Islam Vocab. Flashcards

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Caliph

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A successor to Muhammad as the leader of the believing community

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Fatiha

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The opening sura of the Qur’an

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Fatwa

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A ruling handed down from an Islamic scholar based on his interpretation of Islamic law

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Hadith

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The records of the teachings, sayings, and actions of Muhammad

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Hajj

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A once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca

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Hijab

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The generic term for head coverings; various specific types (that can also include body coverings) including the chador, the burqa, and the niqab

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Imam

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an Islamic leader, commonly in charge of a mosque

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Islam

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“Submission” or “(Self)-Surrender”

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Jihad

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“Exertion” or “Struggle,” it has come to mean the various spiritual struggles Muslims
face; popularly, it means “holy war”

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10
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Kaaba

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“Cube,” the sacred house that Muslim believers face during prayer

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Qur’an

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“The recitation:” the central religious text for Muslims, believed to have been
dictated verbatim by God to Muhammad

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12
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Salat

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Prayer five times a day

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Sawm

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Fasting from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan

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Shahada

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“Witness;” Creed declaring ones belief in Allah and Muhammad as his prophet.

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15
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Sharia

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The moral code and religious law of Islam

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16
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Shi‘ites

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Group of believers that comprise at least 10% of Muslims; acknowledge only the
authority of ‘Ali as the fourth and final caliph

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Sira

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Muhammad’s biography

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Sura(h)

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A unit (or chapter) from the Qur’an

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Sunnis

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Comprise the majority of the Islamic world; claim to be the direct continuation of the faith of Muhammad; acknowledging the authority of caliphs beginning with
Abu Bakr

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Umma

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“Nation” or “community:” The community of all Muslims

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Zaka

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Almsgiving, the tax given out of charity as duty