| A | B |
|---|
| strait | narrow passage or channel that links two larger bodies of water |
| icon | image or painting of a holy person or saint |
| patriarch | leader of the Byzantine Christian Church in Constantinople |
| schism | split caused by a difference of opinion about religious ideas |
| nomad | person who moves from one place to another |
| prophet | person who claims to carry the message of God |
| hijra | movement of early Muslims from Mecca to Yathrib in 622 |
| muezzin | man who calls Muslims to prayer each day |
| mosque | Islamic house of worship |
| Ramadan | month in the Islamic calendar, during which all Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset |
| hajj | pilgrimage by Muslims to Mecca |
| Quran | Muslim holy book |
| caliph | leader of the Muslim people |
| patron | person who supports artists |
| tolerance | acceptance of other people's ideas and beliefs |
