islam key words

caliphs

four successors of muhammad for sunni muslims

Tawhid

belief in the oneness of Allah (6 articles and 5 roots)

Malaikah

Angels (6 articles)

Al-Qadr

Predestination (6 articles

Qayamat

resurrection (5 roots)

Risalah

Prophethood (6 articles)

Nubuwwah

Prophethood (5 roots)

Akhirah

Afterlife (6 articles)

Imamate

Leadership (5 roots)

Adl/Adalah

Justice of Allah (5 roots)

6 articles - Sunni

-Tawhid - oneness of Allah

-Malaikah - Angels

-Holy books

-Risalah - prophethood

-Akhirah - afterlife

-Al-Qadr - predestination

5 roots - Shi'a

-Tahwid

-Imamate - leadership

-Nubuwwah - prophethood

-Adalah - justice of allah

-Qayamat - resurrection

Ar-Rahim

Allah's mercy

Adalat

Allah is just and fair

Halal

What Allah instructs becomes good and allowed

Haram

What Allah prohibits becomes evil and forbidden

Shahadah

declaration of faith

Shirk

To associate Allah with any other thing, or deny that he is Tawhid (major sin)

Khalifah

Steward on earth - Adam

Iblis

the devil

Hawwa

Eve

Hanif

someone who preaches that there is only one God - Ibrahim

Tawrat

Torah

Zabur

Pslams given to Dawud

Ummah

world-wide muslim community

Twelvers

Shi'as who believe that there were 12 Imams after Muhammad, given to help people understand divine word and law

Lailat al-Qadr

Night of Power

Infallible

without error

Wudu

ritual washing before reading Qur'an

Hafiza

someone who has learnt entire Qur'an by heart

Shari'ah

governance from Allah

Wajib

compulsary

Mustahab

recommended

Mubah

neutrally allowed

Makruh

disliked and disapproved of

4 other authoritative texts

-Tawrat

-Scrolls of Ibrahim (Suhuf)

-Zabur

-Injil (gospels)

Janna

Heaven

Jahannam

Hell

Barzakh

barrier - state of consciousness in grave

Sirat bridge

bridge over hell