Living the Muslim life Flashcards
Amr bil Ma’roof
Encouraging good actions
Nahi anil munkar
Discouraging evil actions
Ten obligatory Acts
The most important duties of a Shi’a Muslim
Five pillars
The most important duties of a Muslim.
Shahadah
Declaration of faith
Shirk
A sin that involves setting up equals to Allah, worshipping anyone or anything other than Allah
Imam
Person who leads Salah
Jummah prayer
A special congregation held every Friday, usually in the Mosque
Qiblah
The direction Muslims face (towards Makkah) during Salah
Rak’ah
Set of movements and words in each Salah
Salah
The Muslim prayer
Wudu
Purification ritual to ensure one is clean before prayer
I’tikaf
A period of retreat in the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan for worship
Laylay al-Qadr
The Night of Power
Sawm
To ‘keep away’ from something, also known as fasting
Ramadan
Month of fasting, one of the pillars of Islam
Khums
A system for Shi’a Muslims to pay an additional 20% of their savings towards community causes
Nisab
The amount of wealth above which a Muslim needs to pay Zakah
Sadaqah
Voluntary charity, not fixed at any rate.
Zakah
Literally purification (of wealth), one of the pillars of Islam
Hajj
The pilgrimage made by Muslims to Makkah
Ka’bah
Cube shaped building in Makkah which Muslims believe was the first house of Allah on earth, rebuilt by Ibrahim and Isma’il
Pilgrimage
A journey to a place which is special for religious reasons
Tawaf
Anti-clockwise circuit of the Kabah, completed seven times during Hajj
Greater Jihad
Striving spiritually to resist evil within oneself
Jihad
Struggle or striving
Lesser Jihad
Striving physically to resist an evil in the world
Ashura
Shi’a commemoration of Imam Hussain’s Martyrdom
Id-ul-Adha
Festival commemorating the devotion of Ibrahim and Isma’il
Id-ul-Fitr
Festival celebrated at the end of Ramadan
Id-ul-Ghadeer
Shi’a festival commemorating the prophet Muhammad’s choice of Ali as a leader of Muslims.
