- اللهAllāh
- The name of the One God, the Creator, who alone deserves worship.
- التوحيدTawḥīd
- Believing Allah is One without partner and worshipping Him alone.
- الشهادتانShahādah
- The testimony of faith; saying it sincerely makes a person Muslim.
- القرآنQur'ān
- The word of Allah revealed to Muhammad ﷺ, in 114 surahs.
- سورةSūrah
- A chapter of the Quran.
- آيةĀyah
- A verse of the Quran; literally "a sign".
- السنةSunnah
- The sayings, actions and approvals of the Prophet ﷺ.
- الحديثḤadīth
- A reported saying or action of the Prophet ﷺ with its chain of narrators.
- الصلاةṢalāh
- The prayer, performed five times a day.
- الوضوءWuḍū'
- Washing with water before prayer.
- الغسلGhusl
- Washing the whole body for purification.
- القبلةQiblah
- The direction of the Kaaba that Muslims face in prayer.
- الكعبةKa'bah
- The Sacred House in Makkah, the first house built for worshipping Allah.
- الأذانAdhān
- The call to prayer when its time begins.
- الزكاةZakāh
- An obligatory share of wealth given yearly to those in need.
- الصدقةṢadaqah
- Voluntary charity, given at any time.
- الصيامṢawm
- Fasting from food, drink and other things from dawn to sunset.
- الحجḤajj
- Pilgrimage to Makkah at set days, once in a lifetime for those able.
- العمرة'Umrah
- The lesser pilgrimage, which can be done at any time of year.
- حلالḤalāl
- Permitted in Islam.
- حرامḤarām
- Forbidden in Islam.
- الذكرDhikr
- Remembering Allah in heart and word, like saying SubhanAllah.
- الدعاءDu'ā'
- Calling on Allah and asking Him for good.
- إن شاء اللهIn shā' Allāh
- Said about the future: "if Allah wills".
- الحمد للهAl-ḥamdu lillāh
- "All praise is for Allah" — said in gratitude.
- سبحان اللهSubḥān Allāh
- "Glory be to Allah" — declaring Him free of any imperfection.
- ﷺṢallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam
- A prayer said after the Prophet's name: "may Allah honor him and grant him peace".
- الهجرةHijrah
- The Prophet's migration from Makkah to Madinah, which starts the Hijri calendar.
- الإمامImām
- The person who leads the prayer, or a respected scholar.
- المسجدMasjid
- A mosque, the Muslim place of prayer.
Texts and translations are under scholarly review.