Flashcards
Islam glossary of terms
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- 1Bedouin!RAB
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NOMAD - 2ZoroastrianismA religion which is base on the idea that there is a continuous fight between a God who represent good and who reprsents evil
- 3ClanA small group of families
- 4TribeA group of clans
- 5Age of ignoranceIslamic term for pre-lslamic life, a translaiton for the word Jahiliyyah
- 6Mecca (sometimes Makka or Makkah)City in modern Saudi Arabia where Muhammad lived and recived his revelation spirtual centre of the muslim word and foucs of the Hajj
- 7Medina (Madina- al-NabiCity of the prophet (Also Sometimes madina or madinah) Is a few hundred kilometres north of mecca, the prohet mudammad migrated there in 622CE
- 8AkhiraLife After Death.
- 9Allahthe God - affirms that there is only one God.
- 10Caliphthe four successors of Muhammad - ’rightly guided’; ‘defenders of the
- 11Five Pillars:foundation of faith - confessions of faith, prayer, almsgiving, fasting,
pilgrimage. - 12Hadithrecorded traditions which maintain sayings/examples (Sunnah) of
Muhammad. - 13Haramthose things that are forbidden.
- 14Islam‘submission’ to the will of God; a further meaning is ‘peace’.
- 15Jurisprudencethe process/science of interpreting Qur’an and Hadith to arrive at a
correct decision. - 16Ka’balocated in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site; the Qur’an states that it was built
by Ibrahim and Ishmael. - 17Meccabirthplace of Muhammad-place of sacred pilgrimage for all Muslims.
- 18Ramadanthe ninth month of the Muslim calendar when able adults undertake
rigorous fasting. - 19Salatprayer-five times daily which assists adherents over their whole day in
submission to Allah. - 20Shahadathe first Pillar: ‘There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his
prophet’. - 21Shari’alaw that defines the path a Muslim must follow in life.
- 22Sunnahthe acts and sayings of the Prophet; source of teaching after the
Qur’an. - 23Sunni‘path’- the way of Muhammad; approximately 85% of Muslims are
Sunni; accepts all four caliphs. - 24Shi’ia‘the party of Ali’; emphasis on suffering; specific system of law; majority
of expression in Islam. - 25Tawafcircling the Ka’ba during Hajj.
- 26Tawhidthere is only one God and only this one God can be worshipped;
pivotal belief of Islam. - 27Ummahthe universal community of Islam.
- 28Zakata tax to provide for the needs of the poor and needy; usually 2.5% of a
person’s income.