| Medina | Holy city of Islam named for Mohammad; previously named Yathrib, the city to which Mohammad fled in 622 AD |
| Mohammad | Prophet and founder of Islam. Born around 570 AD, died 632 AD |
| Moslem (Muslim) | Follower of Mohammad. Literally, “one who submits.” |
| Mosque | Islamic place of worship |
| Muezzin | Moslem crier who announces the hour of prayer. |
| Mulla | Teacher of Islamic laws and doctrines. |
| Omar | According to the Sunnites, the second Moslem caliph and principal advisor to the first caliph, Abu Bakr. |
| Purday | Veil or covering used by Moslem women to ensure privacy against public observation, and to indicate submission |
| Ramadan | Ninth month of the Moslem year, when Mohammad received the Qur’an from heaven, and now devoted to fasting |
| Salat | Moslem daily prayer ritual. One of the five pillars of Islamic faith. |
| Shi’ites | Moslem sect which rejects the first three caliphs, insisting that Mohammad’s son-in-law Ali was his rightful initial successor |
| Sufis | Iranian (Persian) philosophical mystics who have largely adapted and reinterpreted Islam for themselves |
| Sunnites (Sunnis) | Largest Moslem sect which acknowledges the first four caliphs as Mohammad’s rightful successors |
| Surahs | Chapters of the Qur’an |
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