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What is Divine justice
Adalat
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What is Ahl al-bayt
People of Prophet Muhammad’s house (family)
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What are the “people of prophet Muhammad’s” called
Ahl al-bayt
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What is Akhirah?
Life after death; when the Day of Judgement takes place
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What is “life after death ; when the Day of Judgement takes place called”
Akhirah
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What is Allah
The Arabic name for God
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What is the Arabic name for God
Allah
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What is Al-Qadr
Predestination; the belief that Allah has predefined certain things and put in place fixed universal
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What is the name for “Predestination; the belief that Allah predefined certain things and put in place fixed universal laws”
Al-Qadr
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What are the Articles of Faith
The six central beliefs of all Muslims; especially key for Sunnis
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What are “the six central beliefs of all Muslims especially key for Sunnis”
The articles of faith
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What is Barzakh
The stage between death and the time of judgement
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What is “the stage between death and the time of judgement” called
Barzakh
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What is Beneficence
Being actively good, kind and generous
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What is”being actively good, kind and generous called”?
Beneficence
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What is benevolence
Being all loving
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What is “being all loving called”
Benevolence
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What is Hadith
Sayings or teachings of the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh)
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What are the “sayings or teachings of the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh)”
Hadith
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What is Immanence
A belief that Allah is active and part of this world
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What is “the belief that Allah is active and part of this world” called
Immanence
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What is Injil
The original gospel of Isa (Jesus)
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What is the “original gospel of Isa(Jesus) called”
Injil
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What is Kahlifiah
A religious leader (caliph) representing Allah or a prophet
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What is a “religious leader (caliph) representing Allah or a prophet
Khalifiah
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What are the Kiraman katibin
The noble scribes, the angels who note every person’s good and bad deeds
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What are “the noble scribes, the angels who note every person’s good and bad deeds”
The Kiraman Katibin
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What are the Kutubullah
The books of Allah
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What are the books of Allah
The Kutubullah
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What are the Malaikah
The Arabic name for angles
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What is the Arabic name for angles
Malaikah
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What is Mi’ad
The day of judgement and resurrection
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What is the day of judgement and the resurrection
Mi’ad
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What is Omnipotence
Being all powerful
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What is being all-powerful
Omnipotence
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What is a prophet
A messenger chosen by Allah to teach humanity what is right and wrong
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What is a messenger chosen by Allah to teach humanity what is right and wrong
A prophet
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What is the Qur’an
The holiest text in Islam
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What is the holiest text in Islam called
The Qur’an
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What is resurrection
The belief that humans will be raised again in the next life
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What is the belief that humans will be raised in the next life
Resurrection
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What is a revelation
Communication from Allah, often through an angle
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What is communication from Allah often through an angle
A revelation
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What is Risalah
The prophet; a system of communication between Allah and people
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What are “the prophets; a system of communication between Allah and people”
Risalah
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What are the Sahifah
The scrolls of Ibrahim and Moses
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What are the scrolls of Ibrahim and Moses called
Sahifah
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Who are the Shi’a
A smaller branch of Islam; Muslims who believe that leadership belong to the Ahl al-bayt
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What are people belonging to ‘a smaller branch of Islam; Muslims who believe that leadership belongs to the Ahl al-bayt
Shi’a
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What is sin
An action against Allah’s will
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What is action against Allahs will
Sin
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What is Sunni Islam
The largest branch of Islam; Muslims who believe Abu Baker was the first of four ‘rightly guided’ leaders after the Prophet Muhammad
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What is “the largest branch of Islam; Muslims who believe Abu Baker was the first of four ‘rightly guided’ leaders after the Prophet Muhammad’
Sunni Islam
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What is Tawhid
The belief in one God; the oneness of Allah
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What is the belief in one God; the oneness of Allah
Tawhid
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What is the Tawrat
The Torah (holy text of Judaism/ scriptures of Moses)
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What is the Torah(holy text of Judaism/scriptures of Moses)
Tawrat
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What is Transendence
A belief that Allah is above and beyond this world
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What is a belief that Allah is above and beyond this world
Transcendence
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What is Usul ad-Din
The five roots or principles of faith in Shi’a Islam(core beliefs)
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What are the five roots or principles of faith in Shi’a Islam(core beliefs)
Usul ad-Din
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What is Zabur
Psalms of David (Jewish prophet)
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