Key Words Flashcards
Caliph
A new leader
Tawhid
The belief that there is only one God
Malaikah
The belief in angels
Nubuwawah
The belief in Allah’s prophets (prophethood)
Predestination
The belief that Allah knows and decided everything that’s going to happen
Adalat
The belief in divine justice
Imamah
The belief in the authority of imams
Ma’ad
The belief in the day of resurrection
Imam
Prayer Leader
Shahadah
The Muslims deceleration of faith
Shirk
Believing in other Gods as well as Allah
Polytheism
Believing in multiple Gods
Immanent
Allah is present and involved in the world, he is close to every human and knows them
Transcendent
Allah is also above everything, cant be thought of in human form and has no equal
Risalah
the concept of messengership
Makkah
Mecca
Surah
Chapters
Ayahs
Verses
Hadith
Sayings
Al-Qadr
Predestination
Yawm ad-Din
The Day of Judgement
Al-Akhirah
The Afterlife
Jannah
Paradise
Jahannam
Hell
Salah
Prayer five times a day
Zakah
Charitable giving
Hajj
Pilgrimage to Makkah
Sawm
Obligation to fast during Ramadan
Khums
Annual Tax
Lesser Jihad
Struggle to make the world better
Tawalla and Tabarra
Love and aloofness
Wudu
Washing before prayer
Lunar Calender
Determined by the moon
Ashura
Commemorates the death of Husayn (Muhammad’s grandson)
Suhur and Iftar
Sunrise and sunset
Greater Jihad
The struggle to be a good muslim
Khalifah
The belief that Muslims must look after the earth as vice-regents or trystees
Muwatta Malik
A collection of Hadith
Barzakh
Where souls wait for the day of judgement
Shari’ah
The Islamic religious law
