Islam: Key terms Flashcards
1
Q
Angels
A
malaikah
2
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Message
A
risalah
3
Q
Oneness of God
A
tawhid
4
Q
Prophets
A
Nabi
5
Q
prophets of the highest order
A
Rasul
6
Q
Iblis / shaytan
A
the devil
7
Q
Prophecy
A
nubuwwa
8
Q
the actions and sayings of the prophet Muhammed
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hadith
9
Q
the sayings of Isa in the Qur’an
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Injil
10
Q
chapter of the Qur’an
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Surah
11
Q
The best and most reliable hadith, which have been collected with a reliable source of transmitters
A
Sahih
12
Q
Hadith which have been collected and are thought of as good with the exceptions of 1/2 minor questions about authenticity
A
Hasan
13
Q
community
A
ummah
14
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Muhammed’s tribe
A
Banu hashim
15
Q
community consensus
A
ijma
16
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first 3 generations after Muhammed
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salaaf
17
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House of Muhammed
A
Ahl al-Bayt
18
Q
heaven
A
Jannah
19
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Hell
A
Jahannam
20
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idolaters
A
Mushrikun
21
Q
disbelievers
A
Kuffar
22
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putting others above Allah
A
Shirk
23
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holy books
A
Kutub
24
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predestination
A
Al Qadr
25
worship
ibadah
26
struggling to overcome evil
jihad
27
humans are stewards of the earth
khalifah
28
Oneness
Ahadiyya
29
Unity
Wahidiyya
30
annihilation of self
fana
31
spiritual perfection
ihsan
32
divinely inspired statements
shatahat
33
repetition of the names of Allah
dhikr
34
vices
nafs
35
to purify
tazkiyat
36
breath of God
ruh
37
disciple
mureed
38
heart
qalb
39
Sufi path
Tariqah
40
friendship of God
wilaya
41
sainthood
Walaya
42
cosmological
kalam
43
revelation
wahy
44
maintaining the oneness of Lordship
Ar - Rububbiyah
45
Maintaining Allah's attributes and names
Al - asmaa' was - Sifat
45
maintaining the unity of worship
Al - Ibadah
46
prayer
salat
47
pilgrimage
hajj
48
divorce for women
khul
49
dowry
mahr
50
adultery
zina
51
modesty
awra
52
Asking wife for divorce three times
Talaq (triple talaq)
53
Seal of the prophets
khatam-al-nabiyyin
54
Day of resurrection
yawm-al-qiyama
55
following past scholarly authority
taqlid
56
school of law
madhhab
57
persistence of self
baqa
58
Song of the Reed
Masnavi
59
enjoining good and forbidding wrong
al-amr bil-ma’ruf wal-nahy ‘an al-munkar
60
retribution
qisas
61
restitution / blood money
diya
62
public interest
maslaha
63
communal responsibility
fard kifaya
64
migration
hijrah
65
mission
da'wa
66
'people of the book'
ahl-al-kitab
67
First 4 Sunni caliphs
Rashidun
68
non-Muslim
Dhimmi
69
Kindness, compassion, tenderness
Rahman
70
Forgiveness, fairness
Rahim
71
Crimes against God
Hadd
72
Crimes against an individual
Qisas
73
Seeking the public's best interests
Istislah
74
Society which is classless and worships one God
tawhidi
75
Oppressed
Mustazafin
76
democratic society
Showra
77
people (Shariati)
Nas
78
joy
tawba
79
faith
din
80
the fights against the daily nafs
Mujahada
81
contains Al-Ghazali's definitions of an apostate
Faysal-al-tafriqa
82
someone who changes religion
Apostasy
83
edict for all Muslims
Fatwa
84
emigrants
Muhajitreen
85
call to prayer
Adhan
86
supporters
Ansar
