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Islam Terms
Term | Definition |
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Begum | Muslim princess or lady of high rank |
Hadj | Religious duty pilgrimage to Mecca |
Hadji | Person who has made the hadj |
Hakim | Ruler, governor or judge |
Halal | Meat from animals killed in accordance with Muslim law |
Ihram | White robes worn by pilgrims to Mecca |
imam | Prayer leader in a mosque or scholar or legal expert |
Imam | Shite leader considered to be a divinely appointed successor to Muhammad |
Juma | Islamic Sabbath, falling on Friday |
Mahdi | Muslim messiah and a leader claiming to be the messiah |
Minaret | Tower of a mosque from which the faithful are called to prayer |
Muezzin | Official who summons the faithful to prayer from the minaret or door of the mosque |
Mufti | Expert and adviser on the laws of the Koran |
Mullah | Scholar or teacher of holy law |
Shiite | Member of the smaller of the 2 main branches of Islam |
Sunnite | Member of the larger of the 2 main branches of Islam |