Beliefs & Theology
Created beings who obey God and convey revelation.
Angels (Mal'akh)
Shortest Surah
Al-Kawthar
The mosque that surrounds the Kabah
Masjid al-Haram
Cave near Mecca where the first revelation occurred
Cave Hira
The Islamic way/law that guides life
Shariah
Term for Belief that God is one
Tawhid
The Verse known as the "Throne Verse"
Ayat al-Kursi
The plain/mount where pilgrims gather at the peak of ḥajj
Mount Arafat
Muharram
The second call that starts the congregational prayer is the ____.
Iqamah
Term for Belief that God decrees everything
Qadar
Study of Interpreting the Quran
Tafsir
Jerusalem site linked to the Night Journey
Masjid Al-Aqsa
The first mosque built by Muslims in Medina
Masjid Quba
A non-binding legal opinon issued by a mufti
Fatwa
6 Beliefs of Islam
God, angels, scriptures, prophets, the Last Day, Qadar
How many Ayat's in Quran (Range)
The valley where pilgrims stay in tents and perform the stoning of the pillars
Mina
What was the first migration of Islam?
The migration to Abyssinia (al-habaša)
The four major Sunni law schools are ____, ____, ____, and ____.
Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki and Shafi'i
Belief in the Unseen (angels, jinn, afterlife) is belief in _____.
al-ghayb
The longest verse in the Quran is
Ayat al-Dayn (verse of debt)
The semicircular area beside the Kabah that was once part of its original structure
A series of conflicts that followed Prophet Muhammad's death as the early Islamic state consolidated its control.
Ridda Wars
Whats are the five main objectives (Maqasid al-Shari‘ah) of Islamic law?
To protect:
Faith, life, intellect, Lineage/family, Property/wealth