Islam: Key terms Flashcards

1
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Angels

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malaikah

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2
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Message

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risalah

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3
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Oneness of God

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tawhid

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4
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Prophets

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Nabi

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5
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prophets of the highest order

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Rasul

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6
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Iblis / shaytan

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the devil

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7
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Prophecy

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nubuwwa

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8
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the actions and sayings of the prophet Muhammed

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hadith

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9
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the sayings of Isa in the Qur’an

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Injil

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10
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chapter of the Qur’an

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Surah

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11
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The best and most reliable hadith, which have been collected with a reliable source of transmitters

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Sahih

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12
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Hadith which have been collected and are thought of as good with the exceptions of 1/2 minor questions about authenticity

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Hasan

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13
Q

community

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ummah

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14
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Muhammed’s tribe

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Banu hashim

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15
Q

community consensus

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ijma

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16
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first 3 generations after Muhammed

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salaaf

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17
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House of Muhammed

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Ahl al-Bayt

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18
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heaven

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Jannah

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19
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Hell

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Jahannam

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20
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idolaters

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Mushrikun

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21
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disbelievers

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Kuffar

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22
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putting others above Allah

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Shirk

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23
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holy books

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Kutub

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24
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predestination

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Al Qadr

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25
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worship

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ibadah

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26
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struggling to overcome evil

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jihad

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27
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humans are stewards of the earth

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khalifah

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28
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Oneness

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Ahadiyya

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29
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Unity

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Wahidiyya

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30
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annihilation of self

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fana

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31
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spiritual perfection

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ihsan

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32
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divinely inspired statements

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shatahat

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33
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repetition of the names of Allah

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dhikr

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34
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vices

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nafs

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35
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to purify

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tazkiyat

36
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breath of God

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ruh

37
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disciple

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mureed

38
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heart

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qalb

39
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Sufi path

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Tariqah

40
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friendship of God

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wilaya

41
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sainthood

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Walaya

42
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cosmological

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kalam

43
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revelation

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wahy

44
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maintaining the oneness of Lordship

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Ar - Rububbiyah

45
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Maintaining Allah’s attributes and names

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Al - asmaa’ was - Sifat

45
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maintaining the unity of worship

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Al - Ibadah

46
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prayer

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salat

47
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pilgrimage

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hajj

48
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divorce for women

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khul

49
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dowry

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mahr

50
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adultery

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zina

51
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modesty

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awra

52
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Asking wife for divorce three times

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Talaq (triple talaq)

53
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Seal of the prophets

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khatam-al-nabiyyin

54
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Day of resurrection

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yawm-al-qiyama

55
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following past scholarly authority

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taqlid

56
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school of law

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madhhab

57
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persistence of self

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baqa

58
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Song of the Reed

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Masnavi

59
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enjoining good and forbidding wrong

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al-amr bil-ma’ruf wal-nahy ‘an al-munkar

60
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retribution

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qisas

61
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restitution / blood money

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diya

62
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public interest

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maslaha

63
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communal responsibility

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fard kifaya

64
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migration

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hijrah

65
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mission

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da’wa

66
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‘people of the book’

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ahl-al-kitab

67
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First 4 Sunni caliphs

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Rashidun

68
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non-Muslim

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Dhimmi

69
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Kindness, compassion, tenderness

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Rahman

70
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Forgiveness, fairness

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Rahim

71
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Crimes against God

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Hadd

72
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Crimes against an individual

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Qisas

73
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Seeking the public’s best interests

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Istislah

74
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Society which is classless and worships one God

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tawhidi

75
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Oppressed

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Mustazafin

76
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democratic society

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Showra

77
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people (Shariati)

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Nas

78
Q

joy

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tawba

79
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faith

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din

80
Q

the fights against the daily nafs

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Mujahada

81
Q

contains Al-Ghazali’s definitions of an apostate

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Faysal-al-tafriqa

82
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someone who changes religion

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Apostasy

83
Q

edict for all Muslims

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Fatwa

84
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emigrants

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Muhajitreen

85
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call to prayer

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Adhan

86
Q

supporters

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Ansar