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• Hijab


  A head scarf that covers the head and neck.
• Niqab


  A veil which completely covers a women except her eyes.
• Burka


  A veil which completely covers a women, and her eyes see through mesh.
• Modesty


  The act of dressing or behaving to avoid unnecessary attention.
• Hadith


  It is the sayings of Mohamed.
• Ummah


  It is a Muslim community.
• Ramadan


  A month in which fasting takes place.
• Qur'an


  The sacred text of Islam.
• Hajj


  It is a pilgrimage to Mecca- one of the pillars.
• Zakah


  It is being charitable- one of the pillars.
• Sawm


  Fasting during Ramadan- one of the pillars.
• Salah


  Daily prayer- one of the pillars.
• Shahada


  Confession of faith- one of the pillars.
• Mecca


  The holiest city in Saudi Arabia.
• Ihram


  A white robe worn during hajj.
• Ka'bath


  A cube building in the Great Mosques court yard.
• Morality


  A set of rules/guidelines stating wrong and right
• Morals


  The individual rules within morality
• Absolute morality


  Always have the same morals regardless
• Example of absolute morality


  Don't kill
• Relative morality


  Each situation is different, morals differ, you act accordingly
• Example of relative morality


  Arranged marriage
• Ethics


  A branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles
• Omnibenevolent


  All loving
• omnipotent


  all-powerful
• Deontological


  Type of ethics based on following rules.
• Teleological


  Type of ethics based on analysing the moral outcome of actions.
• Divine Command Theory


  A theory in which religious rules cannot be broken but followed.
• Divine command theory example

  Saying 'for god's sake' is wrong as you should not use gods name in vain
• Utilitarianism


  A theory that states 'greatest good for the greatest number' is considered right.
• Situation ethics


  A theory that states a person should do the 'most loving' thing when solving moral issues.
• Divine command theory strengths

  Obeying god in every situation, gods words are incapable or error, after life, closer to god
• Divine command theory weaknesses

  Free will, inflexible, atheist, disagreement
• Examples of the 10 commandments


  Thou shall not kill, thou shall not steal, honour your mother and father, do not use gods name in vain
• principal of utility


  Greatest good for the greatest number
• Utilitarianism strengths


  Overall majority of people benefit, less disappointment
• Utilitarianism weaknesses


  Minority are ignored, some will have to sacrifice their need
• Utilitarianism example


  8 people are having curry 6 want basmati rice 2 want pilau rice you would get the basmati rice as it pleases the majority
• Agape


  A action of compassion not an emotion
• Situation ethics strengths


  Gives people flexibility to decide what the most loving action is, personal freedom, dong good to all, development of compassion