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49 Cards in this Set
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Shirk
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A major human sin; associating anything else with divinity except the one true god, Allah.
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Nam
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The holy name of God reverberating throughout all of creation as repeated by the Sikhs
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Caliph
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The Civil and religion leaders of a muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
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Amrit
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Water sweetened by sugar used in Sikh baptismal ceremonies
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Madrasa
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A center or school for islamic religious and cultural studies.
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Shirk
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A major human sin; associating anything else with divinity except the one true god, Allah.
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Nam
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The holy name of God reverberating throughout all of creation as repeated by the Sikhs
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Caliph
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The Civil and religion leaders of a muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
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Amrit
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Water sweetened by sugar used in Sikh baptismal ceremonies
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Madrasa
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A center or school for islamic religious and cultural studies.
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Sura
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A chapter of the Qur'an
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Sunni
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Majority branch of islam; Believes that the successor of Muhammad should be chosen by the muslim community.
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Sunnah
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Behavior of the prophet Muhammad used as a model in Islamic lay
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Shari'ah
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The divine law in Islam
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Islam
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Complete, trusting and surrender to God
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Gurdwara
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A sikh temple; the doors to the temple
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The 5 K's
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1.Kesh -Turban
2 Kara - Iron bracley 3. Kangha - wooden comb;symbolizes cleanliness 4. Kacchura- brief; or shorts 5. Kirpan - Short Sword |
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Dhikr
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Practice of meditation on names of god in sufism. The whirling durbishes are an example.
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Hijrah
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Muhammad's migration from mecca to medina.
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Misogi
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Ritual purification; removes impurities and restores true image
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Ummah
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The muslim community
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Oharai
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Shinto purification ceremony
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Panth
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Sikh religious community
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Allah
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The God of Islamic faith. Muslim name for God
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Langar
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A free kitchen that is hosted by the sikhs. Tears down the walls of caste as it brings every one together.
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Janam Sakhis
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Tales of the life of guru nanak.
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Guru Granth Sahib ( Adi Granth)
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Sacred scriptures of the sikhs
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Sufism
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The mystical branch of islam.
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Muezzin
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One who calls the muslim community to prayer from a high place
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Hijab
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What muslim women wear. The veiling of women for the sake of modesty
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Sangat
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The sikh community. A congregation which all are ideally considered equal.
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Tsumi
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Similar to the idea of karma. Impurities that gather on you in the shinto belief. Impurity or misfortune, a quality that the purification practices are designed to remove.
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Shi'a
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The minority branch of islam, which feel that Muhammad's legitimate successors were Ali and a series of Imams.
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Jihad
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Commonly known as Holy war, but more specifically seen as the struggle in the muslim community.
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Kami
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Invisible sacred quality that evokes wonder and awe in us. Also for the invisible spirits throughout nature that are born of this essence. Seen in nature specifically. Very specific to the shinto religion
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Hajj
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One of the 5 pillars of islam, which is to make the pilgrimage to mecca.
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Kirtan
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Devotional signing of hymns from the guru granth sahib in Sikhism
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Kafir
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The unbeliever; Indicates non muslims
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Ahura Mazda
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The divine one in Zoroastrianism. The creator god.
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Jap Ji
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The first morning prayer of the sikhs, written by Guru Nanak
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Imam
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In shi'ism the title for the person carrying the initial tradition of the prophetic light. Also a leader of muslim prayer
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Khalsa
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The body of the pure as inspired by the Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh
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Shahadah
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The central muslim expression of faith: "There is no god but God" and Muhammad is the messenger of God
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Hadith
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Traditional report about a reputed saying or action of the prophet Muhammad
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Jaap Sahib
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Set of hymns, or Bani, uttered by Gobind Singh. One of the 5 most recited hymns by most practicing Sikhs.
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Fatwa
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Legal opinion issuedby an authority according to a particular school of law in Islam
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Kannagara
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Harmony with the way of the Kami
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Udasi
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An ascetic sikh order.
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Ameshta Spenta
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6 Divine powers in Zoroastrianism ( perfection, absolute power, devotion, righteousness, good mind and Immortality) Personified and worshipped as dieties with shinning eyes and beautiful forms after Zarathustra's Death.
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