islam key words

• allah

  god
• tawhid

  oneness of god
• ummah

  muslim community
• prophet

  messenger
• muhammad

  founder of islam
• abu bakr

  muhammad's father-in-law
• ali

  muhammd's son-in-law
• al-qadr

  predestination
• sunni

  largest sect of islam (85%)
• shi'a

  smaller sect of islam (15%)
• shirk

  believing in other gods (worst sin)
• malaikah

  angels
• ibrahim 


  abraham
• isma'il

  ishmael- abraham's son
• isa

  jesus
• jibril

  angel gabriel
• mika'il

  angel michael
• izra'il

  azrael- the angel of death
• akhirah

  afterlife
• jannah

  heaven/ paradise
• jahannam

  hell
• barzakh

  barrier between this world and the next
• shahadah

  declaration of faith
• salah/ salat 


  prayer
• sawm

  fasting
• hajj

  pilgrimage
• zakah/ zakat

  charitable giving
• qur'an

  muslim holy book
• hadith

  reports of muhammad's actions and words
• mosque

  muslim holy building
• yawm ad-din

  day of judgment
• imam

  religious leader
• jihad

  struggle
• shari'ah

  islamic law
• order of messages

  • allah
  • angels
  • prophets
  • people