Keywords Flashcards
Ahl al-bayt
People of the prophet Muhammad’s house (family)
Allah
Arabic word for God
Hadith
Spoken words and saying of the prophet Muhammad
Khalifah
A religious 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
Muslims who believe that leadership belongs to the 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 justice and the resurrection
Tawid
Belief in one God, the 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’s will
Transcendence
A belief that Allah is above and beyond his creation
Miracles
Extraordinary events that may not be explainable
Prophet
A messenger chosen by Allah to teach humanity what is right and wrong
Risalah
The system of communication between Allah and people, through prophets
Injil
Original Gospel of Isa
Kutubullah
Books of Allah
revelation
Communication from Allah, often through an angel
Sahifah
Scrolls of Ibrahim and Moses
Tawrat
Torah
Zabur
Psalms of David
Kiraman Katibin
The nobel scribes, the angles who note every person’s good and bad deeds.
Malaikah
The Arabic name for angles
Akhirah
Life after death, when the day of judgement takes place
Al-Qadar
pre-destination-belief that Allah has preordained certain things and puts in place fixed universal laws
Barzakh
Stage between death and the time of judgement
resurrection
The belief that humans will be raised again in the next life.
