| Defination | Vocaulary |
| The house of god. | |
| Party which traced back to Muhammad's uncle, Al-Abbas; an Islamic dynasty. | |
| Cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; the fourth 'rightly guided Caliph'. | |
| One of the five pillars of Islam; donate to charities. | |
| Leader of a clan. | |
| A town north of Mecca; so called Yathrib. | |
| Non-muslims captured in slave-raids in east Africa. | |
| Members of a Christian sect who were taxed heavily by the Byzantines and rallied to the Arabs. | |
| Reports if statements or actions of Muhammad. | |
| Holy wars launched to forcibly spread Islam. | |
| Community of faithful, which transcended the old tribal boundaries. | |
| One of the five pillars of Islam; pilgrimage to Mecca. | |
| The third caliph who was assassinated. | |
| Muslim converts | |
| Areas in deserts with under ground water supplies; later developed into large trading centers. | |
| The defeat of rival prophets and some of the larger clans. | |
| The clan which founded the city of Mecca. | |
| Political and religious successor of Muhammad. | |