ARABIC GLOSSARY

ALLAH

• Pronounciation: (a-la)
• Define: The arabic word for god, worshiped by Arabians
• Sentence: Abraham and his son built a temple to worship Allah.

CALIF

• Pronounciation: (kay-lihf)
• Define: A title meaning "successor."
• Sentence: In the year 632, Abu Bakr was the first calif.

KA'ABA

• Pronounciation: (Ka-bah)
• Define: The temple built to worship Allah.
• Sentence: Yesterday we went to the Ka'aba to worship.

MECCA

• Pronounciation: (Meh-kah)
• Define: A city in the Hejaz capital of the Makkah Province.
• Sentence: My friend visited Mecca yesterday with his family.

RUB AL-KHALI

• Pronounciation not required
• Define: An enormous desert, meaning "the empty quarter"
• Sentence: The rub al-khali covers 250,000 sq. Miles

SUNNI

• Pronounciation: (soon-he)
• Define: Those who accepted the rule of elected caliphs.
• Sentence: Sunni means the followers of Sunnah.

SHI'A

• Pronounciation: (she-ah)
• Define: People that thought the caliph should be a relative of the prophet.
• Sentence: The shi'a group's members were known as Shiites.

QUR'AN

• Pronounciation: (cure-on)
• Define: The revelations that formed a scripture worshiped by Islams.
• Sentence: The qur'an is full of Muhammad's teachings.

SUNNAH

• Pronounciation: (soon-uh)
• Define: Muhammad's words, teachings, or deeds.
• Sentence: The Islams read about the Sunnah yesterday.

HIJRAH

• Pronounciqtion: (he-raw)
• Define: The migration to Yathrib by Muslims
• Sentence: The journey to Yathrib was over 200 miles north.