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| Allah | The one God in Islam |
| caliph | In Sunni Islam, the successor to the prophet. |
| fatwa | I legal opinion issued by an authority according to a particular school of law; often erroneously defined as an adict against something or someone |
| hajj | The holy pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims |
| Hadith | Traditional report about the sayings and actions of the prophet Muhammad |
| hijab | The veiling of women for the sake of modesty |
| hijrah | Muhhammad's migration from Mecca ro Medina |
| Imam | In Shi'ite Islam, the title for the person carrying the initiatic tradition of the Prophetic Light |
| Islam | In its original meaning, complete, trusting surrender to Allah |
| Islamist | A person seeking to establish Islamic states in which the rule of Allah is supreme. |
| jihad | The Muslim's struggle against the inner forces that prevent God-realization and the outer barriers to establishment of the order |
| madrasa | Traditional religious school teaching a narrow version of Islam |
| Muezzin | In Islam, one who calls the people to prayer from a high place |
| Shahadah | The central Muslim expression of faith; "There is no God but Allah, Muhammad in the Messanger of Allah. |
| Shari'ah | The divine law in Islam |
| Shi'a | The minority branch of Islam which tells that Muhammad's legitimate successors were Ali and a series of Imams; afollower of this branch |
| Sufism | The mystical path in Islam |
| Sunnah | The behavior of the prophet Muhammad, used as a model in Islamic law. |
| Sunni | A follower of the majority branch of Islam which tells that successors to Muhammad are to be chosen by the Muslim community. |
| sura | A chapter of the Holy Quaran |
| ummah | The Muslim community. |
