| A | B |
|---|
| Allah | Arabic word for one God |
| Arabian Peninsula | crossroads of three continents: Asia, Africa, Europe |
| Bedouins | Arab nomads lived in the desert in groups called clans |
| Muhammad | the founder of Islam; united the Arabian Peninsula |
| Muslim | believer in Islamic faith "one who has submitted." |
| Hijrah | Muslim migration from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) |
| mosque | Islamic house of worship |
| hajj | pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Qur'an | holy book of Muslims; word of Allah as revealed to Muhammad |
| Sunna | Muhammad's example for proper living |
| shari'a | system of law that regulates Muslim life |
| Islam | religion whose name means "submission to the will of Allah" |
| Dome of the Rock | earliest survivng Islamic monument |
| Five Pillars of Islam | duties that Muslims must carry out |
| Abraham | Muslims, Christians, and Jews trace their roots to this man |
| caliph | title for Muslim leader; means "successor" or "deputy" |
