Arabic Terms (Mocks) Flashcards

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Tawhid

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Tawhid- Oneness of Allah

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Risalah

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Risalah- Prophethood

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Rasuul

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Rasuul- Prophets who had a revelation that is in written form

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Malaikah

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Malaikah- Angles

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Akhirah

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Akhirah- Afterlife

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Al-Qad’r

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Al-Qad’r- Predestination

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Usul ad-Din

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Usul ad-Din- The 5 Roots of Shia Islam

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Al-Tawhid

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Al-Tawhid- Oneness and Unity of Allah

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Al -Adl

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Al -Adl- Divine Justice

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Al-Nubuwwah

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Al-Nubuwwah- Prophethood

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Al-Imamah

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Al-Imamah- Imams

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Al-Ma’ad

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Al-Ma’ad- Day of Resurrection

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Caliph

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Caliph- Leader

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Shirk

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Shirk- The sin of putting something above Allah

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Khalifah

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Khalifah- Viceregent of Allah, eg in connection with Adam

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Hanif

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Hanif- Believer in one God eg in connection with Ibrahim

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Tawrat

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Tawrat- Torah of Moses/Musa

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Zabur

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Zabur- Psalms of David/Dawud

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Kutub

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Kutub- Books

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Hadith

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Hadith- Sayings and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad

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Sunnah

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Sunnah- Customs and practices of the Prophet Muhammad (as a guide to follow)

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Sifat

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Sifat- Allah’s attributes, for example of foreknowledge

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Mu’tazilite

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Mu’tazilite- A branch of Islam

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Al-Ashari

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Al-Ashari- A branch of Islam

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Barzakh

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Barzakh- The period between death and the Day of Judgement

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Al-Jannah

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Al-Jannah- Heaven

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Jahannam

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Jahannam- Hell

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Jihad

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Jihad- Struggle

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Shahadah

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Shahadah- The Proclamation of Faith (one of the Five Pillars of Islam)

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Salat/Salah

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Salat/Salah- Prayer (one of the Five Pillars of Islam)

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Zakat/Zakah

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Zakat/Zakah- Charity/alms giving (one of the Five Pillars of Islam)

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Sawm

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Sawm- Fasting in the month of Ramadan (one of the Five Pillars of Islam)

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Hajj

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Hajj- Pilgrimage to Mecca (one of the Five Pillars of Islam)

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Khums

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Khums- Annual taxation of 1/5 th of gains per year - one of the 10 Obligatory Acts in Shia Islam

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Amr-bil-Maroof

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Amr-bil-Maroof- Commanding what is good - one of the 10 Obligatory Acts in Shia Islam

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Nahi Anil Munkar

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Nahi Anil Munkar- Forbidding what is evil - one of the 10 Obligatory Acts in Shia Islam

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Tawalla

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Tawalla- Expressing love towards good - one of the 10 Obligatory Acts in Shia Islam

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Tabarra

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Tabarra- Expressing disassociation from evil - one of the 10 Obligatory Acts in Shia Islam

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Fajr

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Fajr- Morning Prayer

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Zuhr

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Zuhr- Midday Prayer

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Asr

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Asr- Late Afternoon Prayer

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Maghrib

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Maghrib- Prayer just after sunset

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Isha

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Isha- Night time Prayer

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Ablution

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Ablution- Washing – not an Arabic term, but an English one you should know!

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Wudu

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Wudu- Ceremonial washing before prayer

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Khutba

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Khutba- The sermon on a Friday in the mosque

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Qibla

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Qibla- The niche in the wall of the mosque in the direction of Mecca

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Muezzin

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Muezzin- The man who calls people to prayer

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Adhan

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Adhan- The call to prayer

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Rakat/Rakah

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Rakat/Rakah- The special movements in prayer

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Niyyah

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Niyyah- The intention in one’s heart to do things properly, also a declaration made before prayer either out loud or in one’s heart.

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Jumu’ah

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Jumu’ah- Prayer every Friday in the mosque at noon (replacing the Zuhr prayer)

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Ummah

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Ummah- The Muslim community

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Du’a

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Du’a- Personal prayer – prayer of supplication – calling on Allah