Islam: Key terms Flashcards
Angels
malaikah
Message
risalah
Oneness of God
tawhid
Prophets
Nabi
prophets of the highest order
Rasul
Iblis / shaytan
the devil
Prophecy
nubuwwa
the actions and sayings of the prophet Muhammed
hadith
the sayings of Isa in the Qur’an
Injil
chapter of the Qur’an
Surah
The best and most reliable hadith, which have been collected with a reliable source of transmitters
Sahih
Hadith which have been collected and are thought of as good with the exceptions of 1/2 minor questions about authenticity
Hasan
community
ummah
Muhammed’s tribe
Banu hashim
community consensus
ijma
first 3 generations after Muhammed
salaaf
House of Muhammed
Ahl al-Bayt
heaven
Jannah
Hell
Jahannam
idolaters
Mushrikun
disbelievers
Kuffar
putting others above Allah
Shirk
holy books
Kutub
predestination
Al Qadr
worship
ibadah
struggling to overcome evil
jihad
humans are stewards of the earth
khalifah
Oneness
Ahadiyya
Unity
Wahidiyya
annihilation of self
fana
spiritual perfection
ihsan
divinely inspired statements
shatahat
repetition of the names of Allah
dhikr
vices
nafs
to purify
tazkiyat
breath of God
ruh
disciple
mureed
heart
qalb
Sufi path
Tariqah
friendship of God
wilaya
sainthood
Walaya
cosmological
kalam
revelation
wahy
maintaining the oneness of Lordship
Ar - Rububbiyah
Maintaining Allah’s attributes and names
Al - asmaa’ was - Sifat
maintaining the unity of worship
Al - Ibadah
prayer
salat
pilgrimage
hajj
divorce for women
khul
dowry
mahr
adultery
zina
modesty
awra
Asking wife for divorce three times
Talaq (triple talaq)
Seal of the prophets
khatam-al-nabiyyin
Day of resurrection
yawm-al-qiyama
following past scholarly authority
taqlid
school of law
madhhab
persistence of self
baqa
Song of the Reed
Masnavi
enjoining good and forbidding wrong
al-amr bil-ma’ruf wal-nahy ‘an al-munkar
retribution
qisas
restitution / blood money
diya
public interest
maslaha
communal responsibility
fard kifaya
migration
hijrah
mission
da’wa
‘people of the book’
ahl-al-kitab
First 4 Sunni caliphs
Rashidun
non-Muslim
Dhimmi
Kindness, compassion, tenderness
Rahman
Forgiveness, fairness
Rahim
Crimes against God
Hadd
Crimes against an individual
Qisas
Seeking the public’s best interests
Istislah
Society which is classless and worships one God
tawhidi
Oppressed
Mustazafin
democratic society
Showra
people (Shariati)
Nas
joy
tawba
faith
din
the fights against the daily nafs
Mujahada
contains Al-Ghazali’s definitions of an apostate
Faysal-al-tafriqa
someone who changes religion
Apostasy
edict for all Muslims
Fatwa
emigrants
Muhajitreen
call to prayer
Adhan
supporters
Ansar