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42 Cards in this Set
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Caliph |
Successor of the Prophet Muhammad. Leader of an Islamic Theocracy. |
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Islam |
Submission to God |
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Imām |
Leader of a community. |
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Adhān |
Call to salat(prayer) |
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Ahl al-Kitāb |
People of the book, or followers of pre-Islamic monotheistic religions with some form of Scripture believed to be of divine origin which were mentioned in Quran:Jews, Christian s. |
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Allāh |
The Arabic name of God |
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Allāhu Akbar |
"Allah is the greatest" |
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Ālim |
One who knows. A scholar, a scientist or a theologian. |
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As-Salāmu Alaykum |
"Peace be upon you" |
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Ayah |
A sign, specifically a verse from the Quran. |
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Fatwā |
Legal opinion of an alim binding on him and those who follow his Taqlid. |
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Fiqh |
Jurisprudence built around the shariah by custom (al-urf). Understanding of the Islamic laws. |
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Hadīth |
Speech. Recorded saying or tradition of the Prophet Muhammad validated by isnad. |
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Hajj |
Pilgrimage to Mecca. |
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Halāl |
Lawful, permitted, good, beneficial, praiseworthy, Honorable. |
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Harām |
Sinful |
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Hijra |
Muhammad and his followers' emigration from Mecca to Medina. Literally "migration". The beginning of the Muslim New Year on the first day of the month of Muharram. |
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Ījma |
Political concensus |
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Ijtihād |
New solution to a judicial problem. Not allowed in conservative Islam since the middle ages. |
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In shāa-llāh |
If God wills. It is resigned, accepting, neutral, passive. Neither optimistic nor pessimistic. |
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Isnād |
Chain of transmitters of any given hadith. |
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Ka'bah |
Cube shaped building in Mecca |
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Lā ilāha illā llāh |
There is no God but God |
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Masjid |
Place of prayer, Mosque. |
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Madhhab |
School of religious jurisprudence, school of thought. |
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Mecca |
The holiest city in Islam. |
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Medina |
The city of the Prophet |
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Muftī |
Islamic scholar who is an interpreter of Sharia capable of issuing fataawa. |
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Muslim |
Follower of Islam |
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Qiblah |
The direction Muslims face during prayer. |
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Qur'an |
Believed to be the literal word of Gid. Means recitation. |
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Ramadān |
Month of fasting. |
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Sadaqah |
Charity, voluntary alms above the amount for zakat. |
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Sharī'ah |
The eternal ethical and moral code based on the Qur'an and Sunnah. Basis of fiqh. |
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Sūfi |
A Muslim mystic. |
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Sunnah |
The path or example of the Prophet Muhammad. He is considered to be the best person to follow. |
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Sunni |
The largest denomination of Islam. |
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Sūrah |
Chapter |
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Tafsīr |
Interpretation of a text. |
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Tawhīd |
Monotheism. Belief in the oneness of Allah. |
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Ulama |
Leaders of Islamic society. Including teachers, imams and judges. |
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Zakāt |
Almsgiving. Religious obligation. |
