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Term | Definition |
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Qur'an | The central religious text of Islam |
Shari'ah | A body of religious law |
Sunnah | Traditions and practices that Muslims must follow |
Makkah | A city in Saudi Arabia |
Five Pillars of Faith | 1. Profession of faith 2. Prayer 3. Fasting 4. Pilgrimage 5. Alms |
Monotheism | The belief there is only one God |
Polytheism | The belief in or worship of more than one God |
Judaism | A monotheistic religion , believing in one God |
Torah | A compilation of the first five chapters of the Hebrew bible |
Abraham | the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abraham religion |
Covenant | A formal alliance or agreement |
Prophet | A person regarded as an inspired teacher or pro claimer of the will of God |
Sabbath | A day of religious observance and abstinence from work |
Diaspora | The spread of people from their homeland |
Talmud | The central text of Rabbinic Judaism |
Gentile | a non Jew |
Rabbi | a Jewish teacher or scholar |
Synagogue | a Jewish building for religious worship |
Parables | a simple story to show a moral |
Theodosius | Roman Emperor from 379 to 395 |
Hadith | An Arabic word |
Imam | The person who leads prayer in a mosque |
Ka'ba | A stone building at the center of Islams most important mosque |
People of the book | Christians, Jews, and Muslims |
Caliph | the chief Muslim |
Ramadan | ninth month of the Islamic calendar |
Jihad | A struggle or fight against the people of Islam |