• Aga Khan
Spiritual leader of the Ismailis

• Alawite
An Islamic sect

• Ali
One of the Prophet's first followers

• Black Muslims
American religious movement

• Caliph
Leader of the Islamic state

• Calligraphy
Writing developed to beautify the earliest Qur'ans

• Fakir
Believes poverty brings one closer to God

• Fatima
Prophet's daughter

• Fatwa
Religious edict which can not be revoked, but only supplanted by newer edicts

• Hadith
Traditions of Muhammad

• Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca

• Hegira
Muhammad's departure from Mecca

• Husein
Son of Ali

• Imam
Religious leader

• Islam
One of the world's three monotheistic religions

• Islam in Africa
Becomes a major faith on the continent

• Islamic Art
Art and architecture based on Islamic principles

• Islamic Calendar
Calendar used by Muslims

• Islamic Holidays
Dates of religious holidays

• Ismaili
Shiite sect

• Jihad
Religious struggle—either a spiritual struggle to better oneself, or a physical struggle undertaken to fight injustice or defend Islam.

• Jerusalem
Islam's third holiest city

• Mecca
Islam's holiest city

• Medina
Islam's second holiest city

• Mosque
Islamic house of worship

• Mufti
Islamic lawyer

• Muhammad
The name of the Prophet

• Mullah
Religious authority

• Muslim
One who embraces Islam

• Non-Christians in U.S.
Chart of non-Christian religions

• Qur'an
Islam's holy book

• Ramadan
Month of fasting

• Sharia
Islamic law

• Shiite
Second largest branch of Islam

• Sufi
Islamic mystical movement

• Sunni
Largest branch of Islam

• Wahhabi
Islamic sect

• World Religion Statistics
Chart of world religions