Key Words Flashcards

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Caliph

A

A new leader

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Tawhid

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The belief that there is only one God

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3
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Malaikah

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The belief in angels

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4
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Nubuwawah

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The belief in Allah’s prophets (prophethood)

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5
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Predestination

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The belief that Allah knows and decided everything that’s going to happen

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Adalat

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The belief in divine justice

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7
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Imamah

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The belief in the authority of imams

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8
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Ma’ad

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The belief in the day of resurrection

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9
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Imam

A

Prayer Leader

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10
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Shahadah

A

The Muslims deceleration of faith

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11
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Shirk

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Believing in other Gods as well as Allah

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12
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Polytheism

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Believing in multiple Gods

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13
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Immanent

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Allah is present and involved in the world, he is close to every human and knows them

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14
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Transcendent

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Allah is also above everything, cant be thought of in human form and has no equal

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15
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Risalah

A

the concept of messengership

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16
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Makkah

A

Mecca

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17
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Surah

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Chapters

18
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Ayahs

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Verses

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Hadith

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Sayings

20
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Al-Qadr

A

Predestination

21
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Yawm ad-Din

A

The Day of Judgement

22
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Al-Akhirah

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The Afterlife

23
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Jannah

A

Paradise

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Jahannam

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Hell

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Salah

A

Prayer five times a day

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Zakah

A

Charitable giving

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Hajj

A

Pilgrimage to Makkah

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Sawm

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Obligation to fast during Ramadan

29
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Khums

A

Annual Tax

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Lesser Jihad

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Struggle to make the world better

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Tawalla and Tabarra

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Love and aloofness

32
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Wudu

A

Washing before prayer

33
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Lunar Calender

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Determined by the moon

34
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Ashura

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Commemorates the death of Husayn (Muhammad’s grandson)

35
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Suhur and Iftar

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Sunrise and sunset

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Greater Jihad

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The struggle to be a good muslim

37
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Khalifah

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

38
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Muwatta Malik

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A collection of Hadith

39
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Barzakh

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Where souls wait for the day of judgement

40
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Shari’ah

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The Islamic religious law