Keywords

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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 word for God

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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 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 justice and the resurrection

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Tawid

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Belief in 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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Beneficence

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kindness, generosity

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Immanence

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The belief that Allah acts in the world

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Omnipotence

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Being all-powerful

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Sin

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An action against Allah’s will

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Transcendence

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A belief that Allah is above and beyond his creation

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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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Kutubullah

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Books of Allah

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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 angles who note every person's good and bad deeds.

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Malaikah

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The Arabic name for angles

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Akhirah

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Life after death, when the day of judgement takes place

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Al-Qadar

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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.