Islam Vocabulary Quiz

Islam Vocabulary

• Nomad: A member of a group with no fixed home, moving from place to place.
• Bazaar: An open-air market with shops and goods for sale.
• Islam: A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad.
• Council: An assembly to help determine the next Muslim caliph.
• Ka'aba: A square building in Mecca, considered by Muslims to be the house erected by Abraham for God and the center of Muslim worship.
• Oasis: A small area in the desert watered by springs and wells.
• Idol: An image used as an object of worship.
• Monotheism: The belief in only one God.
• Caliph: The civil and religious ruler of a Muslim state.
• Muezzin: One who calls Muslim worshippers to prayer.
• Hijrah/Hegira: Muhammad's emigration with his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622.
• Tribe: Any social organization made up of villages, bands, or groups with common ancestry, language, culture, and name.
• Pilgrimage: A journey to a sacred place or shrine.
• Qur'an/Koran: The sacred book of Islam.
• Muslim: A believer in Islam.
• Sunna: Customary procedures of living, specifically the ways and customs of Muhammad.
• Mosque: A place of Muslim worship.
• Muhammad: Founder of Islam and prophet of God.
• Sunni: One who follows the way and customs of Muhammad, accepting authority passed through consensus.
• Shiite/Shi'a: From the Arabic "party"; one who believes authority passed from the Prophet Muhammad to his lineal descendants.
• Allah: Arabic word for God.