ARABIC GLOSSARY

FIRST WORD

• Qur'an
• (Kuh-ron)
• القرآن الكريم
• Qur'an is a holy book the Muslims read.
• We read the Qur'an every night.

SECOND WORD

• Sunnah
• (Soo-na)
• السنة
• Muhammad's words or deeds that guides for proper living.
• Sunnah makes words or deeds for proper living.

THIRD WORD

• Mosque
• (Mahsk)
• مسجد
• A building used for Muslim worship.
• Muslim men and women go to the Mosque to praise to Allah.

FOURTH WORD

• Hijrah
• (HIHJ-ruh)
• الهجرة
• The move of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to the city of Yathrib in A.D
• Hijrah took place in A.D. 622

FIFTH WORD

• Caliph
• (Kay-lihf)
• خليفة
• Successor
• The Caliph's ruled the Islam religion.

SIXTH WORD

• Medina
• Meh-deena
• المدينة المنورة
• City
• Medina was a city but was renamed personally by Mahammad.

SEVENTH WORD

• Shi'a
• (Shee-uh)
• الشيعة
• A Muslim group that resisted the Umayyads' rule, believing that the caliphs should be a relative of the prophet Muhammad.
• The Shi'a group had a party of Ali.

EIGHTH WORD

• Ka'aba
• Ca-bah
• They basically pronounce that Arabic in English.
• Cubed shaped building in Mecca, basically a home.
• The Ka'aba is used to protect Muslim men and women.

NINTH WORD

• Meccan
• Mek-an
• المكية
• Mecca man or woman (person)
• Meccan will try to take over and will someday

TENTH WORD

• Sunnis
• Su-nees
• السنة
• Sunnis Muslims
• Sunnis Muslims had a celebration of Ali.

HOW TO LEARN ARABIC

• You can go to the Arabic country.
• Take Arabic classes.
• Have an Arabic teacher to guide you.

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