A type of advanced mathematics
Algebra
A holy month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset
Ramadan
A place of worship for Muslims
Mosque
someone chosen by God to bring a message to people
Prophet
To think quietly or carefully about something
Meditate
A high tower on a mosque, from which Muslims may be called to prayer
minaret
A journey undertaken for a religious purpose
pilgrimage / Hajj
To change from one belief or religion to another
convert
A person whose job is copying written information
scribe
An image in one’s mind or imagination that others cannot see
vision
An object, such as a statue or carving, that represents a god and is worshipped
idol
A religious official who calls Muslims to prayer
Muezzin
The leader of Islam (a successor of the prophet)
Caliph
Something that a group of people believe in or fight for
cause
Someone who does not believe in a certain religion or rejects its teachings
Infidel
A group of families claiming a common ancestor
clan
A place considered holy because it is associated with a religious person or saint
shrine
Related to religion / holy
sacred
Someone who participated in religious wars during the Middle Ages in which Christians from Europe attempted to take back the Holy Land and other territories from Muslims in the Middle East
Crusader
A person who does not accept or follow the ideas of a particular religion
heretic
A part of a poem, song, or religious text, such as the Bible, or rhymed prose, such as the Koran
verse
Something that is made known to humans by God, like in a message
revelation
The act of planning and directing the movement of a ship, plane, or other vehicle
navigation
Artistic handwriting
Calligraphy
A type of material used to make walls (rough plaster)
stucco