Key words Flashcards
1
Q
allah?
A
arabic word for god
2
Q
muhammad?
A
founder of islam and last prophet
3
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Qur’an?
A
islamic sacred book
4
Q
surah?
A
chapter of the qur’an
5
Q
hadith?
A
sayings of prophet muhammed
6
Q
sunnah?
A
the example and way of life of muhammad
7
Q
ummah?
A
muslim communinity
8
Q
sunni?
A
larger of the two branches of islam that accepted the first 3 caliphs
9
Q
shi’a
A
smaller of the two branches of islam that rejected the first 3 sunni caliphs and think Ali (fourth caliph) to be the real successor of Muhammad
10
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sufis?
A
people who follow sufism which is a mystical expression of the islamic fath
