KEY TERMS, ISLAM SECTION

Islam, Muslim (in two senses of the terms)

Arabic language

Allah

Shahadah

Muhammad, Messenger of God, Seal of the Prophets

Qur’an, Sura

Hijrah, A.H.

Makkah (Mecca)

Madina (Medina)

Sunnah

Hadith

Shari’ah

Prophet, Messenger

Five “Prophets of Power”: Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad

Mount Hira

Battle of Badr

Khadija 

Umma

People of the Book

Shahadah

"Five Pillars of Islam"

Salat

Imam (in both Sunni and Shi'i senses)

Rak'ah

Al-Fatihah

Mosque (Masjid), Minaret, Call to Prayer

Zakat

Month of Ramadan

Fast of Ramadan, Id Al-Fitr

Hajj, Lesser Hajj, Greater Hajj, Festival of Sacrifice

Kab'ah

Companions of the Prophet

Caliph

Four Rightly Guided Caliphs

Abu Bakr

Umar

Uthman

Ali, Fatima

Quraysh tribe, Hashmite clan, Ummayad clan 

Ummayad Dynasty

Abbassid Dynasty

Sunnis, Shi'is 

"Sevener" [Ismailis] Shi'is and "Twelver" [Imamis] Shi'is

Fiqh

Fatwa

Halal

Kalam

Sufi

Tafsir