The Basics
Name of the one Islamic God
Allah
The "Good News", written accounts of the life and teaching of Jesus Christ.
The Gospels
Ritual celebration marking the coming of age of a Jewish child.
bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah
Christian doctrine establishing that Jesus Christ is both fully human and fully divine.
The Incarnation
Hails from the city of Helsinki.
Jan
The name of a religion, it directly translates to "surrender" or "submission".
Islam
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible also referred to as the Law.
Torah
The three main denominations of Christianity.
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy.
The Christian God is a triune God of three Persons- God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Trinity
Is committed to play lacrosse at Merrimack College.
The agreement established between God and the ancient Israelites.
covenant
A collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad which along with the Qur'an establish Islamic custom or the Sunna.
Hadith
Begins sunset on Friday and lasts until sunset on Saturday, a day of "rest" in Judaism.
Sabbath
The fifth of the Five Pillars; the pilgrimage to Mecca.
hajj
Competed for Team Trinidad and Tobago at the Youth Olympic Games.
Abby
Name for the global community of all Muslims.
Umma
This archangel revealed the sacred Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad.
Gabriel
The Islamic confession of faith, first of the Five Pillars.
Shahada
The belief that Muhammad is God's final prophet.
The Seal of the Prophets
This New Hampshire native will be a long-winged web-footed seabird with a raucous call next year.
Mason
Islamic leader who is designated to conduct worship.
imam
A common way of referring to the Hebrew Bible.
Tanakh
The stone cubical structure in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Mecca.
Ka'ba
Judaism's most basic theological statement declares the uniqueness of Israelites' relationship to God.
Shema
This departing member of the faculty loves flying drones at the lower fields.
Mr. Kendall