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beginning of Islam
Islam's basic terms and tenets
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| Muslim | name given to a follower of the religion of Islam which means "one who submits" |
| /Hēj räh/ Hijrah | name given to the pilgrimage that Muhammad made from Mecca to Medina |
| /Kür’ än/ Qur'an | the holy book of Islam |
| /Sün nə/ Sunna | the body of Islamic custom and practice based on the words and deeds of Muhammad |
| /shə rē’ ə/ shari'a | Islamic law based on the Qur'an and the Sunna |
| /Kä lēf/ Caliph | a successor of Muhammad who acts as the leader of Muslims |
| "rightly guided" Caliphs | name given to the first four successors of Muhammad |