| Term | Definition |
|---|
| allah | Islam word for God |
| caliph | military/politics/reglious leader that took over as leaders in the Islam religion after Muhammad died |
| calipate | period from 700's to 1200's when Islams rules "golden age" for Islams |
| eid al fir | a Islamic Holiday |
| hajj | pilgrimage to mecca, one of the five pillars |
| kaaba | the black stone in the center of Mecca, believed to be where Abraham almost sacrificed his son Ishmael |
| mecca | Holy city |
| muhammad | founder of Islam, 570-632CE said to be the last Prophet |
| qu'ran | Islamic Bible |
| ramadan | Islamic holiday, where Muslims fast |
| salat | one of the five pillars, a prayer, pray 5 times a day |
| shahada | one of the five pillars, "no god other that God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God" |
| shi'ite | a member of two religious divisions |
| siyam | one of the five pillars, fasting from dawn to sunset during month of ramadan |
| sunni | member of two great religious divisions |
| zakat | one of the five pillars, contributing to poor and those in need |
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