| A | B |
|---|
| First Pillar | Profession of faith |
| Second Pillar | Prayer |
| Third Pillar | Giving alms/Showing charity to poor |
| Fourth Pillar | Ritual fast during Ramadan |
| Fifth Pillar | Hajj-the pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Oasis | small area in desert watered by springs |
| Nomad | person or group with no fixed home and moves from place to place |
| Tribe | system of social organization made up of villages, bands or other groups with a common history, language, culture |
| Idol | an image used as an object of worship |
| Bazaar | an open-air market with shops and goods for sale |
| Pilgrimage | a journaey to a sacred place or shrine |
| Koran | the sacred book of Islam that is believed to contain the revelations made to Muhammad by Allah |
| Monotheism | belief that there is only one God |
| Islam | a religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad |
| Muslim | a believer in Islam |
| Mosque | a Muslum house of worship |
| Sunna | traditional Islamic conduct observed by orthodox Muslims |
| Caliph | the civil and religious ruler of a Muslim state |
| Council | an assembly called to help pick the next Muslim caliph |
| Shiite | a member of the branch of Islam that supports the descendants of Muhammad as his rightful successors |
| Sunni | the branch of Islam that follows orthodox tradition and accepts the validity of the caliphs elected as successors to Muhammad |
