| (pbuh): | Peace be upon him. A term used for Prophet Muhammad |
| (swt): | Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala. A term used for Allah (Glory be to him) |
| Adam: |
The first Prophet |
| Allah: | The Creator, God, our Deity |
| Angels: | Creations of Allah from the energy of light |
| Assyria: | The society in which Prophet Yunus worked |
| Ayah: | Verse from the Holy Quran |
| Draw lots: | The superstitious way to decide on a problem |
| Eid ul Adha: | The celebration of the Muslims at the occasion of the Pilgrimage |
| Eve: | Hawwa, the wife of Adam |
| Fir'own: | Pharaoh, the Head of State of Egypt |
| Gabriel: | Archangel Jubra'eel who delivered Allah's Directives to the Prophets |
| Glory be to Him: | Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, a phrase used after Allah is mentioned |
| Golden calf: | A golden calf the Israelites made and worshipped during Musa's absence |
| Gourd: | The plant that shaded Yunus when the whale disposed of him |
| Hagar: | Second wife of Ibrahim, and mother of Isma'eel, (Hajar) |
| Hajar: | Second wife of Ibrahim, and mother of Isma'eel, (Hagar) |
| Haroon (Aaron): | Brother of Musa, and a Prophet |
| Hawwa: | Eve, the wife of Adam |
| Hell: | The abode for people who do not comply with Allah's Directives |
| Hayaat al Akhirah: | The eternal life to come |
| Iblees: | Satan, Sheitan, the devil |
| Ishaaq: | Son of Ibrahim, a Prophet and father of Ya'qoob |
| Islam: | Allah's final religion for humanity |
| Isma'eel: | Prophet, and son of Ibrahim |
| Israelites: | Descendants of Prophet Ya'qoob |
| Jinn: | Beings created from the energy of fire |
| Jubra'eel: | Angel Gabriel who revealed Allah's Directives to the Prophets |
| Ka'ba: | The structure built by Ibrahim and Isma'eel to worship Allah |
| Marwa: | An elevation to which Hajar ran in search of water |
| Mecca: | The location where Ibrahim, Hajar, and baby Isma'eel settled |
| Mesopotamia: | The country in which Ibrahim proclaimed his Prophethood |
| Median: | The town in which Prophet Musa settled for ten years and married |
| Moses: | Prophet Musa |
| Mountain Toor: | The mountain in which Musa was chosen as Prophet |
| Muhammad (pbuh): | The last of the Prophets, his Message was universal |
| Mun: | The sweet juice from a tree the Israelites found in the desert |
| Musa: | Prophet, was revealed the Towraat (Torah) |
| Nabiy: | Arabic word for Prophet |
| Nimrod: | The King who argued with Prophet Ibrahim |
| Noah: | Prophet Nooh |
| Nooh: | Prophet Noah |
| Pharaoh: | Fir'own, the dictatorial Head of State of Egypt |
| Paradise: | The eternal abode for the ones who comply with Allah's Directives |
| Prophet: | A great man selected by Allah to educated the people in Allah's Directives |
| Quails: | Special birds made available to the Israelites in Sinai |
| Ram: | Sheep made available to Ibrahim to sacrifice rather than Isma'eel |
| Saahib al Hoot: | Prophet Yunus |
| Safa: | An elevation to which Hajar ran in search of water |
| Sarah: | First wife of Prophet Ibrahim |
| Satan: | Sheitan, the devil, Iblees |
| Sheitan: | Satan, the devil, Iblees |
| Shu'aib: | The father of the woman who married Prophet Musa |
| Sodom: | The wicked town in which Prophet Loot delivered Allah's Directives |
| Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala: | The term used after the word (Allah), means Glory be to Him |
| Surah: | Chapter of the Holy Quran |
| The elevated one: | The Prophet, since Allah privileged him above all others |
| Whale: | The whale that took Prophet Yunus to the shore |
| Ya'qoob: | A Prophet, the father of Prophet Yusuf |
| Yusuf: | A Prophet who ministered in Egypt |
| ZamZam: | A well that gushed while Hajar was looking for water |
 
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