Islam in the modern world

Question 1

The five pillars

Answer 1

five important acts of worship in a Muslim’s life, which form the basic of the faith

Question 2

shahada

Answer 2

the muslim declaration of faith - there is no good but god, and muhammad in his messenger

Question 3

salah

Answer 3

prayers that a Muslim must perform five times a day

Question 4

zakah

Answer 4

the act of giving 2.5% of your savings to charity

Question 5

sawm

Answer 5

fasting during the month of ramadan which is the ninth month in the islamic lunar calender

Question 6

hajj

Answer 6

Hajj is the pilgrimage that Muslim people make at least once in there lives

Question 7

ummah

Answer 7

the global community of muslims

Question 8

adhan

Answer 8

the call to prayer

Question 9

muezzin

Answer 9

a person responsible for performing the adhan in a mosque

Question 10

minaret

Answer 10

a tower on a mosque

Question 11

mihrab

Answer 11

an alcove in a mosque showing the direction of mecca

Question 12

minbah

Answer 12

a platform in a mosque from which the imam delivers his sermon

Question 13

wudu

Answer 13

ritual washing before prayer

Question 14

eid-ul-fitr

Answer 14

a three-day celebration after ramadan

Question 15

eid-ul-adha

Answer 15

a four day celebration in the final month of the islamic year

Question 16

ihram

Answer 16

the state of holiness or purity entered into by pilgrims before beginning hajj

Question 17

ka’bah

Answer 17

a holy site in mecca which Muhammad dedicated to god after he destroying its 360 idols

Question 18

hadith

Answer 18

the reported saying of muhammed, heard by people during his life and written down in the centuries after his death

Question 19

shari’a law

Answer 19

guidence on all aspects of life for muslims, from the three main sources of authority - the qur’an. sunnah and hadith

Question 20

imams

Answer 20

a word used by shi’a muslims to refer to Ali and his 11 descendants. it also means the leader of prayers ina sunni mosque

Question 21

halal

Answer 21

permitted

Question 22

haram

Answer 22

forbidden

Question 23

hijab

Answer 23

a scarf that covers some or all of the head and hair, but not the face

Question 24

niqab

Answer 24

a cloth that covers some or all of the head and hair but not the face

Question 25

burqa

Answer 25

a cloth that covers the body from head to toe, often with a mesh screen to see through

Question 26

burkini

Answer 26

swimwear worn by muslim women to maintain modesty. it was banned in 20 french towns in 2016

Question 27

secular

Answer 27

non-religious

Question 28

oppression

Answer 28

cruel or unfair treatment of someone

Question 29

integration

Answer 29

different groups of people participating equally in society

Question 30

patriarchal

Answer 30

a word used to describe a society where men have more power and control than women

REMEMBER THIS SEXIST STATEMENT AS LITERALLY PRETTY MUCH THE WORLD RIGHT NOW THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO STAB EVERY MAN ALIVE

Question 31

feminist

Answer 31

someone who argues for women’s rights and believes women are not being treated equally

REMEMBER THIS AS LITERALLY SOMETHING THAT SHOULDNT BE NEEDED BECAUSE ITS BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS.

Question 32

jihad

Answer 32

it literally means ‘struggle’. this can be physical or spiritual

Question 33

militants

Answer 33

individuals or groups who use violence to spread their ideas

Question 34

islamophobia

Answer 34

A neologism meaning ‘fear or dislike of muslims’