Islam

a climate with little or no rainfall and supports no vegetation

a climate in which an area receives less than 20 inches of annual precipitation and supporting very little vegetation

An Arab prophet regarded by Muslims as the last prophet ;founder of Islam

The holy book of Islam

A collection of the words or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad; next to the Qur'an, the most important basis for Islamic law.

A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Qur'an. Followers are called Muslims.

a believer or follower of Islam

City in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic religion.

City in western Arabia to which the Prophet Muhammad fled to in 622 to escape persecution in Mecca.

First year of the Muslim calendar

five acts of worship required of all Muslims: belief in Allah, pray 5 times a day, giving of alms, fasting during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime

A Muslim place of worship

the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era

Testifying to God's One-ness: The declaration "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet."

Prayer. The second pillar of Islam. Muslims pray five times a day, at specific times, facing Mecca.