Community and Tradition vocab Flashcards
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Authority
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The power and right to make demands of others
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Bismillah
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The words which begin nearly every surah
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Hadith
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The sayings and actions of Muhammad as recorded by his family and friends
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Imam
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A person who leads salah prayers (sunni) or a divinely guided leader (shi’ah)
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Masjid
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A place of prostration
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Qadi
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A judge in Islamic law
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Shari’ah
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Islamic law based on the Qur’an and Sunnah
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Sunni
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Muslims who believe that the first four Caliphs were rightly guided
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Shi’ah
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Muslims who believe that only the Caliph Ali was rightly guided
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Ulama
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Scholars of Islamic law and jurisprudence
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Ummah
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The worldwide Muslim community
