scripture & revelation
The most authoritative source of wisdom on how to live a good Muslim life
Quran
Term for the divinely established path that guides Muslim religious and ethical life
Sharia
The man who received revelations from God for approximately 23 years
Muhammad
"There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenter of Allah"
Shahada
In Judaism, a sacred source comparable in authority to the Sunnah
Oral Torah
Muhammad's general way of doing things
Sunnah
The science of Islamic jurisprudence
fiqh
City where Muhammad was born and raised
Mecca
Number of daily obligatory prayers as part of the 5 pillars
Five
In Islam, the science that is comparable to rabbinic halakhic interpretation
fiqh
Collections of written sources depicting Muhammad's general way of doing things
Hadith
How many times a Muslim is required, if possible, to undertake a Hajj
Once
City to which Muhammad moved in 622, attracting a large following
Medina
what a Muslim must do with their hands before prayer
Wash them
In Judaism, parallel to an Islamic fatwa (what Popovsky wrote)
responsum
According to Islamic tradition, this angel transmitted God's revelations to Muhammad over approximately 22 years
Gabriel
Third level of religious authority, after Quran and Hadith, in Twelver Shia Islam
historical imams
The first Rightly Guided Caliph, according to Sunni Islam
Abu Bakr
Name of the month in which Muslims are expected to fast during the day, according to the 5 pillars
Ramadan
Text in Islam that is comparable in authority to the Written Torah in Judaism
Quran
Recite!
What the angel told Muhammad to do
Attainment of lawfulness in behavior or policy
Sharia compliance
The kind of Islam that is dominant in Iran
Shia Islam
Name for the sort of food that is permitted to a Muslim
halal
Holiest city in Judaism, comparable to Mecca in Islam
Jerusalem