PRE Islam Flashcards
(24 cards)
Name the 5 pillars of Islam
Shahdah, Salah, Sawm, Zakah, Hajj
Shahadah
Decloration of faith
Salah
5 daily prayers
Sawm
Fasting during Ramadan
Zakah
Alm - giving to charity
Hajj
A pilgrimage made to the ka’aba / Islam
Monotheism
The belief that there is only one god
Allah
The name of god according to Islam ( god of Islam)
Muslim
A follower of the religion Islam
Muhammad
The final prophet in Islam , known as the seal of the prophets
Mecca
City in Saudi Arabia where Muhammad was born
The Ka’aba
A holy site in Mecca , marked by a square black and gold building
The Qur’an
The holy book of Islam , containing the words Muhammad received from god
The Hadith
The saying of Muhammad collected into separate book
Surah
Chapters : the qur’an has 14 surahs in it
Calligraphy
Decorative writing
pilgrimage
A journey to a sacred place
Ramadan
The 9th month of the Islamic year when Muslims fast
Eid-al-fitr
Festival of breaking the fast
Sunni Islam
When followers think the next heir should be selected
Shi’a islam
Followers who think the next heir should be bloodline
Caliph
A political and religious leader of islam in the period following the death of Muhammad
What is ‘recitation’
The Arabic word for qur’an
