islam

• tawhid


  the oneness of allah
• shirk


  the sin of regarding anything as an equal or partner for allah
• risalah


  muslim beliefs about the prophet of allah
• qur’an 


  holy book of islam
• muslim


  one who has submitted to allah by accepting islam
• qadi 


  the custodian or steward of the world for allah
• shari’ah


  islamic law based on the qur’an and sunnah
• shi’a


  the muslims who believe the only caliph ali was rightly guided
• sunni 


  the muslims who believe that the first four caliphs were rightly guided
• khalifah


  the scholars of islamic law and jurisprudence
• islam


  peace gained through submission to allah
• iman


  faith in allah
• ibadah


  the name for all acts of worship/any permissible action performed to obey allah
• din


  the way of life (the belief and practice of islam)
• creativity 


  the action of creating the universe by allah
• al-qadr 


  allah‘s control of future events
• authority


  the power and right to make demands of others
• bismillah


  the words which begin every surah (in the name of god)
• hadith


  the sayings and actions of muhammad as recorded by his family and friends
• imam


  a person who leads salah prayer
• masjid


  the place of prostration/prayer
• ulama


  a judge in islamic law
• ummah


  the worldwide muslim community
• arafat


  a plain near mecca where pilgrims confess their sins
• hajj


  the annual pilgrimage to mecca
• eid-al-adha 


  the festival of sacrifice
• eid-al-fitr


  the festival of breaking the fast
• qibla 


  the direction of the kaaba in mecca
• ramadan


  the ninth month when the qur’an says all muslims must fast
• salah


  the five daily prayers
• sawm 


  fasting by going without food and drink during daylight hours
• shahadah


  the declaration of faith in allah and his prophet
• tawaf


  going round the kaaba seven times in worship of allah (during umrah or hajj)
• wudu


  the washing which must take place before salah
• zakah 


  a tax muslims must pay for the poor (2.5%)
• aqiqa


  the birth ceremony for muslim children
• capitalism 


  the economic system adopted my most western governments
• dar-ul-islam


  the abode of islam/lands ruled by the shari’ah
• greater jihad


  the struggle to overcome evil in one’s own life
• halal


  that which is permitted or lawful