Islam Flashcards
Arabic word for God; Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews
Allah
to do with Abraham (known as Ibrahim in Islam), Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all Abrahamic faiths because they can all be traced back to the prophet Abraham
Abrahamic
a successor to Muhammad in Sunni Islam, the first ______ was Muhammad’s friend Abu Bakr
Caliph
a person who identifies as a Muslim because of history/ family/ culture but may not be practicing/ believing
cultural Muslim
collections of sayings of the prophet Muhammad (there are different collections)
hadith
pilgrimage to Mecca; one of the 5 pillars of Islam
hajj
- person who leads the prayer in a Mosque; 2. A successor to Muhammad* in the Shi’a tradition
Imam
a religion; literally means ‘way of peace’ or ‘submission to God’
Islam
cube-like building in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) towards which Muslims pray
Ka’aba
preferred Muslim term for a Muslim place of worship (Mosque)
masjid
a person who follows the religion of Islam
Muslim
the night on which the first revelation of the Qur’an to the prophet Muhammad took place
Night of Power
a person who has been chosen by God to teach people about God
Prophet
Muslim Holy Book
Qur’an
month of fasting in Islam
Ramadan
to be revealed; The Qur’an is ‘revealed’ to Muhammad from God through the angel Jibril (Gabriel)
revelation
A Muslim group who believe that Muhammad’s son-in-law, Ali should have succeeded Muhammad
Shi’a
A Muslim group who believe that Muhammad’s friend Abu-Bakr should have succeeded Muhammad; they are the majority of Muslims in the world
Sunni
the Muslim way of life, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature
sunnah
the oneness of God; the most important belief in Islam
Tawhid
the worst sin in Islam, anything that gives something equal status to Allah e.g. idol worship
shirk
giving to charity, one of the 5 pillars of Islam
zakat
