Islam glossary of terms

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Bedouin !RAB DESERT NOMAD
Zoroastrianism A religion which is base on the idea that there is a continuous fight between a God who represent good and who reprsents evil
Clan A small group of families
Tribe A group of clans
Age of ignorance Islamic term for pre-lslamic life, a translaiton for the word Jahiliyyah
Mecca (sometimes Makka or Makkah) City in modern Saudi Arabia where Muhammad lived and recived his revelation spirtual centre of the muslim word and foucs of the Hajj
Medina (Madina- al-Nabi City of the prophet (Also Sometimes madina or madinah) Is a few hundred kilometres north of mecca, the prohet mudammad migrated there in 622CE
Akhira Life After Death.
Allah the God - affirms that there is only one God.
Caliph the four successors of Muhammad - ’rightly guided’; ‘defenders of the
Five Pillars: foundation of faith - confessions of faith, prayer, almsgiving, fasting, pilgrimage.
Hadith recorded traditions which maintain sayings/examples (Sunnah) of Muhammad.
Haram those things that are forbidden.
Islam ‘submission’ to the will of God; a further meaning is ‘peace’.
Jurisprudence the process/science of interpreting Qur’an and Hadith to arrive at a correct decision.
Ka’ba located in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site; the Qur’an states that it was built by Ibrahim and Ishmael.
Mecca birthplace of Muhammad-place of sacred pilgrimage for all Muslims.
Ramadan the ninth month of the Muslim calendar when able adults undertake rigorous fasting.
Salat prayer-five times daily which assists adherents over their whole day in submission to Allah.
Shahada the first Pillar: ‘There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet’.
Shari’a law that defines the path a Muslim must follow in life.
Sunnah the acts and sayings of the Prophet; source of teaching after the Qur’an.
Sunni ‘path’- the way of Muhammad; approximately 85% of Muslims are Sunni; accepts all four caliphs.
Shi’ia ‘the party of Ali’; emphasis on suffering; specific system of law; majority of expression in Islam.
Tawaf circling the Ka’ba during Hajj.
Tawhid there is only one God and only this one God can be worshipped; pivotal belief of Islam.
Ummah the universal community of Islam.
Zakat a tax to provide for the needs of the poor and needy; usually 2.5% of a person’s income.
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