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Abortion

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Removing a foetus from the womb before it is able to survive, ending pregnancy

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Adultary

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A married person having sex with someone who isn’t their husband or wife

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Advent

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The period that begins 4 Sunday’s before Christmas

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Al-Adab Al-Mulfrad

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A collection of Hadith

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Al akhirah

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The concept of life after death. This is a key Islamic belief

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Al qadr

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Predestination the idea that allah has already decided everything that will happen

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The assencion

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When Jesus rose up to heaven to be with god again

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Atheism

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A complete denial of the existence of God

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Atonement

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Making emends for wrong doing- often referring to repairing their relationship with God

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Barzakh

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Where souls wait for the day of judgement (yawm ad-Din)

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Benevolent

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Being kind and loving

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Capital punishment

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The death penalty due to a crime

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Celibacy

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Not taking part in any sexual activity

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Cohabitation

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Living together in a sexual relationship without being married

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Confession

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Admitting sins to God

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Confirmation

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The act of confirming your faith, often at an age when you can decide for yourself

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Conscience

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The inner feeling of what’s right or wrong

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Contraception

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Also known as birth control, it stops a woman from conceiving

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Corporal punishment

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Punishment through physical pain

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Covenant

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A formal agreement between two or more People

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Creed

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Statement of religious beliefs

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Desicples

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Followers of Jesus- either the ones in the bible or Christians

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Discrimination

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Treating different people or groups of people differently (usually unfairly)

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Dominion

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The belief that people have power over god’s creation and use it as they like

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The Eucharist

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When Christians remember the last supper with bread and wine

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Euthanasia

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Ending someone’s life to relieve their suffering, especially from an incurable painful illness

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Evangelism

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Spreading the Christian message to convert people

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Fasting

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Free will of eating/drinking for a set time

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Free will

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The ability to choose how to behave- all religions believe humans have free will

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Gethsemane

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The garden where Jesus prayed before his arrest

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Golgotha

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The ‘place of skull’ where Jesus was crucified

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Grace

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God showing favour to those who haven’t earnt it

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Hadith

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Islamic scripture containing a collection of things prophet Muhammad did and said

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Hajj

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The pilgrimage to Makkah

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holy orders

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Ordination to a decon, priest or bishop

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Holy war

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A war where people believe god is on their side

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Homophobia

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Prejudice against people who are gay

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Human dignity

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The idea that all human life is valuable and everyone has the right to be treated with respect

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Human rights

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The moral, legal and political rights that every human has the right to

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Humanism

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The belief that God doesn’t exist and humans should live a good life based on their knowledge

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Humanity

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The entire human race

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Immanent

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God/allah is present in the human world

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Incarnation

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The act by which Christians believe God became human in the form of Jesus

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Jahannam

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The place people who have done bad deeds will be sent in the afterlife

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Jannah

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The after.ife paradise- described as “gardens of pleasure” in the Qur’an

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Jihad

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The struggle to be a good Muslim and to make the world better

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Just war

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A war that meets certain criteria to be classed as necessary

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Justice

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The idea of each person getting what they deserve, maintaining what’s right

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Khalifah

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The belief that Muslims look after the earth as vice-regents or trustees

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The kingdom of God

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The time and place where God rules

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Last judgement

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The day of judgement when all actions will be judged by God or Allah

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Lent

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The period spent remembering Christ’s 40 days of fasting in the desert

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Liturgical

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Worship that follows a set pattern that’s been written out by church

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Messiah

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A leader who will bring peace to earth, Christians believe Jesus is the messiah

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Miracle

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An event believe to be the work of God, that can’t be explained by the law of science

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Mourning

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A period of deep sorrow for people who have died

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Muwatta Malik

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A collection of Hadith

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Nuclear family

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A family made up of a mother, a father, and their children all living together

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Omnipotent

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All powerful

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Omniscient

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Knowing everything

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Original sin

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The flawed nature that humans are born with since Adam and Eve first sinned (the Appel)

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Pacifism

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The idea that war and physical violence are wrong under any circumstance

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Parable

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A story about daily life which aphasia messenge of spiritual truth

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Pilgrimage

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A journey to a place of religious significance

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Polygamy

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Marriage to multiple people

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Prejudice

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Judging something or someone with no good reason or without knowledge of the full situation

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Procreation

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Having children

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Promiscuity

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Having many sexual partners

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Prophet

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A person on earth who communicated God/allah’s will

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Purgatory

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A place where catholics believe sins were paid for before going to heaven

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Racism

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Discrimination against people of other races- often based on unfair stereotypes

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Reconciliation

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Returning to harmony and friendship after conflict

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Reformation

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The idea that punishment should aim to change criminals so they won’t do it again

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Reincarnation

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The rebirth of a soul in a new body after death

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Resurrection

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Being brought back to life after death

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Retribution

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Punishing a criminal by making them pay for what they’ve done

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Revelation

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An experience that reveals god’s presence

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The rosary

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A string of beads used by catholics when praying

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Sacrament

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A ceremony or outward sign of the direct communication of God’s saving grace

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Sahih Al-Bukhari

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A collection of Hadith

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Sahih Muslim

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A collection of haddith

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Salah

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The action of praying 5 times a day

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Salvation

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The soul being saved from death and sins out can reach heaven

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Sanctity of life

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The belief that all life belongs to Allah and God so it is holy

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Sawm

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The Muslim obligation to fast during daylight hours

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Second comimg

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The belief that Jesus will return to earth

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Sermon on the mount

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A summary of Jesus’ teachings on how to life a Christians life

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Sexism

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Discrimination based on someone’s gender (male or female)

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Shahadah

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A pillar of Islam- the Muslim declaration of faith

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Shari’ah

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The Islamic religious law

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Shirk

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Believing there are other gods or that anything is equal to Allah- this is the worst sin

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Sin

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An act which breaks the religious law such as disobeying God’s teachings

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Situation ethics

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An ethical principle where decisions are made based on what is best in individual cases

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Social justice

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The idea of fairness in society putting the principals of human rights into practise

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Stations of the cross

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Pictures in the church of Jesus’ Suffering used by catholics as a focus for contemplation

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Stewardship

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Taking care of the earth as God’s creation

So it can be passed on to the next generation

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Sunan Abi Dawud

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A collection of haddith

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Tawhid

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Belief that Allah is the one and only God

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Transcendent

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A characteristic of God/Allah-he is beyond this world

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Transfiguration

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An event where Jesus’ appearance changed miraculously, making his clothes dazzaling white

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Transubstantiation

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Transformation of the Eucharistic bread and wine into flesh and blood of Christ

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The trinity

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The belief that god exists in three persons-the father the son and the holy spirit

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Usury

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Changing high rates of interest on a loan

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Utilitarianism

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The idea that the correct course of action has the best action has the best balance and good and bad outcomes

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Vision

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A religious experience where a person sees something sacred

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Wudu

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The ritual asking of exposed body parts before prayer

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Yawm ad-Din

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The day when everyone will be judged by Allah based on their actions

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Zakah

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A pillar of Islam- all Muslims must donate 2.5% of their wealth to charity

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