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ISLAM ; muslim beliefs Flashcards

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Ahl al-bayt

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People of the Prophet Muhammad’s house (family)

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Allah

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Arabic name for god

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hadith

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spoken words of the prophet Muhammad

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khalifah

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a religious leader representing Allah or a prophet

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kitab al-iman

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the book of faith in the sahih muslim collection of the hadith

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Qur’an

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the holiest text in islam

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Shi’a

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muslims who believe that leadership belongs to the ahl al-bayat

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Sunni

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muslims who believe Abu Bakr was the first of four rightly guided leaders after the prophet muhammed

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Adalat

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divine justice

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mi’ad

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the day of judgement and the resurrection

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tawhid

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belief in the one god, the oneness of Allah

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usul ad-din

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name given to the principles of faith for Shi’a muslims

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beneficence

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kindness. generosity

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immanence

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the belief that allah acts in the world

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omnipotence

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being all powerful

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sin

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an action against allahs will

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transcendence

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a belief that allah is above and beyond his creation

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miracles

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extraordinary events that ma not be explainable

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prophet

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a messenger chosen by allah to teach humanity what is right and wrong

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risalah

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the system of communication between allah and his people, through the prophet

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ingil

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original gospel of isa (jesus)

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kutubullah

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books of allah

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revelation

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communication from allah , often through an angel

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sahifah

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scrolls of Ibrahim and moses

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tawrat

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torah

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zabur

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psalms of david

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kiramin katibin

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the nobel scribes, the angles who note every person’s good and bad deeds

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malaikah

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the Arabic name for angels

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akhirah

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life after death, when the day of judgement takes place

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al-qadr

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pre-destination - belief that allah has preordained certain things and puts in place fixed universal laws

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barzakh

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stage between death and time of judgement

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resurrection

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the belief that humans will be raised again in the next life

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