Keywords topic 2 Flashcards
amr bil ma’roof
encouraging good actions
nahi ani munkar
discouraging evil actions
ten obligatory acts
the most important duties of shia muslim
five pillars
the most important duties of a muslim
shahadah
declaration of faith
shirk
a sin that involves setting up equals to Allah, worshiping anything other that Allah
imam
Person who leads salah
jummah prayer
a special congregation held every friday, usualy in the mosque
qiblah
the direction muslims face in prayer
rak’ah
set of movements and words in each salah
salah
muslim prayer
wudu
purification ritual to ensure one is clean before prayer
I’tikaf
A period of retreat in the mosque during the last 10 days of ramdan for worship
laylay al-qadr
the night of power
sawm
to ‘keep away’ from something also known as fasting
ramamdan
month of fasting, one of the pillars of islam
khums
a system for shia muslims to pay an additional 20% of their savings towards community causes
nisab
the amount of wealth above which a muslim needs to pay zakha
sadaqah
voluntary charity, not fixed
zakah
literally purification (of wealth) one of the pillars of islam
hajj
the pilgramage to makkah
ka’bah
the first house of Allah on Earth, rebuilt by Ibrahim and Isma’il
Pilgrimage
a journey to a special religious place
Tawaf
anti-clockwise circuit of the kabah, completed 7 times in hajj
greater jihad
striving spiritually to resist evil with oneself
jihad
struggle or striving
lesser jihad
striving physically to resist an evil in the world
ashura
shia commemoration of imam Hussains martyrdom
id-ul-adha
festival commemorating the devotion of ibrahim and isma’il
id-ul-fitr
festival at the end of ramadan
id-ul-ghadeer
shia festival commemorating the prophet muhammads choice of ali as a leader of muslims
