GLOSSARY: TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Краткий словарь новых терминов и понятий, используемых в курсе

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Allah

Lit. “the god”; now considered the Islamic proper name for God.

Arabia

Birthplace of Islam; includes not only modern Saudi Arabia, but the other "Gulf States".

Aya (pl. ayat)

Lit. “miracle, sign from God”; refers to individual verses of the Qur’an.

Azan

Islamic “call to prayer”; called out from mosques (traditionally from the minaret) five times a day, calling on Muslims to perform their ritual prayer (salat).