Islam Unit
the silliest thing you could ever say to a Moslem
"So how often do you pray to Mohammed?"
Shahadah, salat, zakat, Ramadan, and hajj
5 pillars of faith
God
Allah
this day of the week, though not a "sabbath", is the traditional time for Moslem group prayer
Friday
sayings of the prophet
Hadith
can simply mean "prayer leader", but to the Shia may mean the divinely inspired heir to the Prophet
Imam
nation whose politics and culture are shaped by Shia Moslems
Iran/Iraq
submission to God
Islam
a large, cloaked rectangular structure in Mecca which Moslems believe contains the stone symbolizing humanity's first relationship with its God
Ka'aba
Shahadah
La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur Rasul Allah
place of Mohammeds birth
Mecca
these beings serve God directly but have no free will and in that sense are lesser than humans
angels
the pilgrimage to Mecca
hajj
Qur'an
holy book of Islam, literally means "recitation" or "repeat"
spiritual beings capable of good or evil
jinn
"a place of prostration or kneeling" (before God)
mosque or masjid
performed five times daily and always oriented toward Mecca
salat
the majority of all Moslems, accept the succession of Mohammed's heirs as it took place
sunni
Mohammed
the Seal of the Prophets
the poor-due required by the Qur'an
zakat
the early Moslem community or ummah fled here from persecution
Yathrib
the holy month of fasting
Ramadan
Arabic term for messenger/prophet
Rasul
the minority movement within Islam, feels that Ali and later Husayn were the true heirs to leadership of the ummah, and that these heirs were divinely inspired
Shi'ites or Shia