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Allah

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-god
-the creator
-everything
-not a person, not a “thing”
-there before space and time
-has 99 names

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6 Articles of Faith

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  1. Allah the God
  2. His prophets including Muhammad
  3. Angels of God including Jibrael
  4. Books of God the Qur’an
  5. Day Judgement - heaven or hell decision
  6. Gods will - predestiny
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Niqab

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a veil covering the head but not the eyes

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Abaya

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a loose black garment covering neck to feet

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Hijab

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headscarf that covers the hair and neck but not the face

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Burka

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covers your whole face and body with a small mesh window over eyes to see.

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Chador

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full length cloak that is held closed with the womans hands

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5 Pillars

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  1. Shahada - God and Muhammad (There is no God except Allah and Muhammad is hismessenger, creed)
  2. Salat- Prayer (5 times through the day)
  3. Zakat - charitable giving (also called Almsgiving)
  4. Ramadan - Fasting (also called Sawm, no drinking, eating, sex, drugs until evening, during the month of Ramadan which is when Muhammad received the message of Allah)
  5. Hajj - Journey to the Kaaba in Mecca once in your life unless your disabled, poor, sick or can’t go for some particular reason
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Hajj

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-pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca (Islam’s most holiest shrine)
-done in the first 15 days of Hijja, the month of pilgrimages
-During the hajj, the festival of sacrifice is celebrated (refers to Abraham’s test of his faith sacrificing his son Isaac)
-Usually in July

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“islam”

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means “submission”

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Jihad

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means inernal struggle (interpreted as holy war)

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Patka

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head covering

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Cresent Moon and Star

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-moon signifies progres
-star sigifies light of knowledge

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Dome of the Rock

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-islamic shrne at the centre of Al-Aqsa mosque on the temple mount in Jerusalem
-commemorates the night journey of Muhammad
-Where Muhammad assended into heaven

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Fastest growing

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Judgment Day

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the time when all human beings are raised from the dead to be judged by Allah as to whether they go to heaven or hell

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Kaaba

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-first house of worship
-black cube
-fundemental in Hajj
-turn towards it and pray 5 times a day
-must visit one in lifetime

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PBUH acronym

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Peace Be Upon Him (Muhammad)

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Predestination

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Qur’an

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Sacred book

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Ramadan

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Surahs

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chapters in the Quran

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The life of Muhammad

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Night of power and excellence:

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Islamic festival that commemorates the night on which God first revealed the Qurʾān to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibrīl). It is believed to have taken place on one of the final 10 nights of Ramadan

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