Islam
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alrobinson on July 20, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Shahadah | The First Pillar; Belief and Faith |
| Salah | The Second Pillar; Praying |
| Zakah | The Third Pillar; Giving charity |
| Sawm | The Fourth Pillar; Fasting |
| Hajj | The Fifth Pillar; Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Allah | Arabic word for God |
| Qur'an | The Islamic Holy Book |
| Islam means... | peace or surrender |
| Muhammad | a messenger or prophet of God |
| Shari'ah Law | Islamic religious law |
| Muslims pray.... | five times a day |
| Mosque | Islamic place of worship |
| wudu | ritual washing before praying and reading the Qur'an |
| Saudi Arabia | where Islam began |
| Ramadan | A month of fasting |
| Eid ul Fitr | A festival held at the end of Ramadan |
| Indonesia | The country with the largest Islamic population |
| Adam | The first prophet |
| Sunni | one of the main groups of Muslims (90%) |
| Shi'a | one of the main groups of Muslims |
| Muhammad was born in | 570 in Mecca |
| Jibreel | an angel who ordered Muhammad to record the words of God |
| minaret | the tower of a mosque |
| star and crescent | the symbol of Islam |
| the Kaaba | the first house of worship for Muslims |
| qibla | the direction Muslims face to pray |
| hijab | a veil that covers the hair |
| Halal | The right way to live |
| Haram | wrong or forbidden |
| Hadith | a collection of sayings from Muhammad |
| Muhammad dies in | 632 |
| Jibreel first orders Muhammad to recite the words of Allah in | 610 |
| Muhammad is forced to move to Medina in | 622 |
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