Islam Vocabulary

Muslim

• follower of the religion of Islam

• follower of the religion of Buddhism

• follower of the religion of Christianity

• follower of the religion of Hinduism

Sunni

• believe the leader of the Muslim nation should be elected by the community and chose Abu Bakr as the first caliph.

• believe the leader of the Muslim nation should have been a direct descendant of Muhammad.

• believe the leader of the Muslim nation should have been a direct descendant of Muhammad and chose Abu Bakr as the first caliph.

• believe the leader of the Muslim nation should be elected by the community and rejected Abu Bakr as the first caliph.

Shia

• believe the leader of the Muslim nation should be elected by the community and chose Abu Bakr as the first caliph.

• believe the leader of the Muslim nation should have been a direct descendant of Muhammad.

• believe the leader of the Muslim nation should have been a direct descendant of Muhammad and chose Abu Bakr as the first caliph.

• believe the leader of the Muslim nation should be elected by the community and rejected Abu Bakr as the first caliph.

Qur'an

• Holy Book of Islam

• Holy Book of Christianity

• Holy Book of Judaism

• Holy Book of Hinduism

Sunnah

• Second source of Islamic law, based on ways and deeds of Muhammad

• the law of God as revealed to Moses

• a book regarded as authoritative in a particular sphere

• the sacred scriptures comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament

caliph

• the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad

• a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God

• the person who leads prayers in a mosque

• an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church having the authority to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments

caliphate

• government under a caliph

• the worldwide body or society of Christians

• a country, state, or territory ruled by a king

• an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, especially an emperor or empress

Astronomy

• the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere and of their physical and chemical properties

• study of the positions and relationships of the sun, moon, stars, and planets in order to judge their influence on human actions

• the study of objects and matter within earth's atmosphere and of their physical and chemical properties

• study of the positions and relationships of humans in order to judge their influence on sun, moon, stars, and planets actions

Astrolabe

• instrument used to calculate the size and circumference of the Earth

• an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it

• an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer

• an apparatus consisting of a tube attached to a set of mirrors or prisms, by which an observer (typically in a submerged submarine or behind a high obstacle) can see things that are otherwise out of sight.

Opthalmology

• branch of medicine in which Muslim scientists made major advances in the study of the eye and diseases of the eye

• the practice or profession of examining the eyes for visual defects and prescribing corrective lenses.

• relating to the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles

• the branch of science that deals with the study of viruses