terminology

Question 1

islam

Answer 1

submission to god

Question 2

salaam

Answer 2

peace

Question 3

salawat

Answer 3

prayer/salutation

Question 4

ibadat

Answer 4

islamic jurisprudence of Muslim religious rituals

Question 5

riba

Answer 5

usury/exploitative gains

Question 6

mumin

Answer 6

faithful believer

Question 7

shibboleth

Answer 7

a custom which distinguishes one group from another

Question 8

qur’an

Answer 8

central religious text/god’s revelation

Question 9

fiqh

Answer 9

Islamic or shari’a law/jurisprudence: books divide human contact into 5 categories

Question 10

ma’rifa

Answer 10

mystical intuitive knowledge (r.e)

Question 11

aquida

Answer 11

creed

Question 12

jihad

Answer 12

struggle (praiseworthy aim)

Question 13

allah

Answer 13

the one and only god

Question 14

mihna

Answer 14

trial/test

Question 15

sifat

Answer 15

virtues of allah

Question 16

hadith

Answer 16

collection of traditions/major source of guidance outside qur’an

Question 17

athar

Answer 17

pious/pure

Question 18

sura

Answer 18

chapter/section of qur’an

Question 19

ibadah

Answer 19

servitude to God: different kinds of prayer: dhikr/salat/du’a

Question 20

kamal

Answer 20

perfection

Question 21

nikah

Answer 21

marriage

Question 22

mufti

Answer 22

muslim legal expert/rules on religious matters

Question 23

mithaq

Answer 23

covenant

Question 24

qadi

Answer 24

judge

Question 25

haram

Answer 25

forbidden by Islamic law

Question 26

ijma

Answer 26

infallible agreement/consensus

Question 27

talaq

Answer 27

divorce

Question 28

kafir

Answer 28

infidel

Question 29

dar al-islam

Answer 29

abode of Islam

Question 30

umma

Answer 30

community of muslims

Question 31

jamal

Answer 31

beauty

Question 32

tawhid

Answer 32

oneness of god/monotheism

Question 33

shirk

Answer 33

sin of idolatry/polytheism

Question 34

hamd

Answer 34

praise

Question 35

adhan

Answer 35

islamic call to worship

Question 36

samad

Answer 36

eternal

Question 37

Ramadam

Answer 37

9th month of fasting, prayer, reflection

Question 38

esotericism

Answer 38

exploration of hidden meanings in scripture

Question 39

huda

Answer 39

god’s guidance

Question 40

dahris

Answer 40

materialists

Question 41

sunna

Answer 41

extension of Mohammed’s guidance

Question 42

dhikr

Answer 42

remembrance in prayer eg. affirmation or testimony

Question 43

salat

Answer 43

ritualistic prayer eg. submission, prostration

Question 44

du’a

Answer 44

supplication eg. petition for mercy, forgiveness, intercession