Allah: Islamic monotheistic God and is not the deity of Christians and Jews.

Islam: Submission to Allah

Mohammed: Allah’s prophet (570-632 AD)

Quran, Qu’ran, Koran: Book of Allah’s words

Sura/Aya: Chapter/Verse

Muslim: One who submits to Allah

Sira: Biography or Life of Mohammed

Hadith: Sayings/Stories of Mohammed

Muslim Trilogy: Quran, Sira, Hadith

Sunna: Sira + Hadith; “The Way”

Sharia(h): “divine” Islamic law, “The Path”

Jihad: a) war against kafirs in defense of or to expand Islam; b) internal struggle for personal betterment

Jihadi/ist: Muslim performing jihad (a) Islamization: the codification of Islamic supremacy by means of implementing sharia law

Islamism: Strategy to spread Islam globally by stealth or violent jihad

Islamist: Muslim who works toward Islamization

Kafir: Infidel, non-Muslim, Non-believer, unequal to Muslims; pl kafirs, kuffar

Jizya: Special tax on kafirs

Taqiyya: Sanctioned deceit of kafirs

Kitman: Half-truths told to kafirs

Dhimmi: Subjugated people in Muslim land

Apologist: One who protects Islam, by deceit or ignorance; dhimmi

Hodna, temporary truce, claim for peace to re-group until you can fight again