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Islam Terms
Islam Vocabulary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Name for followers of Islam | Muslims |
| Founder of Islam | Mohammad |
| Date of Origin for Islam | 600s AD (CE) |
| Holy Cities for Islam | Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem |
| Name for God in Islam | Allah |
| Holy Text of Islam | Koran or Qur'an |
| Place of Worship for Islam | Mosque |
| They way Muslims believe they can go to the afterlife (paradise) | Obeying the commands in the Koran |
| Muslim belief about the origin of the world | Divine creation (God made it) |
| Five Pillars of Islam | Statement of Faith, Fasting During Ramadan, Giving to Charity, Pray Five Times a Day while facing Mecca, Pilgrimage to Mecca once in their life (Hajj) |
| Muslim beliefs about Jesus | He is a prophet but his teachings were corrupted by his followers |
| Muslim religious leader | Imam |
| Holy month when Muslims fast during daylight hours | Ramadan |
| Islamic belief in only one God | Monotheism |
| Foods Muslims are not allowed to eat or drink | Pork and Alchohol |
| Reason for the Sunni and Shi'a split | Muslims couldn't agree on who should be leader after Muhammad died |
| How the Sunni thought the new leader should be chosen | The Muslim community should pick the strongest leader to lead Islam |
| How the Shi'a thought the new leader should be chosen | The new leader needed to be a relative of Muhammad |