Key Words - Islam: Belief in Allah

Question 1

akhirah

Answer 1

the belief in everlasting life after death

Question 2

bismallah

Answer 2

in the name of God

Question 3

dawud

Answer 3

a prophet and messenger of Allah

Question 4

fatwa

Answer 4

a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority

Question 5

hadith

Answer 5

a collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad

Question 6

hajj

Answer 6

the greater Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 7

halal

Answer 7

denoting or relating to meat prepared as prescribed by Muslim law

Question 8

haram

Answer 8

forbidden or prescribed by Islamic law

Question 9

hijab

Answer 9

a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women

Question 10

iblis

Answer 10

an evil spirit or devil in Islam

Question 11

Ibrahim

Answer 11

a prophet (Abraham)

Question 12

id-ul-adha

Answer 12

the Muslim festival marking the culmination of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorating the sacrifice of Abraham

Question 13

id-ul-fit’r

Answer 13

the Muslim festival marking the end of the fast of Ramadan

Question 14

imam

Answer 14

a person who leads prayers in a mosque

Question 15

iman

Answer 15

faith, belief, recognition

Question 16

injil

Answer 16

Arabic name for the Gospel of Jesus

Question 17

isa

Answer 17

a classical Arabic name and a translation of Jesus

Question 18

isma’il

Answer 18

heard by God

Question 19

jibril

Answer 19

the bringer of good news (angel Gabriel)

Question 20

khalifah

Answer 20

successor of the prophet Muhammad; steward

Question 21

madrasah

Answer 21

institution of higher education in the Islamic sciences

Question 22

madinah

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the city of the prophet (Medina)

Question 23

makkah

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birthplace of Muhammad and is the holiest city of Islam (Mecca)

Question 24

maryam

Answer 24

drop of the sea, bitter or beloved`

Question 25

masjid

Answer 25

a mosque

Question 26

musa

Answer 26

drawn out of the water

Question 27

ramadan

Answer 27

'the hot month' - a holy month of worship, study the Qur'an, prayer and fasting

Question 28

risalah

Answer 28

prophethood and messengership

Question 29

salah

Answer 29

to demonstrate servitude to God by means of certain actions

Question 30

sawm

Answer 30

fasting from dawn until dusk during Ramadan, one of the five pillars

Question 31

saws

Answer 31

peace be upon him

Question 32

shahadah

Answer 32

the Muslim profession of faith, one of the five pillars

Question 33

shari'ah

Answer 33

the divine counsel that Muslims follow to live moral lives and grow close to God

Question 34

shaytan

Answer 34

an evil spirit

Question 35

shi'ah

Answer 35

partisans of Ali

Question 36

shirk

Answer 36

idolatry, polytheism, and the association of God with other deities

Question 37

sunni

Answer 37

a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad

Question 38

surah

Answer 38

chapter in the Qur'an

Question 39

tawhid

Answer 39

the oneness of God

Question 40

ummah

Answer 40

the whole Muslim world, or the community of believers

Question 41

wudu

Answer 41

a cleansing ritual for purity and cleanliness before performing worship

Question 42

zakah

Answer 42

an individual must donate a certain proportion of wealth each year to charitable causes