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Islam terms Flashcards

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Adhan

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Public call to prayer

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Dhikr

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(Remembrance) Constant awareness of God

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Fatwa

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Legal rulings (no smoking)

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Fiqh

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Understanding the Islamic law

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Fitna

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(civil war/unrest/rebellion) against a rightful ruler

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Hadith

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collected traditions based on sayings of Muhammed.

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Hajj

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Obligation to Mecca

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Haram

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Prohibited

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Hijab

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Head covering

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Hijra

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Islamic Journey to Mecca by Muhammed and his followers

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Ijma

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Framework/agreement of Islamic community

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Ijtihad

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Effort to discover intent of lawgiver

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Imam

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Islamic leadership position

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Islam

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Monotheistic religion centered around Quran

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Isnad

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First part of report. Chain of transmitters

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Jahilliyya

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Ignorance (before coming of Islam)

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Jihad

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collective obligation for war against polytheists

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18
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Jinn

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Creatures that can cause harm to humans

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Jizya

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Head tax for non-muslims

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Kafir

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unbeliever

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Kalam

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Reasoned argument to beat heretics. (philosophical study of Islamic doctrine).

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Ka’ba

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Cube in arabic. pilgrimage to holy site

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Madhhab

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Islamic school of law

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mahdi

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Messianic deliverer who is believed to appear at the end of times to rid the world of evil and injustice.

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Masjid

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Place of worship. (mosque)

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Matn

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Second part of subject report. Together with Isnad make the Hadith.

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Mufti

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Judge

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Pillars of Islam

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declaration of faith, prayer, pilgrimage, fasting and paying of wealth.

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Qasida

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Poetry

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Qibla

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Direction of prayer towards Mecca

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Qiyas

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Applying command from Quran to new situation

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Quran

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Basic source of knowledge. word of God

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Ramadan

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abstention from food, drink and sex

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Salaf al-salih

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ancestors. (first three generations)

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Salafi

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restoring golden age of Islam

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Salat

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Prayer 5x a day

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Shahada

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Confession of Faith. There is only one God

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Sharia

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Islamic law based on Quran

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Shirk

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God is one

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Shi’ite

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Believe Ali was the successor of Muhammed

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Sira

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Collection of Hadith. Biography of Muhammed

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Sufism

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Spiritual Journey directed experience of God

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Sunna

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Word/actions of Muhammed transmitted in Hadith

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Sunni

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Unadulterated Islam of the Sunna

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Taqlid

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Adherence to authoritative precent

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Tawhid

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God’s oneness is absolute

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Ulama

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The learned of Islam

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Umma

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Contemporary Muslim community

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Usul al-Fiqh

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study of roots of jurisprudence

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Zakat

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Poor tax (paying of wealth 2.5%)

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