| A | B |
|---|
| Muhammad | the Prophet |
| Islam means | submission |
| Qu'ran means | recite |
| Qu'ran is | holy book of Muslims, Literal word of God |
| Mecca | Where Muhammad is chased from |
| Medina | Where Muhammad goes after being chased out |
| hejira/hijira | Muhammad fleeing one city for another, the start of Islamic calendar |
| Khadijah | Muhammad's wife |
| Fatima/Ali | Muhammad's daughter and son-in-law |
| hadith | collection of stories about Muhammad's life |
| Allah | Arabic for God |
| polytheistic | religion on the Arabian Peninsula before Muhammad |
| Yathrib | another name for Medina |
| umma | community of the faithful |
| "Seal of the Prophets" | the idea that Muhammad was the completion of God's message in Judaism and Christianity |
| halal | food prepared according to the Qu'ran |
| Ka'ba | important pagan site in Mecca, adopted into Islamic belief |
| hajj | a pilgrimage, typically to Mecca |
| Jihad literally means | struggle |
| Jihad is usually translated | holy war |
| Shi'a | Muslims who believe that descendants of Muhammad through Ali/Fatima should rule (the minority of all Muslims) |
| Sunni | Muslims who believe that the ruler should be a good Muslim (the majority of Muslims) |
| Abu Bakr | the first Caliph |
| Caliph | king/ruler |
| Ummayyad Dynasty | Sunni dynasty, Arab, capitol in Damascus, Syria |
| Abbassid Dynasty | Shi'a dynasty, Perisan/non-Arab, capitol in |
