Theology Muslim Vocab

Allah ☪

God of Islam and Christianity

Tawshid 1⃣

Belief in one God

Shirk 👥👥

Greatest sin: polytheism

Akirah ☁

Afterlife

Shahada

Deceleration of faith ( pillar of Islam)

Salah 🙏

Arabic word that means prayer

Zakat

Giving charity to those in need (pillar of Islam)

Sawm 🚫

Fasting or abstaining (pillar of Islam)

Haji 🏆

Honorific title to those who complete pilgrimage to Mecca

Halal 😊

Acceptable actions under Islamic law

Haram 😡

Forbidden actions in Islam

Jihad

Arabic word that means strive or struggle

Ummah 👭

Arabic word meaning community or nation

Dawah

Inviting people to Islam faith

Imam

Prayer leader of mosque

Sharia 🖼

Moral and legal framework derived form Islamic teachings

fiqh 📚

Understanding Islamic law

Hadith 💁‍♂💬

Saying or action attributed to Muhammad

Suhhah

Way of Muhammad’s life

Mecca

Holy place where Muhammad was born

Medina 🏘

Town

Kabah 🕋

Cube shaped building in Mecca, holiest shrine

Sunni 🌍

Largest branch of Islam

Shia

Branch is of Islam that believes Muhammad was not last prophet

Madhhab ⚖

Legal interpretation with Islamic prejudice

Muhammad

Founder and final prophet of Islam

Isa

Jesus. Believed to be messenger of God

Ibrahim

Father of a nation/multitude

Mosque 🕌

Muslims gather here to pray and worship

Khadijah

Muhammad first wife