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198 Cards in this Set
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Iman
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Faith
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Mumin
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Muslim faithful believer
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Islam
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the way to peace; "submission" (to God)
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Muslim
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one who has submitted to God
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Nabi
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prophet, one to whom god has spoken
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Rasul
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messenger, one to whom god has spoken and who relates what he has said
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Salat
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prayer service
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zakat
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almsgiving
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sawm
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month-long daytime fast during ramadan
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hajj
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pilgrimage (to Mecca)
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shahadat
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closest thing in Islam to a creed; "testimony"; god is the only god and M. is his messenger
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tahara
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cleanliness, purification
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najasa
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impurity
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hadath
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activities that lead to impurity. Major -> fornication, menstruation minor--> sleeping, urinating
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wadu
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ablutions
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ghusl
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full and careful bath
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khutba
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sermon
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tawaf
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circumambulation of the Ka'ba during the hajj
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isnad
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part of the hadith. The opening citations of the persons relating to the story. The way to verify the story's accuracy.
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Matan
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part of the hadith. The main part of the story.
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sahih
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sound hadiths
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hasan
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acceptable hadiths
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Bukhari and Muslim
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Two collectors of hadiths that compiled a famously extensive and accurate collection.
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hadith Qudsi
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"divine saying" ; a collection of hadiths that are from God as related by M.
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Shari'a
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"the ordaining of the way" ; law
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fiqh
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"understanding" (of the shar'a)
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Ra'y
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used to make legal decisions. personal opinion.
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Qias
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used to make legal decisions. analogy.
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Ijtihad
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used to make legal decisions. intellectual exercise
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ijma
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used to make legal decisions. consensus.
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Qadi
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Judge. Authority of Islamic law.
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Mufti
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authority to give verdict. May or may not be appointed. A subclass of ulema.
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Fard and wajib
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obligatory and lesser obligatory
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halal
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permitted
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haram
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prohibited
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Makruh
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abominable
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Mubah
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indifferent actions
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Faqih
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a person of knowledge and specialization in understanding the shari'a
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caliph
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"deputy" of M. ; successor to the propher
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imam
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leader of prayer
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imat
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shi'is divine authority on Earth
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masjid
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place of prostration (mosque)
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madrasa
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school
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sufi
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"adept of the mystical path" of Islam
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tasawwuf
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term by which Muslims identify Sufism
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batin
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hidden
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zahir
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obvious
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dhikr
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"remembrance" ; constant remembering of God through Qur'an, prayer, praise, Music..
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ayat
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"signs" mntioned in the Qur'an. Sufis meditate on them
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wali
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"friend" "kinsmen" "patron" ; one who is close to God and has the power of intercession ; came to mean "saint" ; the male guardian of a virgin bride
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faqr and faqir
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Sufis patched cloak. Emblem of a life of spiritual poverty ; "poor one"
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na'rifa
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"enlightenment" ; mystical maturity
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tariqa
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"way" ; "method" ; "creed" ; A Sufi order
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fana
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"annihilation" (of base things) ; reached by mystical states
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baqa
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eternal "continuance" ; after fana -> baqa (oneness with God)
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malama
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blame
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malamatiya
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branch of antinomian Sufism. Some openly disobeyed shari'a
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maqam (pl. maqamat)
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stations (about 20)
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hal (pl. ahwal)
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states (gift god bestows. Transitory)
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suf
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wool
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hayat al-dunya
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the life of this world
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mustasawwif
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novice
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al-isra wa al-miraj
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night journey
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tafseer (tafsir)
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"explanation" "commentary" esp. of Qur'an
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taweel (ta'wil)
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allegorical or symbolic interpretation
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mustaswifs
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phoney Sufis
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mi'raj
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ascension to God
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zuhd
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renunciation
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rida
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satisfaction
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al-Hujwiri
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spiritual not material
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safwa
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purity
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faqr
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kind of poverty. renunciation of worldly goods
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maskana
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kind of poverty. poverty of lowliness
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bid'a
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innovation; heretic
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antinomian
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a rejection of shari'a in favor of pure dependence on God
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ana al-haqq
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"I am God" ; got Al-Hallaj executed
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Al-tawbat
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repentence
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Anabat
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conversion
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tawakkul
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trust
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Mahabbah
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love
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shawq
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yearning to be constantly w/ God
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Mujaddid
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renewer
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Zawiya
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sufi hermitage
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silsila
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a chain of teachers extending back to M. and God, spiritual isnad
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murid / faqir
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disciple
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khirqa
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tattered woolen robe certifying authentic sufi status
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ribat
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retreat
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al-insan al-kamil
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a spiritual master called the perfect man
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qutb
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"pole" ; the spiritual man served as a pole around which the world revolved
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mawlid
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bday celebrations
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ziyara (pl. ziyarat)
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visits
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mathnawi
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thousands of rhymed couplets
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ta'ifa
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"association" or "organization"
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sama
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elaborate form of hadra centered in music and dance as a means of ecstasy
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wahdat al-wujud
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"the oneness of being"
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shaykh
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master
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Abu l'Fityan
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Sidi Ahmad's nickname. "Champion Bruiser" or "Master Chevalier"
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fellahin
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Egyptian peasants
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zaffa
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parade
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mawlawiya
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"Whirling dervishes"
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Iblis
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satan
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Ma'rifa
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mystical knowledge, understanding, gnosis
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Mathnawi
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"The Book of Husam" by Rumi
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dhikr al-awqat
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a form of dhikr. set each day, following at least 2 major salats. regulated by ones master
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dhikr al-khafi
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a form of dhikr. personal recollection under guidance of master. emphasizes breath control
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dhikr al-hadra
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a form of dhikr. "the dhikr of peace" ; communal, group recitation (sama: listening)
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munshid
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special singer
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Ihya ulum al-din
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"revivication o the science of religion" Al-Ghazali's lasting contribution
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Al-Futuhat al-Makkiya
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"Meccan openings" by Ibn Arabi
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Fusus al-Hikram
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"Bezels of wisdom" by Ibn Arabi
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Tarjuman al-Ashwaq
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"The interpreter of longing" by Ibn Arabi
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'urs
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wedding celebration ; bridegroom
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khanqah
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small room where a person meditates
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hikram
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wisdom
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falsafa
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philosophy
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aqiqa
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sacrifice on the 7th day after a birth
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kunya
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an honorific name prefaced by Abu (father) or Umm (mother)
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nasab
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Ibn "son of" ; Bint "daughter of"
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laqab
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nickname acquired through special circumstances
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nisba
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name that indicates place of origin or other association
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basmala
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consecration phrase (in the name of Allah...)
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khitan
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circumcision
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khafd
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"decreasing" ; circumcision of girls
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nikah
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marriage
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'awra
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private areas
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zina
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adultery or fornication
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mahr
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bridal gift from the groom
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talaq
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divorce
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riba
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prohibition of interest
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mahram
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"forbidden, taboo" ; aka close blood ties (b/c incest forbidden and taboo)
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adhan
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call to prayer
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iqama
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call to perform prayer
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li'an
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mutual cursing
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faskh or tafriq
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an annulment initiated by wife or her wali / separation
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ziwaj
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marriage
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wali
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male guardian of female bride
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khalifya
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background
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kufu
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status
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waqf (pl. awaqf)
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a charitable trust dedicated to some pious or socially beneficial purpose
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satrul 'aura
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covering private parts
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Munkar and Nakir
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2 diff angels that ask questions of the deceased
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alam al-barzakh
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time in the grave
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qubba
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dome
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ziyara (pl. ziyarat)
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vists
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tu'ziya
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consolation
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khatib
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person who gives sermon
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ukhwa
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concept of brotherhood
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suq
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market
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hammam
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public bath
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i'tikaf
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nightly prayer and recitation vigils in the mosque during ramadan
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mutawalli
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a family that donated land/mosque
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mashrabiyya
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screened windows
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sharifs
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custodian ; lineages of important person's in M's line
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awilya
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community of saints
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wali songo
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honored saints
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turuq
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various sufi orders
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shirk
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idolatry
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ashura
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10th day of Muslim month Muharran
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tabaqs
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portable shrines w/ pics of Ali and others
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Dar al-Islam
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"Abode of Submission"
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Dar al-Harb
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"Abode of warfare"
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Wahhabis
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Puritan movement; supports Saudi Arabian royalty
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taqlid
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blind imitation
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mahdi
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guided one or messiah
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falah
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success or salvation
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da'wa
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call (to Islam)
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Santris
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On Java. Class of Muslims. orthodox; minority; want shari'a rule
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Abangan
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On Java. Class of Muslims. Muslim but keeps traditional belief and custom
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Priyayi
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On Java. Class of Muslims. deeply influenced by past as Javanese and others
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pancasilla
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Indonesian word for 5 principles. Monotheism, humanism, national unity, democracy, and social justice
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jihad
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exertion
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subha
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rosary
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ikhwans
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brotherhood
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shehu
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Usuman dan Fodio's honorific name meaning "shaykh"
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Al-'Urwai al-Wuthqa
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"The most firm handle"
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dahri
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materialist
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al-Dajjal
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anti-christ
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nechari
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nature
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valayat-i-faqih
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"rule exercised by an imminent mujtahid in the absence of the imam"
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Tariqa Muhammadia
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one of the reasons for the success of the Wahhabis
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tawid
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monotheism ; written by Ibn Abd al-Wahhab
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akhlaq
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ethics
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kufr
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ingratitude and rejection of god
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Niche for lamps of al-khatib al-Tabrizi
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Islamic texts functions as source of correct behavior
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Jalalian ethics of Davani and Mulla Sadra
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Grk philosophical ethics and Islamic values
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Dar-i Nizami
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standard form of education in India in 19th cent. Nizami curriculum
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capitula
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forced agreements
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fatwas
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legal opinion
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al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun
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Muslim Brotherhood
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Salafiyya
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pertaining to the founders of Islam
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Takfir wa'l-Hijra
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excommunication and migration
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kafir
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infidel
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jahiliyyah
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ignorance (of morals and ethics)
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fiqh
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jurisprudence
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hijab
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veil. practice of seclusion of females and requiring them to cover body (s. asia term: purdah)
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Tasrir al-Mar'a
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"Emancipation of women" written by Qasim Amin (1863-1908)
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chadol
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black cloth that completely covers the female body. Required in Iran for women in public.
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din
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the religious belief and action system
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