islam

• zakat: almsgiving
• salat: prayer
• saum: fasting
• hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca
• the five pillars are zakat, salat, saum, hajj, shahada
• shahada: faith
• muslims pray five times a day
• almsgiving is 2.5% of liquid assets
• during ramadan muslims fast from dawn to sunset
• belief in the oneness of Allah
• belief in the angels of Allah
• beliefs in the revalations of Allah
• islamic sacred books include the Qur'an, the Torah, the Scrolls of Abraham and the Psalms of David
• belief in the prophets of God
• belief in the day of judgement
• belief in premeasurement
• qadar: premeasurement
• adhan: call to prayer
• male babies are circumcised a week after birth
• a week after birth a babies head is shaven to get rid of misfortune
• a muslims spiritual journey begins when they are four years, four months and four days old
• an able muslim will say the shahada before they die
• imaam: islamic priest
• muhammed: the last great prophet
• allah sent jibril to muhammed
• hafiz: someone who memorizes the entire Qur'an
• caliph: succesor of muhammad
• allah has 99 names
• mosque: place of worship
• muadhin: one who calls the muslims to prayer
• wudu: washing of hands, face, and feet before prayer
• rakkah: communal prayer
• duah:private prayer
• genuflection: a bow or prostration of the body, especially toward the ground, as a sign of respect