Islamic Terms ... Names ... Expressions
- Greeting: Peace be upon you ... As-salamu alai kum
Return Greeting: And peace be upon you ... Wa alai kum as-salam
- God .... Allah (al-ilah); a combination of al (the) and ilah (god)
meaning "the god".
- God Most High ... Allah Ta'ala
- God the glorified and exalted ... Allah Subhana wa Ta'ala
or Allah (SWT)
- God is Greater (than anything else) ... Allahu Akbar
- In the name of God ... Bismillah
- In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate ...
Bismillah-ir Rahman-ir Rahim
- Praise be to God (Hallelujah) ... Al-hamdulillah
- Lord of Heaven and Earth (the Universe) ...
Rabb-ul A`alamin
- Jesus the Messiah ... Isa Al-Masih
- Abraham (peace be upon him or "pbuh") ... Ibrahim (alaihi as-salam
or [a:])
- Isaac and Jacob ... Ishaq [a:] and Yaqub [a:]
- Ishmael ... Ismail [a:]
- Moses and Aaron ... Musa [a:] and Harun [a:]
- David and Solomon ... Daud [a:] and Sulaiman [a:]
- John the Baptist ... Yahya [a:]
- Prophet ... Nabi
example: Prophet Moses ... Nabi Musa [a:]
- Mary ... Maryam [a:]
- Gabriel (holy spirit-messenger) ... Jibrail or Ruh-ul Quddus
- Mohammed (blessing be upon him and peace) ...
Muhammad (salallahu alaihi wa as-salam) or Muhammad [s:]
- The Holy Book (the Bible) ... Al-Kitab-ul Muqaddas
- The Book of Moses (Torah) ... Al-Tawrat
- The Psalms of David ... Al-Zabur
- New Testament (Gospel) ... Injil Sharif
- Writings of the Prophets ... Suhuf-un Nabiyin
- Jerusalem ... Al-Quds
- Islamic religious law ... Shariah
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