Islam definitions
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Hajj | Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Shahada | Declaration of faith, Allah is the only God, Muhummad is the profit |
| Sira | The biography of Muhummad's life. Written about 125 years after his death |
| Hadiths | A tradition based on Muhummad's teachings |
| Gabriel | The angle that spoke to Muhummad, told him to 'recite' the stories of the Koran |
| Mecca | Holiest city for Islam, centre of their religion |
| Medina | Second holiest city, where Muhummad's tomb is, where he fled to |
| Jihad | A war/struggle with themselves to follow and believe Islam |
| Ramadan | Where they fast for a month, 9th month of the Muslim year, can't drink or eat from sunrise to sunset |
| Allah | Muslim God |
| Sunni | Largest of the three Islamic groups, 90%, they believe the prophet does not have to be a decendant of Muhummad |
| Shi'ite | smaller group of the Islamic groups, 10%, they believe the prophet should be a decendant of Muhummad, terrorists usually come from this group |
| Islam | Means submission, |
| Sharia | The code of law that is contained in the Koran |
| Koran | A book which contains the Islamic faith and teachings of Muhummad |
| Muslim | A follower of the religion Islam, submission to the Koran |
| Umma | A community of Muslims throughout the world |
| Caliph | An Islamic leader who is a successor of Muhummad |
| Mosque | A muslim place of worship |
| Kaba | The sacred box of Mecca, holds 360 idols |
| Sufi | A muslim mystic |
| Mithrab | Points the prayers to Mecca in the mosque |
| Halaal | Permissable food to eat during Ramadan |
| Iman | Spiritual head of a mosque |
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