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Arabic Glossary

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Allah(a-la)
Definition: Allah is a god in the Islamic religion.

Muslims pray to ALLAH 5 times everyday.

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Hijrah(hi-jra)
Definition: Hijrah is the migration to Mecca that Muhammad took with his followers.

People reenact the HIJRAH trip to Mecca at least once in their life.

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Qur'an(Cur-ahn)
Definition: Qur'an is a central religious text of Islam, believed to be from the gods.

After Muhammad's death, his followers collected the QUR'AN into a written book in Arabic.

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Sunnah(Sun-Ah)
Definition: The Sunnah is the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims.

To them, the SUNNAH, or Muhammad's words and deeds, are guides of proper living.

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Caliph(KAH-lihf)
Definition: Caliph is a title that means "successor."

Abu Bakr became the first CALIPH. He promised Muslims that he would closely follow Muhammad's example.

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Shi'a(she-ah)
Deffinition: Shi'a means the "party" of Ali.

The group of Shi'a believed that only Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, was legitimate.