| A | B |
| Allah | God, an Arabic word, used mainly in Islam |
| Mohammad | taught that Allah was the one and only God, religious leader of Muslims - people whose religion is Islam |
| Islam | a monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in the seventh century A.D. |
| Muslim | a follower of Islam |
| Hijrah | Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Yathrib |
| Quran | the holy book of Islam |
| mosque | an Islamic place of worship |
| hajj | a pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims |
| Sunna | an Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad |
| sharia | a body of law governing the lives of Muslims |