the name of God in Islam

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an important religious leader in Iran who often has political as well as religious influence

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a married Muslim woman of a high social rank, or the title she uses

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a member of a religious group of black people called the Nation of Islam, whose aim is to create a separate society for black people

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a loose piece of clothing that covers the head and body completely except for a space for the eyes. A burka is worn in public by Muslim women in some countries.

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another spelling of burka

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a Muslim man who was a religious and political leader in the past

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the position of a caliph

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the period of time when someone is a caliph

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an area ruled by a caliph

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a loose piece of usually black clothing that covers a woman’s whole body including her head, worn by some Muslim women

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the shape of a crescent used as the symbol of Islam

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a member of a Muslim religious group whose members dance very fast during their religious ceremonies

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the name of two festivals in the Muslim religion. The more important one, Eid ul-Fitr, is celebrated at the end of ramadan.

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a male leader in a Muslim country

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a Hindu or Muslim holy man who lives by begging (=asking people for money and food)

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an official order by a Muslim religious leader

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a journey to the holy city of Mecca that Muslims make as a religious duty

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a Muslim who has made a hajj

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a Muslim doctor who uses traditional methods of treating people

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halal meat can be eaten by Muslims because it is from an animal that has been killed according to the religious laws of Islam

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haram food cannot be eaten according to Islamic law

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a group of women living together as the wives of a rich man in some Muslim societies, especially in the past

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a separate part of a Muslim home in which only women live

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Muhammad’s escape from Mecca to Medina in ad 622. The Muslim system of counting years is calculated from this time.

another spelling of the Hegira

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a square of cloth that some Muslim women wear on their heads to hide their hair and neck

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a Muslim priest or leader

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the religion based on the ideas of Muhammad. Its followers are called Muslims and they worship in a mosque. The holy book of Islam is the Koran.

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the people and countries who follow Islam

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someone who follows Islam very strictly

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a holy war or fight that Muslims take part in to defend Islam

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a piece of clothing worn by Muslim women that covers their whole body but not their hands, feet, or head

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the holy book of Islam

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a college where students are taught about Islam

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a Muslim name for a mosque

a holy city in Saudi Arabia where the prophet Mohammed was born. Muslims face Mecca when they pray and try to visit there once in their lives.

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a tall tower that is traditionally part of a mosque (=a Muslim religious building) where someone stands to call people to prayer

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a Muslim ruler in India in the 16th to 19th centuries

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a member of a group of Muslim people who lived in North Africa and who controlled southern Spain between the 8th and 15th centuries

another spelling of Muslim

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a building in which Muslims worship

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the official of a mosque who calls from a tower to let Muslims know it is time to pray

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an expert on Islamic religious law

the man on whose ideas Islam is based

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soldiers belonging to an Islamic armed group

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a Muslim man who has studied Islamic religious law

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someone whose religion is Islam

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a small carpet that Muslims put on the floor under their knees when they pray

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a prayer mat

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Muhammad, the founder of Islam

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the practice among some Muslims and Hindus of keeping women apart, and having them wear clothing that covers their bodies completely when they go out

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the koran

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the ninth month of the Muslim year, when Muslims do not eat or drink anything between sunrise and sunset

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a greeting used by Muslim people for showing respect

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to show respect for someone by greeting them with the Muslim custom of bending forward at the waist and putting your hand on your forehead

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a name given to Arabs and other Muslims by the Christians who fought against them in religious wars in the Middle Ages

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the traditional system of Islamic law

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a Muslim religious leader

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one of the main groups in the religion of Islam. A Muslim who belongs to this group is called a Shia or a Shiite.

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a Muslim who belongs to the Shia group within the religion of Islam

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a member of an Islamic religious group whose aim is to communicate directly with God and to understand spiritual mysteries

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the leader in some Muslim countries

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one of the two groups within the religion of Islam, or a Muslim who belongs to this group

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a long piece of cloth wrapped around the head, worn especially by Sikh, Hindu, and Muslim men

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all Muslims in the world, considered as a group

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the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by women in Islamic countries

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an important government official in some Muslim countries in the past

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a piece of cloth that some Muslim women use for covering their faces in public

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