ISLAM ; living the muslim life Flashcards
amr bil ma’roof
encouraging good actions
nahi anil munkar
discouraging evil actions
ten obligatory acts
the most important duties of a Shi’a muslim
5 pillars
the most important duties of a muslim
shahadah
declaration of faith
shirk
putting anything above or equal to allah
imam
person who leads salah
jummah prayer
a special congregation held every Friday, usually in the mosque
qiblah
the direction muslims face (towards mecca) during salah
rak’ah
set of movements and words in each salah
wudu
purification ritual to ensure one is clean before prayer
I’tikaf
a period of retreat in the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan for worship
laylat al-qadr
the night of power
sawm
fasting
Ramadan
month of fasting, one of the pillars of islam
khums
Shi’a muslims give 20% of their savings towards community causes
nisab
the amount of wealth which muslims needs to pay zakha
sadaqah
voluntary charity
zakah
purification of wealth
hajj
the pilgrimage made by muslims to mecca
ka’bah
cube shaped building in mecca
pilgrimage
a journey to a place which is special for religious reasons
tawaf
anti-clockwise circuit of the kabah, completed 7 times during hajj
greater jihad
striving spiritually to resist evil within oneself
jihad
struggle or striving
lesser jihad
striving physically to resist an evil in the world
Ashura
Shi’a commemoration of imam hussains martyrdom
id-ul-adha
festival commemorating the devotion of Ibrahim and isma’il
id-ul-fitr
festival celebrated at the end of Ramadan
id-ul-ghadeer
Shi’a festival commemorating the prophet Muhammad’s choice of Ali as a leader of Muslims
