Islam

Question 1

Hajj

Answer 1

Hajj, also spelled ḥadjdj or hadj, in Islam, the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which every adult Muslim must make at least once in his or her lifetime. The hajj is the fifth of the fundamental Muslim practices and institutions known as the Five Pillars of Islam.

Question 2

Al Ghazali

Answer 2

Al-Ghazali contributed significantly to the development of a systematic view of Sufism and its integration and acceptance in mainstream Islam. As a scholar of Sunni Islam, he belonged to the Shafi’i school of Islamic jurisprudence and to the Asharite school of theology.

Question 3

Mushrikin

Answer 3

Islamic term for polytheist, sometimes a connotation for a non-Muslim

Question 4

Tawhid

Answer 4

1st and most important belief: oneness of God (monotheism)

Question 5

Rusul

Answer 5

2nd belief: prophets who delivered divine revelation which revealed sacred texts up to the Qur’an

Question 6

Alms-Giving—Zakat

Answer 6

3rd belief: belief in divine revelation/ sacred texts

Question 7

Malaki

Answer 7

4th belief: angels (often in Islam they are described as orbs of light)

Question 8

Qadar

Answer 8

5th belief: predestination

Question 9

Akhira

Answer 9

6th/final belief, belief in life after death

Question 10

Qur’an

Answer 10

The most fundamental sacred text of Islam

Question 11

Hadith

Answer 11

Sacred commentary which accompanies the Qur’an

Question 12

Sharia

Answer 12

Law derived from all Islamic texts including Qur’an and hadith

Question 13

Arkan-al-Islam

Answer 13

The five pillars (ESSENTIAL PRACTICES) of Islam

Question 14

Shahada

Answer 14

The first pillar: the minimal creed and declaration of faith

there is no God but God, and Mohammed is his messenger

Question 15

Salaat

Answer 15

2nd pillar, the practice of prayer, performed five times: dawn, midday, afternoon, evening and night

Question 16

Zakat

Answer 16

3rd pillar of faith, a weekly tithing of approximately 2.5% of weekly wages to be given to the poor (also called alms-giving)

Question 17

Sawm

Answer 17

4th pillar, the act of fasting from sunrise till sunset

Question 18

wudu

Answer 18

the practice of washing the hands, the face and the feet with pure water as preparation before prayer,
Side note: hand washing is also done before reading the Qur’an

Question 19

Adhan

Answer 19

Call to prayer, performed in the minaret (high tower) of a mosque, the general adhan is:
‘Allahu Akbar’-God is great

Question 20

Ramadan

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The holy period/month in which a Muslim fasts from sunrise till sunset for up to 29/30 days

Question 21

Iftar

Answer 21

Holy meal often shared with family and friends breaking each fast at post sunset

Question 22

KaabHouse of God, annually adorned in black silk for a certain time, which all prayers are faced towards. It is the most important and most sacred site of Islam, and possesses a similar role to the tabernacle in ancient Jewish times

Question 23

Salaam

Answer 23

Islamic term for peace

Question 24

Darl-al-Islam

Answer 24

(literally meaning house of evil) the absence of peace and holiness
Physical and internal state of purity/ dress requirements for hajja

Question 25

Ihram

Answer 25

Physical and internal state of purity/ dress requirements for hajja