key words topic 1 Flashcards
Transcendence
A belief that Allah is above and beyond human understanding
Miracles
Extraordinary events that may not be explainable
prophet
A messenger chosen by Allah to teach humanity right and wrong
Risalah
The communication between Allah and people through prophets
injil
Gospels of Isa
kutubullah
Books of Allah
revelation
communication from Allah
sahifa
Scrolls of Ibrahim and Moses
tawrat
torah
zabur
pslams of david
kiraman katibin
the angels who note your good and bad deeds
malaikah
angels
akhirah
Life after death
Al-Quadr
pre-destination
barzakh
stage between death and time of judgment
resurrection
The belief we will be raised again in our next life
Ahl al-bayt
people of Muhammads family
Allah
God
Hadith
spoken words saying prophet Muhammad
Khalifah
A religous leader representing Allah or a prophet
Kitab al-iman
The book of faith in the Sahih Muslim collection of Hadith
Qur’an
the holiest text in islam
Shi’a
people who believe leadership belongs to Ahl al-bayt
Sunni
Muslims who believe Abu Bakr was the first of four ‘rightly guided’ leaders after prophet Muhammad
Adalat
divine justice
Mi’ad
The day of judgment and Resurrection
Tawhid
belief in one god, oneness of Allah
Usul ad-Din
Name given to the principles of faith for Shi’a Muslims
Beneficence
Kindness, generosity
immanence
the belief that Allah acts in the world
omnipotence
Being all-powerful
Sin
An action against Allah will
