Islam Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Ummah
A
Islamic brotherhood or community
2
Q
Qur’an
A
“The recitation”
3
Q
Hadith
A
An accompaniment to the Qur’an documenting Muhammad’s life
4
Q
Sharia law
A
Muslim legal system
5
Q
Shahadah
A
First pillar translated as witness
6
Q
Salah
A
Second pillar
Prayer
7
Q
Adhan
A
The call to prayer recited from the minaret by the muezzin
8
Q
Zakah
A
Third pillar
‘Giving to charity “ “ purity “
9
Q
Sadaqah
A
Donation of money outside zakah
10
Q
Sawm
A
Fourth pillar
Fasting of Ramadan
11
Q
Eid Ul fitr
A
Celebration at the end of Ramadan
12
Q
Hajj
A
Fifth pillar
Pilgrimage to Mecca
13
Q
Eid Ul adha
A
Great festival of sacrifice to celebrate end of hajj
14
Q
Ka’bah
A
Sacred box in the grand mosque in Mecca
15
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Islam
A
Means ‘submission’
