ARABIC GLOSSARY

ALLAH

• (AL-ah)
• God in the Islamic religion
• My family and I worship Allah.

RUB AL' KHALI

• (Rube-a-Kale)
• A desert
• Drink up we are going to Rub al' Kali.

CALIPH

• (KAY-lihf)
• A ruler of the Muslim community, viewed as a successor of Muhammad
• I obey Caliph and all of his rules.

MOSQUE

• (Mahsk)
• A building for Muslim worship
• My sister is going to Mosque to worship Allah.

SUNNAH

• (soo n-uh)
• Muhammad's words and deeds
• I live by sunnah.

Yathrib

• (Ja-ribe)
• The ancient name for Medina, a Muslim city
• We traveled to yathrib.

SUNNI

• (soo n-ee)
• A member of the Muslim group that accepted the rule of the elected caliphs
• I am sunni which means I accept the leaders that came after Muhammad.

HIJRAH

• (HIHJ-ruh)
• The move of Muhammad and his followers to Yathrib
• Me and my family packed for hijrah.

MUSLIM

• (Muz-lum)
• A person follows the religion of Islam, accepting that Allah as the only god
• I only believe in Allah so I am a Muslim.

ISLAM

• (Is-lamb)
• A monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad
• I believe in one god because my main religion is Islam.