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129 Cards in this Set
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al-Qur'an
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the holy scripture
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tanzil
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the process of revealing God
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wahy
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divine inspiration
the way in which the quran was revealed to muhammad, including both the ideas and the words |
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jibril
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Gabriel
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al-lawh al-Mahfuz
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the hidden tablets
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tawrat
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Torah
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'isa
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Jesus
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yahud
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Jew
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nasara
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Christian
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Bila kayfa
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don't ask how
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al umma
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the Muslim community
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ma'sum
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immune
immune from making any mistakes (the Prophet) |
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sura
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chapter
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aya
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verse
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tawhid
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the unity/oneness of God
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shirk
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to combine the worship of more than one god (polytheist)
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'A'isha
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Muhammad's wife
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caliph
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successor of Muhammad
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'Uthmanic text
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legal version/text of Qur'an
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Tafsir/Ta'wil
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exegesis/ interpretation of the Qur'an
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Naskh
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abrogation
The later verse or law ruling out the previous conflicting one |
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Asbab al nuzul
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the circumstances of the revelation
(Ishmael was to be sacrificed by Abraham) |
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'ilm
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knowledge
the knowledge the Companions have of Muhammad that can be passed on through the chain of transmission |
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Isnad
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chain of transmission
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sira
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biography
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qalan
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stylus
1st thing created by God so the scripture could be written |
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jahiliyya
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(the age of) ignorance
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hajj
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pilgrimage
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Ahl Allah
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the people of God
Quarysh = Mecca people |
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Quraysh
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people of Mecca
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Hurri
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virgins of Paradise
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kahin
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soothsayer (psychic)
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Dala'il al-Nubuwwa
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the proofs of prophethood
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'isma
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immunity from sin
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Mubashir
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someone who brings the good word
1st part of the two of a prophet |
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Nadhir
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someone who warns the people
2nd part of the prophet |
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Jinn
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genies
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sha'ir
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poet/one who is aware
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majnun
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made to speak by genies
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isra'
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the ascension
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masjid
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a place of worship
mosque |
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al Buraq
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the beast from the circumstances of the revelation
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sahaba
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companions
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Abu Bakr
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first MAN to convert to Islam
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siddiq
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the believer
Abu Bakr |
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hijra
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the immigration
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Muhajirun
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the converted people of Mecca who came with Muhammad
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ansar
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supporters
people of Medina who accepted Muhammad and his companions, and gave them their land and money |
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'ahd al-umma
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the alliance of the community
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Maghazi
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conquest
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Munafiqun
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hypocrites
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Hudaybiyya
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place where Muhammad met the Meccan delegation
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Sunna
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the way of the prophet
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arkan as-Islam
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the 5 pillars of Islam
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al-shahada
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testimony
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al-shahadatan
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the two testimonies
1) Allah is the one and only God 2) Muhammad is the prophet |
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al-salat
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the prayer
2nd pillar |
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Mu'adhdhin
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the man who makes the call for prayer
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Adhan
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the call for prayer
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wudu
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purification by water
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Tayammum
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purification by sand
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Qibla
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the direction of the prayer
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zakat
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alms giving
3rd pillar (charity) |
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sadaqa
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contribution
5th pillar of Islam |
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Bayt al-mal
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treasury
the zakat collected was put in this place |
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jizya
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poll tax
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Dar al-Islam
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the abode of Islam
the land conquered by Islam |
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Dar al-Harb
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the abode of war
the area not yet conquered by Islam |
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ahl al-Kitab
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the people of the book
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dhimma
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protection
of Jews and Christians |
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ahl al-dhimma/dhimmi
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the people of protection
Jews and Christians |
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sawm
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fasting
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Ramadan
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30 days of fasting
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'umra
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voluntary pilgrimage (out of season)
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Ihram
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sacrilization
to make holy or sacred |
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tawa
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circumambulation
the act of moving around a sacred object (Muslims moving around the Kabaa at Mecca) |
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jihad
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a holy war in the cause of God in order to convert to Islam
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shahada
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martyrdom
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shahid
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martyr
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al-Janna
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Paradise
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Juhannam/Jahannam
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hell
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nar
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fire
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hur al-'in
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description of beautiful virigin of Paradise
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shafa'a
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intercession
Muhammad standing on the bridge telling the good Muslim's to come to Paradise |
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sirat
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bridge between hell and Paradise
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mihna
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inquisition
the trial held for the bad Muslims before they ultimately go to Paradise |
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yawm al-din/ad-din
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Day of Judgment
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masih
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Messiah
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Mahdi
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the Messiah
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dajjal
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anti-Christ
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Fatimah
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daughter of Muhammad
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Matn
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text
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Hadith
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tradition
2 parts: 1) chain of transmission 2) text |
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Sahih
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true
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Hasan
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good/acceptable
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da'if
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weak
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mawdu'
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forged
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Rijal
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transmitters of Hadith
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'shari'a
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Muslim Law
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Al-sihah al-sitta
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6 compilations of Hadith
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Khalifat Rasul Allah
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caliph of the prophet
they take their authority from the prophet |
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Khalifat Allah
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caliph of God
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Amir al-Mu'minin
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commander of the faithful
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Bay'a
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oath of allegiance
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Din 'Ali
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the religious/ways of 'Ali
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Ridda
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to reject Islam after you've converted
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Bid'a
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when you perform something that was not done before
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Muhaddath
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the one with whom the angels speak
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sakina
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the sparing of God
"peace" "tranquility" |
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'ahd 'Umar
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pact of 'Umar
how Muslims are suppose to treat Jews and Christians |
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shura
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the council appointed by 'Umar
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shi'at 'Ali
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supporters of 'Ali
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shi'at Mu'awiya
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supporters of Mu'awiya
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shi'at
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group of supporters
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tahkim
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arbitration
judgment |
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Kharaja
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to step out
5,000-10,000 people stepped out as a riot |
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Rashidun
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the rightly guided caliphs
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'ulama'
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scholars
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wasiyya
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guardianship
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ghayba
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occultation
An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. In Shia Islam the Occultation is a term used to designate the hidden state of the Imam of the Time. |
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Ithna 'ashariyya
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12 imams
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nur Muhammad
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the light of Muhammad
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Qu'ud
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sitting down
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taqiyya
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concealment
the ability to lie in order to save your religion (Shi'at) |
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zahir
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interpretation known by everyone
Exoteric |
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Batin
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interpretation known by initiated/Shi'a
Esoteric |
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Ahl al-Bayt
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the people of the house
(Shi'at) |
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Batin
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interpretation known by initiated/Shi'a
Esoteric |
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Ahl al-Bayt
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the people of the house
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