islam keywords

• adhan


  Islamic call to prayer.
• du'ah


  Personal prayer.
• Hadith


  The sayings of Muhammad.
• halal


  Meaning 'allowed'. Often used to describe Muslim-friendly foods.
• Qur'an


  The Islamic holy book
• saddaqah


  Voluntary payments or good deeds performed by Muslims.
• salat


  Compulsory prayer performed five times a day. It is the second pillar of Islam.
• shahadah


  'There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger'. It is the first pillar of Islam.
• sawm


  The period of fasting from sunrise until sunset during Ramadan. It is the fourth pillar of Islam.
• shirk


  The greatest sin in Islam where anything is said to be equal to Allah.
• tawhid


  Belief in the oneness of Allah and accepting that He is the only God.
• zakat


  Meaning 'charity', Muslims earning the value of nisab give 2.5% of their earnings to charity yearly.