Muslim beliefs Flashcards
Ahl al-bayt
People in prophet Muhammad’s house
Hadith
Saying of the prophet Muhammad
Shi’a
Muslims who believe that leadership belongs to the
Ahl al -bayt
Sunni
Muslims who believe Abubakar was the first of four rightly guided leaders after the Prophet Muhammad
Usal ad-din
Name given to the principal of faith in Shia Islam
Akhirah
Life after death, when the day of judgement takes place
Barzakh
Stage between death and the time of judgement
Kiraman katibin
Noble scribes the angels who know every persons good and bad deeds
Mi’ad
The day of judgement and the resurrection
Resurrection
The belief that humans will be raised again in the next life
Allah
Arabic name for god
Beneficence
Kindness, generosity
Exalted
To be higher up similar to transcendence
immanence
A belief that Allah acts in the world
Omnipotence
Being all powerful
Tawhid
Believe in one God in The oneness of allah
Transcendence
A belief that Allah is above and beyond his creation
Al - Qadar
Believe the Allah has preordained certain things and put in place fixed universal laws
Malaikah
The Arabic name for angels
Risalah
The system of communication between all and the people through profits
Denomination
A subgroup with an religion
Humanity
All human beings
Isa
Arabic name for Jesus
Khalifah
A religious leader representing allah or prophet
Miracles
Extraordinary events that may not be explainable
Prophet
A messenger chosen by to teach humanity what is right and Wrong
Quran
The holiest text in Islam
Revelation
Communication from allah often through an angel
Sin
An action against allahs will
Surah
Chapter
Injil
Original gospel of isa
Kitab - al - iman
The book of Faith in the sahih Muslim collection of Hadith
Kutubullah
Books of Allah
Sahifah
Scrolls of Ibrahim and Moses
Scripture
A holy book or text given by Allah through a prophet
Tawrat
Torah
Zabur
Psalms of David
