| A | B |
|---|
| Jesus | a prophet according to Islam |
| Muslim, Moslem | people who practice Islam |
| Shia (Shiites), Sunni (Sunnis) | 2 groups (sects) who practice Islam |
| hegira | it marks the beginning of Islam ... Mohammed's journey from Mecca to Medina |
| hajd, hajj | an Islamic pilgrimage |
| jihad | to change, to reform, .. also a Holy War |
| secular | when religion and government are separate |
| theocracy | when religion plays a role & has strong influence on a Government |
| Ramadan | an Islamic religious observance ... fasting during the day .. it lasts 28 days ... starts with the sighting of a full moon |
| Five Pillars of Islam | the guidelines of Islam |
| Islamic Fundamentalism | people who want Islam practiced the way it was over 1,000 years ago ... women have few, if any rights ... practiced today in Iran & to a degree in Saudi Arabia |
| Mughal | Muslim/Mongol in India 1500s - 1800s introduced Islam to southern Asia |
| 10 Commandments | one of the first sets of written laws (after the Code of Hammurabi) religious laws found in both Christianity & Judaism |
| Ali | his decapitation at Karbala (Iraq) led to the beginning of the Shia branch of Islam |
| Allah | the Islamic term for God |
| Animism | polytheistic belief system ? everything (rivers, mountains, etc.) has a spirit |
| Arabic | the language the Koran is written in |
| belief system | another term for religion |
| Bible | holy book of Christianity |
| Christianity | monotheistic religion ? followers believed the Messiah (Jesus) has come already .. And will come again ? influenced by Judaism & the Ten Commandments |
