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Islam Flashcards

1
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Arabic word for God; Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews

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Allah

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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

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Abrahamic

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a successor to Muhammad in Sunni Islam, the first ______ was Muhammad’s friend Abu Bakr

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Caliph

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a person who identifies as a Muslim because of history/ family/ culture but may not be practicing/ believing

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cultural Muslim

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collections of sayings of the prophet Muhammad (there are different collections)

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hadith

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pilgrimage to Mecca; one of the 5 pillars of Islam

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hajj

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  1. person who leads the prayer in a Mosque; 2. A successor to Muhammad* in the Shi’a tradition
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Imam

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a religion; literally means ‘way of peace’ or ‘submission to God’

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Islam

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cube-like building in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) towards which Muslims pray

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Ka’aba

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preferred Muslim term for a Muslim place of worship (Mosque)

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masjid

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a person who follows the religion of Islam

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Muslim

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the night on which the first revelation of the Qur’an to the prophet Muhammad took place

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Night of Power

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a person who has been chosen by God to teach people about God

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Prophet

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Muslim Holy Book

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Qur’an

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month of fasting in Islam

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Ramadan

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to be revealed; The Qur’an is ‘revealed’ to Muhammad from God through the angel Jibril (Gabriel)

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revelation

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A Muslim group who believe that Muhammad’s son-in-law, Ali should have succeeded Muhammad

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Shi’a

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A Muslim group who believe that Muhammad’s friend Abu-Bakr should have succeeded Muhammad; they are the majority of Muslims in the world

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Sunni

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the Muslim way of life, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature

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sunnah

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the oneness of God; the most important belief in Islam

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Tawhid

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the worst sin in Islam, anything that gives something equal status to Allah e.g. idol worship

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shirk

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giving to charity, one of the 5 pillars of Islam

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zakat

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