- Allah: the God that Muslims worship/believe is their god
- almsgiving: the giving of money, food, or other things of value, and able to the needy
- Angel Gabriel: the angel who came to Muhammad and recited messages from God
- Bible: the Christian book of God
- caliph: a title taken by Muslim rulers who claimed religious authority to rule
- dynasty: a line of rulers descended from the same family
- hadith: accounts of Muhammads words or actions that are accepted as having authority for Muslims
- imam: a leader of prayer in a mosque
- jihad: Muslims struggle with challenges within themselves and the world as they strive to please God
- Mecca: a prosperous trading city/ where Muhammad was born
- mosque: a place of prayer for Muslims
- Muslims: people who worship 1 god
- Qur'an: the book that Muslims study
- Ramadan: the 9th month in the Islamic calendar , which Muslims are required to fast
- Sunnah: the example that Muhammad set for Muslims about how to live
- Torah: the jewish scriptures