| A | B |
|---|
| Abu Bakr | muhammads friend; 1st caliph |
| Abu Talib | muhammads uncle |
| adhan | call to prayer |
| aisha | muhammads first wife |
| ali | muhammads son-in-law/ cousin |
| allah | the one true god |
| aqiqah | name giving ceremony |
| bismillah | recite first verses of quaron; |
| caliph | successor |
| dervish | wondering begger |
| Gabriel/Jabril | who god spoke to muhammad through |
| Hadiths | sayings and traditions of muhammad |
| Hajj | pilgrimage to mecca; involve visiting kabba |
| Hajji | one whos been on hajj |
| halal | permitted |
| hanifs | the sunna |
| hijab | for women; acting and dressing modestly |
| hussein | 5th caliph |
| iman | first int he row; man of knowledge |
| ishmael/ isma'il | sub group of shi'i |
| jihad | the inner struggle a person has to live godlife |
| Qibla | direction faced during prayer |
| Minbar | stepped platform; imam preaches |
| jihadi | one whos going to defend |
| ka'bah | shrine in mecca |
| Kadijah | muhammads wife |
| Madinah/Yathrib | city of the prophet; fled |
| Makkah/Mecca | where muhammad was born |
| Masjid/Mosque | " Place of prostration" |
| Mihrad | small niche |
| Minaret | tower; relay the arabic call to prayer |
| Prayer Bead | used in prayer; 99 names of Allah |
| Prayer Mat | provides a 'clean' space for prayer |
| Qur'an | islamic holy book'recitation' |
| Muharran | new year |
| ashura | last day of first month; god's creation, noahs ark, moses leading isratellites |
| rakah | movements |
| ramadan | faste ceremony |
| salah | five daily prayers said in Arabic |
| Eid ul-Fitr (Fats breaking) | ends ramadan; public holiday, consume one date,salt,and water, prayer, iftar( family meal), acts of kindness |
| sawm | fasting during ninth islamic month |
| shahadah | the declaration of faith |
| shari'a | clear,straight path |
| Eid ul-Adha | Zul-Hijja( month of hajj), most important event, recall ibrahims sacrifice of isma'il, hajj pilgrimage excluded |
| sufism | come from both sunni and shi'i |
| sunna | collective name for muhammads words and deeds |
| wudu | washing of extremities |
| Zakah | giving of atleast 2.5% of saving and valuables every year to umma-community |
| Milad- an-Nabi | 12th day of Rabi al- Awal, public holiday, recants of Ms life, Qu'ran readings, prayers and sacred songs, festive occasion |
| surah | chapter; 114 in the Qu'ran |
