The sacred text of Islam

The second largest branch of Islam; believe the caliph should be a descendant of Muhammad; also known as Shi'ite

Arabic successors who succeeded Muhammad in the role of leader of the faithful after the prophet's death

A Muslim place of worship

A white marble mausoleum built at Agra, India, by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan

The Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia; the fifth pillar of Islam

Part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian ethnic group traditionally divided into nomadic tribes, or clans

Network of interlinking trade routes that connected North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa; also known as the Gold-Salt Trade

Derived from Arabic through twelve centuries of contact with Arabic-speaking inhabitants of the coast of southeastern Africa

The moral code and religious law of Islam

The largest branch of Islam; believe the caliph should be elected by the people

A believer in or a follower of Islam