Islam Keywords

Question 1

Adalat

Answer 1

Justice in Shi’a Islam

Question 2

Adhan

Answer 2

The call to prayer five times a day

Question 3

Akhirah

Answer 3

Belief in the life after death

Question 4

Al-Kiswah

Answer 4

The black cloth that covers the Ka’aba in Makkah

Question 5

All-compassionate

Answer 5

All-loving, benevolent, ever forgiving and not vindictive

Question 6

Al-Qard

Answer 6

predestination of the will of Allah; the belief that Allah has decreed everything that is to happen in the universe

Question 7

Amr-bil-Maroof

Answer 7

Commanding what is just (equal)

Question 8

Beneficence

Answer 8

An act of charity or kindness in an effort to do good for others

Question 9

Caliph

Answer 9

A successor or Muhammad as the spiritual leader of Islam

Question 10

Hadith

Answer 10

The teaching of Muhammad

Question 11

Hafiz

Answer 11

A person who has memorised the Qur’an by heart

Question 12

Hajj

Answer 12

Pilgrimage to Makkah and the Fifth Pillar of Islam

Question 13

Haram

Answer 13

Forbidden for Muslims (includes food, actions, ect)

Question 14

Hijab

Answer 14

Head scarf worn by some Muslim woman

Question 15

Hijrah

Answer 15

Muhammad’s escape journey from Makkah to Madinah

Question 16

Ihram

Answer 16

The white clothing worn by pilgrimage on hajj in Madinah

Question 17

Imamate

Answer 17

Leadership

Question 18

Immanence

Answer 18

The belief that Allah is closer to us then our heartbeat and is involved in the world

Question 19

Jihad

Answer 19

The grater or lesser striving for the way of Allah

Question 20

Jumu’ah (Jummah)

Answer 20

Friday prayers where the Khutbah is read

Question 21

Justice

Answer 21

Fairness in society or right thing to do

Question 22

Khums

Answer 22

Tax in Shi’a Islam

Question 23

Khutbah

Answer 23

The name for the sermon on Friday in mosques

Question 24

Khatbi

Answer 24

The person who delivers the sermon on Fridays- usually the Imam

Question 25

Madinah

Answer 25

Holy city in Saudi Arabia as the place where Muhammad set up the first Muslim community and the place where Muhammad is buried

Question 26

Makkah

Answer 26

Holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia with the grate mosque housing the Ka’aba

Question 27

Makruh

Answer 27

A detestable act

Question 28

Merciful

Answer 28

To show forgiveness and compassion to those who do wrong