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Religion of Islam
Question | Answer |
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Islam | to submit to ones religion and God religion of peace |
Muslim | follower of the religion of Islam |
Muslima | women follower |
Iman | faith in the religion of Islam. 5 pillars of faith |
Mu'min | faithful man |
Mu'mina | faithful women |
Imam | religious or political leader |
Ihsan | belief that one should act righteously, perfection |
Taqwa | consciousness of God |
Tawhid | concept on monotheism in Islam, oneness of God |
sunna prayer | most important prayers preformed 5 times a day. 5 pillars of practice through 5 pillars of practice |
Ka'ba | holiest place in Islam- mosque in mecca |
sunna | example, practice, custom of Muhammad |
hadith | report of prophetic sunna of Muhammad's actions, statements and practices |
Isnad | chain of transmitters |
Matn | text, wording of the hadith |
sahih | sound, authentic |
Da'if | weak, inauthentic |
Kharijite | a grave sinner is a disbeliever |
Khadija | Muhammad's wife |
Abu Bakr | close companion of Muhammad, father-in-law, first caliph |
'Ali | cousin of Muhammad, son-in-law, fist convert of Islam 4th caliph, shi'ites refer to him as first imam |
abu talib | 'ali's father, Muhammad's uncle, provided protection for muhammad |
'a'isha | daughter of Abu Bakr and later Muhammad's wife |
Fatima | Muhammad's daughter and 'Ali's wife |
'Uthman | Muhammad's son-in-law, companion, third caliph |
talha | close companion of Muhammad, 8th believer, battle of uhud and camel |
Zabayr and ibn zubayr | father of Ibn zubayr. ibn zubayr is the nephew of 'a'isha and the grandson of abu bakr |
hasan and hasayn | Muhammad's grandsons, fatima and 'ali's sons. Husayn was the third shi'ite imam |
Mu'awiya and Yazid | appointment of ali', 5th caliph of Umayyad. Yazid is the second caliph of Umayyad caliphate appointed by his father Mu'awiya |
'and al malik b. marwan b. 'abu al malik | 5th Umayyad caliph |
Walid al-bukhari | wrote the second most authoritative collection of sumni Hadith |
al-nawawi | sunni Muslim author of fiqh and the hadith |
Muslim | wrote second most authoritative collection of hadith |