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| In Islamic mysticism, the spiritual wisdom and blessing trasmitted from maser to pupil. |
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| In Sunni Islam, the successor to the prophet. |
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| A Sufi ascetic, in the Muslim tradition |
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| A person of non-Muslim religion whose right to practice that religion is protected within an Islamic society. |
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| The first sura of the Quran |
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| In Islam, a traditional report about a reputed saying or action of the prophet Muhammad |
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| The holy pilgrimage to Mecca, for Muslims. |
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| Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina |
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| The veiling of a woman for the sake of modesty in Islam. |
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| A person seeking to establish Islamic sates in which the rule of God is supreme. |
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| In Shi'ism, title for the person carrying the initiatic tradition of the Prophetic Light. |
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| In the original meaning, complete, trusting surrender to God. |
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| In Islam, reasoned interpretation of sacred law by a qualified scholar. |
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| The Muslim and Christian term for a "nonbeliever", which each tradition often applies to each other. |
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| A leader in Muslim prayer |
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| The Muslim struggle against the inner forces prevent God-realization and the otter barriers to establishment of the divine order. |
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| In Islam, an invisible being of fire. |
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| In Islam, the sin of atheism, of ingratitude of God |
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| In Islam, one who calls the people to prayer from a high place. |
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| Traditional religious school teaching a narrow version of Islam |
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| In Islam, a selfless fighter in the name of Islam. |
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| A spiritual teacher, in esoteric Islam. |
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| The entity that Jesus said who come after his death to help the people. |
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| The mystical path in Islam. |
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| The sin of believing in any divinity except the one God, in Islam. |
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| A spiritual master, in esoteric Muslim tradition. |
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| The minority branch of Islam, which feels that Muhammad's legitimate successors were 'Ali and a series of Imams; a follower of this branch. |
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| The behavior of the Prophet Muhammad, used in a model of Islamic law. |
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| The central Muslim expression of faith: "There is no God, but God," and Muhammad is the messenger of God. |
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| The divine law, in Islam. |
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| A follower of the majority branch of Islam, which feels that successors to Muhammad are to be chosen by he Muslim community. |
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| In Islam, an esoteric Sufi order |
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| An extremist school of Islam promoting its political view as the ideal Muslim state. |
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| The influential leaders in traditional Muslim society, including spiritual leaders, imams, teachers, state scribes, market inspectors, and judges. |
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| Islamic philosophy founded by Muhammad ibn'abd al-Wahhab in the eighteenth century, discarding all practices not specifically approved by the Qur'an or Sunnah. |
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| Spiritual tithing in Islam. |
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