Islamic culture Flashcards
Pillar of Islam #1: declaration
ash-shahaadah
Pillar of Islam #2: prayers
Salaah
Pillar of Islam #3: almsgiving
az-zakaah
Pillar of Islam #4: fasting
as-Sawm
Pillar of Islam #5: pilgrimage to Mecca
al-Hajj
Struggle / holy war
jihaad
Islamic calendar
as-sanah al-hijriyyah
Islamic holy book
al-qur’aan
Allowed by Islamic law
Halaal
Forbidden by Islamic law
Haraam
Socially unacceptable behaviour
3ayb
Records of Muhammad’s teachings, habits and deeds
sunnah
Records of Muhammad’s words and sayings
Hadiith
Monotheism
tawHiid
Patriarch of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
‘ibraahiim
Abraham’s wife
saarah
Sarah’s handmaiden
haajar
Abraham’s son (from Sarah)
‘isHaaq
Abraham’s son (from Haajar)
‘ismaa3iil
Dawn prayers
Salaat al-fajr
Noon prayers
Salaat az-Zuhr
Afternoon prayers
Salaat al-3asr
Dusk prayers
Salaat al-maghrib
Evening prayers
Salaat al-3ishaa
Friday prayers
Salaat al-jum3ah
Call to prayer
‘adhan
Ritual ablutions conducted prior to prayers
wuDuu
The month of fasting
ramaDaan
The Feast of Fast-Breaking
3iid al-fitr
The Feast of Sacrifice
3iid al-‘aDHaa