| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals |
djinni
,
djinny
,
genie
,
jinnee
,
jinni
|
| (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran |
Had crime
|
| (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran |
hadith
,
Sunna
,
Sunnah
|
| endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and la |
ijtihad
|
| monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran |
Islam
,
Islamism
,
Mohammedanism
,
Muhammadanism
,
Muslimism
|
| code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed |
Islamic law
,
sharia
,
shariah
,
shariah law
,
sharia law
|
| fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life |
Islamism
|
| militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the wor |
Salafi movement
,
Salafism
|
| one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran |
sura
|
| (Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way |
Tazir crime
|
