Abrahamic Religions 1-22
20 entries in the Abrahamic Religions compendium.
Reform JudaismA Jewish denomination emphasizing continuous revelation and individual autonomy.SadduceesA Judean sect active until the Temple's destruction in 70 CE.Salafi movementA late 19th-century Islamic renewal movement emphasizing the salaf.Shafi'i schoolOne of four Sunni schools, emphasizing hadith and analogical reasoning.ShahadaIslamic declaration of faith and one of the Five Pillars.Sodom and GomorrahTwo cities destroyed by God as symbols of divine judgment.Sources of ShariaSources of Sharia derive from Qur'an, Sunnah, consensus, and analogy.SunnahBody of traditions and practices of Muhammad for Muslims.SurahChapters of the Quran, classified by revelation period and length.TafsirQuranic exegesis explaining God's will through language and tradition.TajwidRules for correct Quranic pronunciation, derived from the Prophet Muhammad's recitation.TaqlidIslamic term for conformity to another's teaching.TawhidIslam's core principle of absolute divine oneness.The Beast (Revelation)Three beasts in Revelation opposing God and persecuting the saints.Twelve ImamsTwelve divinely appointed successors of Muhammad in Twelver Shia Islam.Twelver Shi'ismSecond-largest branch of Islam, making up perhaps 85 percent of Shias.UlamaGuardians and interpreters of Islamic doctrine and law.UmmahThe collective community of Muslim believers, transcending tribe and nation.WuduIslamic ritual purification by ablution before prayer.YahwehAncient Semitic deity who became the sole god of Judaism.
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