Islamic Keywords

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Beneficence

Answer 1

Kindness & Generosity

Question 2

Kutubullah

Answer 2

Books of Allah

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Malaikah

Answer 3

Angels in Arabic

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Omnipotent

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All powerful

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Omniscient

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All knowing

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Transcendence

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Allah is above and beyond his creation

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Ahl al-bayt

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People of the Prophet Muhammad’s house (family)

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Allah

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Arabic name for God

Question 9

Hadith

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Spoken words and saying of the Prophet Muhammad

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Khalifah

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A religious leader representing Allah or a Prophet

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Kitab al-iman

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The Book of Faith in the Sahih Muslim collection of Hadith

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Qur’an

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The holiest text in Islam

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Shi’a

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Muslims who believe that leadership belongs to the Ahl al-bayt

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Sunni

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Muslims who believe Abu Bakr was the first of four ‘rightly guided’ leaders after the Prophet Muhammad.

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Adalat

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Divine Justice.

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Mi’ad

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The day of Judgement and the resurrection

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Tawhid

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Belief in the one God, the oneness of Allah

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Usul ad-Din

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Name given to the principles of faith for Shi’a Muslims

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Immanence

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The belief that Allah acts in the world

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Sin

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An action against Allah’s will

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Miracles

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Extraordinary events that may not be explainable

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Prophet

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A messenger chosen by Allah to teach humanity what is right and wrong

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Risalah

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The system of communication between Allah and people, through prophets

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Injil

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Original Gospel of Isa

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Revelation

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Communication from Allah, often through an angel

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Sahifah

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Scrolls of Ibrahim and Moses

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Tawrat

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Torah

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Zabur

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Psalms of David

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Kiraman Katibin

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The Nobel scribes, the angels who note every person’s good and bad deeds

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Akhirah

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Life after death, when the Day of Judgement takes place

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Al-Qadr

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Pre-destination – belief that Allah has preordained certain things and puts in place fixed universal laws

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Barzakh

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Stage between death and the time of judgement

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Resurrection

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The belief that humans will be raised again in the next life.