GLOSSARY: TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Краткий словарь новых терминов и понятий, используемых в курсе

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Ijtihad

The responsibility to interpret God’s divine guidance and apply this guidance to society.

Imam

Lit. “leader”; used for anyone who leads prayer in a mosque, not considered “clergy” by Sunnis; also, the title of the rightful leader of the Muslim community, according to Shi’i Muslims.

Iman

Lit. “faith.”

Injil

The Gospel.

Islam

Lit. “submission, self-surrender”; a monotheistic world religion closely related to Judaism and Christianity.

Islamism (and Islamists)

A movement (and its adherents) that advocates the establishment of a political order based strictly on Islamic law and customs.