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Key Words Flashcards

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Beneficence

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Allah is all-loving

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Transcendence

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Allah is outside the world, beyond everything and outside time

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justice (Adalat in Shi’a Islam)

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Just behaviour or treatment. Allah will punish those who disobey him.

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prophethood (Risalah)

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Prophet: An inspired teacher who proclaims the will of God and is his messenger.

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Risalah

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Communication between God in the form of books, angels and prophets

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predestination (al-Qadr)

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Al-Qadr is the Muslim belief that Allah has decided everything that will happen in the world and in people’s lives, which is also called predestination.

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Akhirah

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Akhirah is the term used in Islam to describe the belief in everlasting life after death. Muslims regard life on Earth as a test from Allah, to prepare them for eternal life.

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Recitations

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Reciting ayahs from the Qur’an

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Alms

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Alms are money, food, or other material goods donated to people living in poverty.

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Compilation

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The compilation of the Qur’an took place in three stages and was collected as they were revealed to Muhammad.

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Hijrah

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Prophet Muhammad’s migration from Makkah to Madinah in 622 CE to escape persecution.

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‘Seal of the Prophets’

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Muhammad, the final prophet

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Caliph/Imam Ali (Ahl-ul-Bayt)

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Leader of the mosque.

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Hadith

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Muhammad’s sayings

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Sunnah

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Muhammad’s actions

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Isnad

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The series of narrators who report Hadith (Muhammad’s sayings)

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Matn

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The Hadith report itself.

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Sharia law

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  • It sets the code of law for Islamic living.
  • Both Sunnis and Shi’as have similar interpretations of Sharia law.
  • Sharia law governs a Muslim person’s whole life as it is based on revelation from God.
  • For Muslims, Sharia law applies the insight of the Qur’an to new situations and it explains to them how to properly obey Allah.
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analogy (Qiyas)

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Analogical reasoning as applied to
the deduction of juridical principles from the Qur’an and the Sunnah.

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consensus (ijma’)

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The universal and infallible agreement of either the Muslim community as a whole or Muslim scholars in particular.

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judges (qadis)

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A Muslim judge who renders decisions according to the Sharia law.

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scholars (the ‘ulama)

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The guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious knowledge in Islam, including Islamic doctrine and law.

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Imam

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Leader in Islam.

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doctrine of Nass

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It teaches that every imam is chosen by the previous imam, which ensures continuity.

Sunni Muslims believe that leadership within the community is not a birth right as it is in Shi’a Islam.

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inerrancy

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The Qur’an is infallible.

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Ummah

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‘Community’ in Islam

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Modesty

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Men and women share responsibility in upholding modesty and controlling their desires in society.

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Halal

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  • Muslims follow strict food laws and only eat food which is prepared and cooked in line with Islamic law.
  • Animals are slaughtered in a way that their blood is drained away.
  • Meat produced in this way is called Halal.
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haram

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  • Forbidden
  • Actions such as cursing, fornication, murder, and disrespecting one’s parents.
  • Certain food and drinks, such as pork and alcohol.
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riba - prohibition of interest

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  • Riba, an Arabic word meaning “to increase” or “to exceed”
  • Refers to unequal exchanges or charges for borrowing, which are forbidden by Islamic law.
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Sufi

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Some Muslims seek to come closer to Allah by following an inner, spiritual journey. These people are called Sufis.

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Sheikh saints

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Bro they’re just holy saints innit

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dhikr

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A form of devotion and prayer associated with sufism

RS Islam 2022-23 (19 decks)

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