p84 Muslim Ethics
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15 terms
Malay | English |
|---|---|
| Allah | God (Arabic) |
| Caliph | A worldly and religious leader of the Muslim community |
| Eid | festival (Arabic) |
| Halal | Something that is allowed to use (usually referring to food) |
| Hadith | Collections of the sayings and deeds of Mohammad |
| Imam | teacher who also leads prayers in a mosque (Arabic) |
| Islam | submission (Arabic) |
| Mosque | Center for prayer and community activities for a Muslim community |
| Muslim | "one who submits"- referring to one who obeys God (Arabic) |
| Prophet | a messenger of God who speaks on behalf of God (example, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Mohammad) |
| Qur'an | "Recitation or Reading"- the main book of Islam revealed by God to Mohammad b the Angel Gabriel in the early 7th Century |
| Ramadan | a month in the Muslim lunar calendar in which Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk |
| Shari'a | a code of religious and secular law in Islam used in the Muslim community |
| Sura(h) | chapter (Arabic) |
| Ummah | wordwide, global Muslim community (Arabic) |
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