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| Life of Muhammad. "First Muslim" |
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| customs/practices of prophet |
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| Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Madina |
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| Muhammad's first daughter |
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| representative of God, companion of Muhammad |
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| Tribe Muhammad belonged to. It is believed that leaders should come from his family directly. |
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| Fundamental creed. "There is one God, and Muhammad is his prophet" |
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| Most reliable of Musliam scholars regarding the validity of the Hadith |
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| Child-bearer of Abraham, mother of Ishmael. Muslims trace themselves back to Ishmael. |
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| Black block at Mecca where Muhammad descended into Heaven |
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| Used to refer to the sections of the Koran, rather than "verse" |
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Shahadah - "There is one God, and Muhammad is his prophet"
Salah - prayer 5 times a day
Zakat - alms-giving
Ramadan - fasting
Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca |
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| first Caliph after the death of Muhammad. Gathered written pieces into the Koran |
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| everything, the infinite reality |
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| one manifestation of God in Hinduism |
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| Story of Krishna, most popular of Hindu writings |
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| break out of cycle of life and death |
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| means "blown out," embracing that all life is changing, fleeting |
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| religions descending from Abraham. Islam, Judaism, Christianity |
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| philosophical reflections on the Vedas |
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| means "devotion." Movement in Hinduism as response to Buddhism. |
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| significant figure in Hindu scripture |
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| doctrine of Hinduism - everything is one. |
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| dialogue among Abrahamic religions |
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| basic ethical principles of all religious and ethical systems |
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| clinging to that which is fleeting |
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| sanskrit word meaning "suffering, pain" |
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| sanskrit word meaning absence of self |
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| language derived from Sanskrit |
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| ancient language from which many oriental languages are derived |
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| vehicle from birth to Nirvana |
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| we cannot attain Nirvana on our own |
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| nothing exists by itself, only in relation to everything else |
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| meaning "nothingness." Ultimate reality is nothingness. |
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| riddle to break customary way of thinking |
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| Hindu who has attained enlightenment |
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