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Islam Keywords P+R
Islam keywords P+R AS
Term | Definition |
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Hajj | Pilgrimage |
Duty | work that a Muslim is obliged to perform for religious reasons. |
Five Pillars | The term given to the five duties incumbent on every Muslim. |
Muslim character, ideal | The attributes that determine a Muslims moral and ethical actions and reactions. |
Muslim | One who has submitted to the will of Allah and has accepted Islam. |
Pillar | A duty( one of five) incumbent on every Muslim. |
Salah | The second pillar of Islam; Prayer, a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day( preferable in a mosque) and towards Makkah. |
Sawm | The third pillar of Islam; fasting( primarily during the month of Ramadan). Muslims abstain from food, drink, gambling and sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan. |
Shahadah | The first pillar of Islam and an affirmation of faith. |
Sunnah | The normal way of life as prescribed for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Qur'an. |
Umma | The brotherhood and sisterhood of Islam. The Islamic community. |
Worship | Showing devotion to God in the act of worshipping. |
Zakah | Islamic tax that goes to charity, obligatory for all Muslims, set traditionally at 2.5% of a Muslims income and capital. The fourth pillar of Islam; aims giving as an act of worship. |