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| 'Abbasids | slamic rulers who ushered in "the Golden Age of Islam" |
| Saladin | The first sultan of Egypt and Syria. He recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders. |
| Surah | A chapter within the Qur'an |
| Sunnah | Refers to the verbally transmitted record of the teachings, deeds and sayings of Muhammad |
| Shahadah | The first and most important of the 5 pillars |
| Salah | One of the 5 pillars, refers to the requirement to pray five times per day. |
| Shirk | The greatest error within Islamic thought. Refers to making something else equal to God |
| Sunni | The largest group of Muslims in the world |
| Ummah | Term used for the whole Islamic community |
| Eid al-Fitr | A festival commemorating the breaking of the month-long fast required of all Muslims |
| Eid al-Adha | A festival celebrated at the end of the Hajj which commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice is son. |
| Sawm | One of the 5 pillars, refers to the requirement of Muslims to observe a month-long fast each year during the ninth of the Islamic calendar |
| al-Fatiha | "The Opening." Refers to the first chapter of the Qur'an |
| Naskh | Refers to the method of interpreting seemingly contradictory material within or between the Qur’an and the Sunnah. |
| Tawrat | Term used in the Qur’an to refer to the revelation given to Moses |
| Qur'an | Means "recitation." |
