Islam key Words
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Islam Key Words
1.1 The 6 beliefs
Ahl al-bayt – people of the P.Muhammad’s house (family)
Allah – Arabic name for God
Hadith – sayings of the P.Muhammad
Khalifah – a religious leader (caliph)
Kitab al-iman – the Book of Faith in the Sahih Musilm collection of Hadith
Qur’an – the holiest text in Islam
Shi’a – Muslims who believe that leadership belongs to the ahl al-bayt
Sunni – Muslims who believe Abu Bakr was the first of four ‘rightly guided’ leaders after the P.Muhammad
1.2 The five roots of ‘Usul ad-Din
Adalat – divine justice. Also known as ‘Adl
Mi’ad – day of judegement and resurrection
Tawhid – belief in one god; the oneness of allah
‘Usul ad-Din – name given to the principles of faith in Shi’a Islam
1.3The Nature of Allah
Beneficence – kindness, generosity
Immanence – a belief that Allah acts in the world
Omnipotence – being all-powerful
Sin – an action against Allah’s will
Surah – chapter
Transcendence – a beliefe that Allah is above and beyond his creation
1.4 Risalah
Humanity – all human beings
Miracles – extrodinary events that may not be explainable
Prophet – a messenger chosen by Allah to teach humanity what is right and wrong
Risalah – the system of communication between Allah and people through propets
Scripture – a holy book or text given by Allah through a prophet
1.5 Muslim holy books
Injil – original Gospel of Isa
Kutubullah – books of Allah
Revelation – communication from Allah, often through an angel
Sahifah – scrolls of Ibrahim and Moses
Tawrat – Torah
Zabur – psalms of David
1.6 Malaikah
Kiraman katiban – the noble scribes, the angels who note every person’s good and bad deeds
Malaikah – the Arabic name for angels
1.7 Al-Qadr
Akhirah – life after death, when the Day of Judgement takes place
Al-Qadr – (predestination) belief that Allah has preordained certain things and put in place fixed universal laws
1.8 Akhirah
Barzakh – stage between death and time of judgement
Resurrection – the belief that humans will be raised again in the next life
2.1 Marriage
Cohabitation – living together while not married
Nikah – marriage contract
Procreation – having children
2.2 Sexual Relationships
Adultery – sex where one or both of those involved are already married to someone else (extramarital sex)
Homosexuality – sexual relations between two people of the same sex
Premarital sex – a sexual relationship which occurs before marriage
2.3 The Family
Blended family – 2 families uniting when parents meet new partners
Nuclear family – mother, father and children living as one unit
Surrogacy – when a mother becomes pregnant and gives birth for a coupe who are unable to have children
Ummah – community of Muslims around the world
2.4 Support for the family
Adhan – the call to prayer in Arabic
Aqiqah – a…
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