Islamic%20Vocabulary

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Islamic Vocabulary
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Caliph

• A ________ is a leader of the Islamic world,
  and is thought to be a successor of Muhammad.
  This leader is traditionally male. The decision
  of who would be the fourth leader split the Islam
  community into two branches the Sunnis and the
  Shiites.

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Abu Bakr

• ______is thought to be either the first or second
  male to convert to Islam. He fled with the other
  Muslims to Medina. Already considered a leader of
  the community, ________ position became even
  greater when he gave his daughter to Muhammad. He
  was an active participant in Muslim military
  campaigns, and eventually became Muhammads chief
  adviser. When Muhammad passed away he took over
  as leader.
• Under his leadership, the united Arabs were able
  to defeat both the Persian and Byzantine empires.

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Hijabi
______ is a slang term used in Islam to label
someone as a veil wearing woman. It is in the
Muslim culture for women to be mostly covered
when going out in public.
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Baghdad

• The capital
• of Islamic religion. In the
• center of the city is the
• Mosque or religious center.

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Dhuhur

• The word means afternoon. It is also the name of
  the obligatory salat (prayer) that is performed
  in the afternoon.

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DAVID

• A king who greatly expanded the land of Israel
  and gave the Israelites security.
• The Muslims also believe that this king was an
  honorable prophet of God.

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Ramadhan

• ______________is a special month in the Islamic
  calendar. This is the month Muhammad received his
  first revelations from God. During this month,
  the Muslims fast , so they dont eat or drink
  during daylight hours (from sunrise to sunset).
  They also practice praying more and sinning less
  to improve themselves.

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Fee Sabilillah
It means giving charity for the sake of Allah
(God). This is not required but is encouraged.
When you do this you get thawab, which are
positive points that give you a better chance of
getting into Heaven.
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Prophet

• In religion, a _______ is a person who has
  directly encountered the divine and serves as an
  intermediary with humanity. Muslims believe such
  individuals were assigned a special mission by
  God to guide humanity. Muhammad was the founder
  of the world religion of Islam and is regarded by
  Muslims as the last messenger and ____________ of
  God.

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Fajh

• ____ Meaning Dawn prayer or prayer before dawn.
• This prayer is mentioned by name in the Quran at
  2458. According to some opinions, it is
  considered by Muslims to be more precious than
  their lives.

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Islam
__________ is a monotheistic religion. It is the
second largest followed religion in the world.

• _________ means submission. The religious
  meaning of it is complete submission to the will
  of god.

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Tâghût

• _____is anything worshipped other than the one
  true God- such as deities of other religions,
  people claiming themselves to be holy outside of
  Islam's definition, or the worshipping of ideas
  instead of God. According to Muslims, Buddha of
  Buddhism and Jesus of Christianity are both
  _______.

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Barzakh
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• Muslims believe that a persons soul moves on
  into a special stage of time after death they
  call this stage _______. While they are waiting
  for judgment day, they are in the state of
  _______ and they are asked questions in the
  grave. The answers to these questions will lead
  them to blessings or torments.

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Zakat

• 2.5 of a Muslims annual sum of money is called
  _____. It is a necessary Islamic tax that is
  given to the poor. In the Muslim faith, it is one
  of the Five Pillars of Islam.

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JIHAD ????

• _______ is a personal struggle and it is known
  as a holy war. There are two different types of
  _____, the greater one which is preserving
  one-self from sin disbelief, and the lesser
  one which is going to war to defend Islam, its
  people and property .

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Yathrib

• City now known as Medina. Prophet Muhammad
  traveled here on the hijra. This is the burial
  place of Muhammad. People of the Islamic religion
  travel here when physically and financially able.

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Qiblah ????

• This is the direction that Muslims face to pray,
  (always towards the Kaaba)

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Eid

• The Islamic word for celebration. There are two
  official _____ in Islam.

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SAWM

• _____ is fasting (refraining from eating,
  drinking sex). Fasting during the Holy Islamic
  month of Ramadan is one of the 5 pillars of
  Islam. Muslims fast every day in that month from
  dawn till dusk effectively 15 hours - and is
  not as difficult as people think. After dusk they
  can eat, drink and have relations.Fasting is
  also done outside of this month and is considered
  a very good form of voluntary worship in devotion
  to God.

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Muhammed

• ____________ was the name of the final prophet of
  Islam. At age 40 an angel Gabriel called him the
  messenger of God. He received the Quran from the
  angel Gabriel over a span of 22 years.

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KAABA

• Located in Mecca Saudi Arabia. It is believed to
  be built by Abraham and his son Ismail. Inside
  there is a black stone enshrined and a person is
  supposed to kiss it for good luck and a symbol of
  respect to Allah. The _____ was last built in
  1611 and has underwent many renovations. A
  ceremony is held twice a year to clean the stone
  structure.

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VIRGIN MARY

• The mother of Christ is named the _____. She is
  said to have given birth while being abstinent.

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Wudhu

• ________ is a ceremonial act of washing the
  Muslims feet, hands, face, and arms, before
  praying or touching the text of the Quran.
  Without ___ those activities would be unlawful
  and a sin.

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Ghusl

• ________ in Islam means wash. To Muslims,
  washing refers to purifying the body, and
  cleansing the soul to prepare for prayer. Muslims
  pray 5 times a day, to comply to their 5 pillars
  of Islam. They can pray anywhere, but most go to
  mosques, or houses of worship.

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• Hizbullah

It means the party of god. It is a political
party from Lebanon whose objective is to expel
Americans and their allies from Lebanon.
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ALLAH!

• _______is the Muslim God.
• People worship _____ 5 times a day.