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| Hijrah | Marks the start of the Islamic calendar |
| Ramadan | Islamic month that commemorates the first revelation given by God to Muhammad |
| The Greater Jihad | Refers to the struggle of the soul to overcome the sinful obstacles that keep a person from God. This is often viewed as an inner struggle to overcome character traits keeping the person from properly acknowledge God. |
| The lesser jihad | Refers to any exertion—military or otherwise—against oppression and tyranny. |
| Xenophobia | Term defined in class as "the fear and/or hatred of strangers or foreigners or anything that is strange or foreign. |
| Nativist | Refers to someone who supports policies favoring the native population as opposed to immigrants |
| Confirmation Bias | Refers to a human tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions. |
| Messenger | Special Islamic title reserved for those prophets given the extra burden of handing down sacred texts. |
| Nabi | Arabic word that means "prophet" |
| Gabriel | Angel said to have delivered to Muhammad the Qur'an. |
| Deus Vult | "God wills it." The alledged response of Western Europeans to the pope's call to embark of the First Crusade |
| Ma'arrat al-Numan | Location in Syria where Crusaders resorted to cannibalism |
