Islam Vocabulary

Question 1

adalat

Answer 1

justice in shi’a islam

Question 2

adhan

Answer 2

the call to prayer five times a day

Question 3

akhirah

Answer 3

the black cloth that covers the ka’aba in makkah

Question 4

all- compassionate

Answer 4

all-loving, benevolent, ever forgiving and not vindictive

Question 5

al-qadr

Answer 5

predestination of the will of Allah, the belief that Allah has decreed everything that is to happen in the universe

Question 6

amr-bil-maroof

Answer 6

commanding what is just

Question 7

beneficence

Answer 7

an act of charity or kindness in an effort to do good for others

Question 8

caliph

Answer 8

a successor of muhamad as the spiritual leader of islam

Question 9

hadith

Answer 9

the teachings of islam

Question 10

hafiz

Answer 10

a person who has memorised the quran by heart

Question 11

hajj

Answer 11

a pilgrimage to makkah and the fifth pillar of islam

Question 12

haram

Answer 12

forbidden for muslims (includes foods or actions)

Question 13

hijab

Answer 13

head scarf worn by some muslim women

Question 14

hijrah

Answer 14

muhammads escape journey from makkah to madinah

Question 15

ihram

Answer 15

the white clothing worn by pilgrims on hajj in makkah

Question 16

imamate

Answer 16

leadership

Question 17

immanence

Answer 17

the belief that Allah is closer to us than our heartbeat and is involved in the world

Question 18

jihad

Answer 18

the greater or lesser striving for the way of Allah

Question 19

justice

Answer 19

fairness in society of the right thing to do

Question 20

madinah

Answer 20

holy city in saudi arabia as the place where muhammad set up the first muslim community and the place where muhammad is buried

Question 21

makkah

Answer 21

holy city of isalm in saudi arabia with the great mosque housing the ka’aba

Question 22

makruh

Answer 22

a detestable act

Question 23

mubah

Answer 23

an action which is neither forbidden nor recommended

Question 24

mustahab

Answer 24

favoured or recommended actions

Question 25

nahi anil munkar

Answer 25

forbidding what is evil

Question 26

ramadan

Answer 26

the holy month of fasting for 30 days

Question 27

rak’ah

Answer 27

a sequence of prayer containing actions and recitations

Question 28

risalah

Answer 28

communication between man and Allah in the form of books, angels and prophets

Question 29

salah

Answer 29

compulsory prayer five times a day and the second pillar of islam

Question 30

sawm

Answer 30

pillar of fasting