#11: Religion Glossary

1) Islam:

The religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. Submission 2) Allah: 'God' of Islam 3) Yahweh: 'God' of Judaism 4) Jesus Christ: A prophet of the first century of our era; to Christians, Jesus Christ, the son of God, a person who was both God and man, the Messiah sent by God to save the human race from the sin it inherited through the Fall of Man. 5) Mecca: Mecca, in a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia, is Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith itself. Only Muslims are allowed in the city, with millions arriving for the annual Hajj (pilgrimage). Dating from the 7th century, the central Masjid al-Haram (Sacred Mosque) surrounds the Kaaba, the cloth-covered cubic structure that’s Islam’s most sacred shrine. 6) Promised Land:

(in the Bible) the land of Canaan, which was promised to Abraham and his descendants (Gen. 12:7). Modern day Israel 7) Koran: The Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic. The Koran consists of 114 units of varying lengths, known as suras ; the first sura is said as part of the ritual prayer. These touch upon all aspects of human existence, including matters of doctrine, social organization, and legislation. 8) Torah: (in Judaism) the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch). 9) Kabah The cloth-covered cubic structure that’s Islam’s most sacred shrine. 10) Hijrah

The Hegira or Hijrah (Arabic: هِجْرَة‎‎) is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib, later renamed by him to Medina, in the year 622.