Islam Flashcards
Du’a
personal prayers
Hajj
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.
Iftar
breaking of fast during Ramadan
wudu
ritual washing to be performed in preparation for prayer and worship.
ka’bah
stone building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque and holiest site in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Zakah
Zakah is the practice where a Muslim gives 2.5 per cent of their wealth over a certain amount to charity,
Ramadan
the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from dawn to sunset.
Salah
Salah is the principal form of worship in Islam. - must pray 5 times a day, the shahadah
Sawm
Fasting from just before dawn until sunset
shahadah
for the declaration of faith in one God (Allah) and His messenger. It is the most sacred statement in Islam and one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith.
Night journey
Mohammad taken by the angel jibril on a winged horse to Jerusalem where he speaks with the prophets, and from Jerusalem he goes to paradise to have a meeting with allah, when he talks about salah