Islamic Terms and Concepts, Quizzes of World Religions

Download Islamic Terms and Concepts and more Quizzes World Religions in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Allah DEFINITION 1 God TERM 2 Basmala DEFINITION 2 The name for the sacred Islamic invocation "In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate" uttered frequently by pious Muslims TERM 3 Caliph DEFINITION 3 The title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. Literally "successor" TERM 4 Fiqh DEFINITION 4 Islamic jurisprudence, literally "understanding" TERM 5 Fitra DEFINITION 5 The original nature of humans as created by God, considered good. TERM 6 Hadith DEFINITION 6 A tradition about Muhammad -- what he said or did on a particular occasion. Came to be a record of the Prophet's Sunna. TERM 7 Hajj DEFINITION 7 The pilgrimage to Mecca and one of the five Pillars of Islam TERM 8 Hijra DEFINITION 8 The "emigration" of Muhammad and the Muslims from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E.; the Muslim lunar calendar dates from that year TERM 9 Ihram DEFINITION 9 State of ritual purity and dedication entered into by the pilgrim onpilgrimageto Mecca TERM 10 Ijma' DEFINITION 10 "Consensus," one of the four sources of Sunni jurisprudence TERM 21 Shi'a DEFINITION 21 "Party" of Ali, believe Ali was designated by Muhammad to succeed him as leader of the Umma of Islam. Second largest denomination of Islam. TERM 22 Sufism DEFINITION 22 The mystical path of Islam TERM 23 Sunna DEFINITION 23 The "custom" of the Prophet Muhammad, his words, habits, acts, and gestures as preserved in the hadith reports. Second only to the Qu'ran in authority for Muslims TERM 24 Sunni DEFINITION 24 Majority of Muslims, who believe that any good Muslim can be leader; prefer to reach agreements by means of consensus and do not recognize special sacred wisdom in their leaders as Shi'ites do TERM 25 Tafsir DEFINITION 25 An interpretation of the Qur'an TERM 26 Ta'ziya DEFINITION 26 "Consolation"; a Shi'ite passion play commemorating the death of the third Imam, Husayn, at Karbala TERM 27 'Ulama DEFINITION 27 Scholars "learned" in Islamic law, the top class of religiousofficialsin Islam TERM 28 Umma DEFINITION 28 The Muslim "community' worldwide TERM 29 Zakat DEFINITION 29 Legal almsgiving, or poor tax, required as a Pillar of Islam