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Ahl al-Bayt: household of the Prophet

Ashura: Shi'a holy day of mourning for the slaying_ _________of Imam Hussein

Burqa: loose-fitting outer garment worn by ______Muslim women

Dawah: inviting others to Islam or preaching it

Fatwa: a religious verdict

Hajj: a pilgrimage to Mecca and one of Islam's ____ five pillars

Haram: unholy, sinful

Hijab: headscarf worn by Muslim women

Imam: leader of prayer in a mosque

Jumah: Friday noontime prayer

_Kafir: unbeliever

_Karbala: city in Iraq and place where Imam _________Hussein was slain

_Khutba: sermon given during Friday noon ________prayer

_Masjid: mosque

_Muharram: first month of the Islamic calendar

_Ramadan: Islam's holiest month celebrating __________the revelation of the Koran

_Salat: ritual prayer

_Shahada: testament of faith

_Sheik: religious figure but also a title of respect

_Turbah: tablet used to pray

 
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