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34 Cards in this Set
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Shirk |
The one unforgivable sin in Islam |
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Sufi |
Personal experience of God and goal of union with God. |
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Sunnah |
A way of life refers to example of the life of the prophet Muhammed. |
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Sunni |
Muslim community that should decide on a successor to lead after the death of Muhammad(pbuh) |
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Surah |
A chapter of Qur'an |
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Tafsir |
Interpretation of or commentary on the Qur'an. |
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Umma |
Worldwide Muslims community. |
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Zakat |
Almsgiving, and it one of the five pillars of Islam. |
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Abbasids |
An important Muslim empire. |
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Adhan |
The call to prayer. |
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Aisha |
A beloved wife of Muhammad. |
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Allah |
The name of God in Arabic. |
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Ashura |
The tenth day of the month of Muharram. |
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Caliph |
Leader of Muslim community after the death of Muhammed. |
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Hijrah |
The migration of the early Muslim community from Mecca to Medina. |
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Husayn |
Grandson of Muhammed. |
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Imam |
The prayer leader. |
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Islam |
A religious tradition based on the revealed Qur'an as word of God. |
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Jahiliyya |
The age of ignorance. |
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Jihad |
Could be anything good to defense life, money, country, knowledge. |
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Khadija |
Muhammed's beloved first wife. |
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Mecca |
A city where Muhammed was born and a place of pilgrimage for Muslims. |
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Medina |
A city to which Muhammed and his followers migrated to escape persecution in Mecca. |
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Miraj |
Muhammed's night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem. |
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Mosque |
A place of prayer. |
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Muezzin |
The person who calls the adhan. |
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Muhammed |
A prophet who received the revelation of the Qur'an. |
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Qur'an |
The holy text of Muslims. |
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Ramadan |
The month in which Muslims must fast. |
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Salat |
The daily prayer. |
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Sawm |
The mandatory fast during Ramadan. |
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Shahadah |
The declaration of faith. The first pillar. |
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Shari'ah |
Islamic law. |
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Shi'a |
A branch that believed Ali should have been the caliph after Muhammed's death. |
