Islam

• Al-Qadr


  Predestination
• Akhirah


  Life after death
• Tawhid


  Oneness of God
• Akhirah


  Everlasting life after death
• Allah


  The Arabic name for God
• Beneficent


  Benevolent, all-loving, all-good; a quality of God
• Caliph


  A person considered to be a political and religious successor to the prophet Muhammad, and the leader of the Sunni Muslim community
• Day of judgement


  A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God
• Fairness


  The idea that God treats people fairly and impartially without favour or discrimination
• Gospel


  A holy book revealed by God to Jesus
• Hajj


  Annual pilgrimage to Makkah that every Muslim should make once in their life
• Iblis (Satan)


  A spiritual being, created from fire who was thrown out of paradise for refusing to bow to Adam
• Imam


  A person who leads communal prayer. In Shi'a Islam the title given to Ali and his successors
• Imamate


  The divine appointment of imams
• Immanent


  The idea that God is present and involved with life on earth and in the universe; a quality of God
• Islam


  The name of the religion followed by Muslims; to peacefully surrender to the will of God
• Jibril


  The Arabic name for Gabriel, the archangel who brought God's message to the prophets
• Justice (Adalat in Shi'a Islam)

  The idea that God is just and fair and judges human action, rewarding good and punishing the bad
• Ka'aba


  The black cube shaped building in the centre of the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The holiest place in Islam
• Mika'il


  The Arabic name for Michael, the archangel of mercy who rewards good deeds and provides nourishment to people
• Monotheistic


  A religion that believes there is only one God
• Muslim


  One who has submitted to the will of God and has accepted Islam
• Omnipotent


  Almighty, having unlimited power; a quality of God
• Predestination


  The idea that God knows or determines everything that will happen in the universe
• Prophet


  A person who proclaims the message of God
• Prophethood


  When God makes someone a prophet to communicate his message to his people
• Psalms


  A holy book revealed by God to David
• Qur'an


  The holy book revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibril
• Resurrection


  Rising from the dead
• Risalah


  The belief that prophets are an important channel of communication between God and humans
• Scrolls of Abraham


  A holy book revealed by God to Abraham
• Shi'a


  Muslims who believe in the Imamate, the successorship of Ali
• Sunnah


  Teachings and deeds of Muhammad
• Sunni


  Muslims who believe in the successorship to Muhammad of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali
• Day of Ashura


  A festival that is important for Shia Muslims in particular who remember the battle of Karbala and death of Husayn on this day
• Supremacy


  Supreme power or authority; a quality of God
• Fasting (Sawm)


  Not eating or drinking for a certain length of time, usually for a religious reason
• Tawhid


  The oneness and unity of God
• Greater Jihad


  Personal struggle of all Muslims to live in line with the teachings of their faith
• Torah


  The 5 books revealed by God to Moses