Islam (rest of terms)

Question 1

imam for shi’i islam

Answer 1

early successor of Muhammad and leader of Islam
-12 Imams believed have to have special spiritual insight

Question 2

ramadan

Answer 2

9 month of the Muslim year for fasting from eating, drinking, smoking, and sex from sunrise to sunset

Question 3

hajj

Answer 3

journey to Mecca once a year
-5th Pillar

Question 4

kaba

Answer 4

stone cubical structure in the Great Mosque of Mecca

Question 5

jihad

Answer 5

“exertion” “struggle” that applies to all aspects of life

Question 6

shari’a

Answer 6

islamic law

Question 7

caliphs

Answer 7

successors chosen by the community of Islam

Question 8

sunni

Answer 8

people who follow the Sunna
- the practices practiced by Muhammad for Muslims to follow

Question 9

sufi

Answer 9

experiences oneness with Allah, gaining spiritual fortitude

Question 10

shaykh

Answer 10

a master and teacher of sufism

Question 11

alfana

Answer 11

“extinction” of a person’s ego

Question 12

Allah

Answer 12

The God

Question 13

Ishmael

Answer 13

son of Abraham, ancestor of Arabs

Question 14

repudiation or divorce

Answer 14

-women and men need to be on equal footing
-male initiates saying “I divorce you” 3 times

Question 15

Muhammad

Answer 15

The prophet and founder of Islam