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ISLAM ; living the muslim life Flashcards

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amr bil ma’roof

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encouraging good actions

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nahi anil munkar

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discouraging evil actions

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ten obligatory acts

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the most important duties of a Shi’a muslim

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5 pillars

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the most important duties of a muslim

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5
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shahadah

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declaration of faith

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shirk

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putting anything above or equal to allah

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imam

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person who leads salah

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jummah prayer

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a special congregation held every Friday, usually in the mosque

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qiblah

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the direction muslims face (towards mecca) during salah

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rak’ah

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set of movements and words in each salah

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wudu

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purification ritual to ensure one is clean before prayer

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I’tikaf

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a period of retreat in the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan for worship

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laylat al-qadr

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the night of power

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14
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sawm

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fasting

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Ramadan

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month of fasting, one of the pillars of islam

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khums

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Shi’a muslims give 20% of their savings towards community causes

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nisab

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the amount of wealth which muslims needs to pay zakha

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sadaqah

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voluntary charity

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zakah

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purification of wealth

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hajj

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the pilgrimage made by muslims to mecca

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ka’bah

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cube shaped building in mecca

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pilgrimage

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a journey to a place which is special for religious reasons

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tawaf

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anti-clockwise circuit of the kabah, completed 7 times during hajj

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greater jihad

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striving spiritually to resist evil within oneself

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jihad

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struggle or striving

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lesser jihad

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striving physically to resist an evil in the world

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Ashura

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Shi’a commemoration of imam hussains martyrdom

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id-ul-adha

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festival commemorating the devotion of Ibrahim and isma’il

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id-ul-fitr

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festival celebrated at the end of Ramadan

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id-ul-ghadeer

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Shi’a festival commemorating the prophet Muhammad’s choice of Ali as a leader of Muslims

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