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| the belief in or worship of more than one god. |
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the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
(Islam, judaism and christianity are ethical monotheism) |
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| Restrictions on the foods suitable for Jews, derived from rules in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy |
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an agreement.
• Law a contract drawn up by deed.
• Law a clause in a contract.
• Theology an agreement that brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David. |
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| the second book of the Bible, which recounts the departure of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, their journey across the Red Sea and through the wilderness led by Moses, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. |
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| the second book of the Bible, which recounts the departure of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, their journey across the Red Sea and through the wilderness led by Moses, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. |
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a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God
• ( the Prophet) (among Muslims) Muhammad. |
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| a person appointed as a Jewish religious leader. |
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| the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction. |
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a leader or savior of a particular group or cause;
the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. |
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| a surprising and previously unknown fact |
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| the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person |
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| the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year, and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime if able. |
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| a Muslim place of worship. |
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| the person who leads prayers in a mosque. |
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| the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad. |
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| a Muslim sovereign(supreme ruler/monarch) Royalty |
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| an instrument used by sailers to make astronomical measurements/muslims improved it allowing Europeans to sail to the Americas |
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| a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer. |
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| a man who calls Muslims to prayer from the minaret of a mosque. |
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| holy war referred to as the sixth pillar, an internal battle between good and temtation, stoning saten |
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