Definitions

Abrogation: The canceling out of earlier Koranic verses by later ones.

Abu Sufyan: Leader of the Quraysh, Mohammed’s main rival in Mecca.

Abu Talib: Mohammed’s Uncle who raised him as a child.

Aisha: Mohammed’s youngest and favorite wife.

Al-Tabari: One of Mohammed’s biographers, a former student of Ibn Ishaq on whose work his writing is based.

Badr: Location of the Muslims first major battle with the Quraysh.

Banu Qaynuqa: The first of three tribes of Jews living in Medina

Blood money: Money paid by tribes as compensation when they have killed a member of another tribe.

Bukhari: Compiler of one of the two most revered collections of Hadith

Byzantines: The remnants of the Roman Empire in the East. At that time it was still one of the most powerful and technologically advanced on the planet.

Dar al Harb: Literally the land of war. Refers to any land which is not under Sharia Law.

Dar al Islam: Any land which is ruled by Islam and is under Sharia Law.

Dhimmis: Non-Muslims who submit to Islam and agree to be ruled by Sharia Law.

Dualism: Most religions have a single set of ethics which apply to all people. Islam has two sets of ethics, one for Muslims and one for Non-Muslims. This is referred as dualism.

Ghatafans: A tribe of Arabs who opposed Mohammed.

Hadith: A collection of stories about Mohammed and his traditions. Of the many collections of such stories, two are considered without equal (Bukhari and Muslim) four more are considered to be reliable and the rest are considered to be very weak.

Halal: Literally “permitted”. Most Westerners associate this with food however it really means anything which is permitted by Islam.

Haram: Opposite of Halal. Literally “forbidden”.

Helpers: The Medinan Muslims who welcomed Mohammed to live with them after his flight from Mecca.

Hudna: A temporary state of peace with a group of non Muslims.

Hypocrite: Someone who pretends to be a Muslim but is not a true believer.

Immigrants: The Meccan Muslims who fled to Medina with Mohammed.

Ibn Ishaq: Mohammed’s first and most celebrated biographer. No original manuscript of his book,

Sirat Rasul Allah (the story of the prophet of Allah or “The Sira”) exists. What we have was put together by two of his students, Ibn Hashim and Al Tabari from their notes after his death.

Jihad: Literally “to struggle” although in rare instances this referred to a spiritual struggle to improve oneself, in Islamic Doctrine, it usually meant “fighting in Allah’s Cause”.

Jizya: Tax levied upon Dhimmis who have submitted to Islamic domination.

Kabah: A pagan Arab shrine which was taken by Mohammed to be Islam’s holiest site after the conquest of Mecca

Kaffir: A Non-Muslim, literally “a concealer” who denies Allah’s message despite knowing the truth.

Khadija: Mohammed’s first wife and the first Muslim convert.

Khaybar: A wealthy Jewish town plundered by Mohammed, largely for treasure.

Mecca: Mohammed’s birthplace in Arabia and still home to the Kabah.

Medina: Town to the North of Mecca where Mohammed made his home after fleeing from Mecca.

Muslim: Literally “one who submits” (i.e. to Islam).

People of the Book: Refers to Christians and Jews who, unlike the Pagan Arabs, had a written holy book.

Predestination: The belief that everything is preordained and people therefore have no choice in their lives, these choices already having been chosen by God (Allah)

Quraysh: Mohammed’s clan in Mecca. They became his enemies after rejecting his teaching.

Ramadan: Islam’s holy month. During this time, Muslims must not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset.

Shahid: A martyr who dies whilst fighting in “Allah’s Cause” (Jihad)

Sharia: Islamic Law. Based on the teachings and example of Mohammed as articulated in the Koran and in his biographies (Sira and Hadith). The most celebrated manual is “The Reliance of the Traveler”

Sira: Sirat Rasul Allah or “The Story of the Prophet of Allah” by Ibn Ishaq is Mohammed’s oldest and most revered biography. The original manuscript was lost but was reconstructed by two of his students from their notes.

Sunnah: this refers to the example of Mohammed as found in the Sira and Hadith. Whatever Mohammed did or said is “Sunnah” and the perfect example for Muslims to follow.

Taquiya: Also referred to as “sacred deceit”. Essentially it means deceiving people to advance Islam.

The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Torah: The Jewish Bible, essentially what Christians call the Old Testament

Uhud: Islam’s second battle with the Quraysh which the Muslims lost.

Ummah: Muslims consider themselves to belong to a nation which they refer to as “The Ummah”.

Al–Qaeda – alternatively spelled al–Qaida and sometimes al–Qa'ida, is an international Sunni Islamist extremist group founded in 1988. Al–Qaeda's objectives include the end of foreign influence in Muslim countries and the creation of a new Islamic caliphate. Reported beliefs include that a Christian–Jewish alliance is conspiring to destroy Islam,  and that the killing of bystanders and civilians is Islamically justified in jihad.

Apostate – One who has abandoned one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.

Caliphate – is the Islamic form of government representing the political unity and leadership of the Muslim world. The head of state's position (Caliph) is based on the notion of a successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad's political authority.

Dar al–Islam and dar al–harb: the House of Islam and the House of War The violent injunctions of the Quran and the violent precedents set by Muhammad set the tone for the Islamic view of politics and of world history. Islamic scholarship divides the world into two spheres of influence, the House of Islam (dar al–Islam) and the House of War (dar al–harb). Islam means submission, and so the House of Islam includes those nations that have submitted to Islamic rule, which is to say those nations ruled by Sharia law. The rest of the world, which has not accepted Sharia law and so is not in a state of submission, exists in a state of rebellion or war with the will of Allah. It is incumbent on dar al–Islam to make war upon dar al–harb until such time that all nations submit to the will of Allah and accept Sharia law. Islam's message to the non–Muslim world is the same now as it was in the time of Muhammad and throughout history: submit or be conquered. The only times since Muhammad when dar al–Islam was not actively at war with dar al–harb were when the Muslim world was too weak or divided to make war effectively.

Da'wa – is the act of inviting non–Muslims to accept the truth of Islam.  Da'wa involves both words and actions and is frequently practiced in public schools in America and Western communities.

Dhimmi – “protected person”, is a person who is a non–Muslim in a Muslim dominated society. Dhimmi is the subordinate legal status given to the kafir to “protect” him. Why is protection needed? Because Muslims are called upon to kill infidels as the general rule. The creation of the Dhimmi status was a way to offer protection to the infidel in exchange for fees or taxes, and a reduced level of cultural benefits or freedoms, like voting. If you are an infidel, it is a good idea to be a Dhimmi in a Muslim culture. Without being a Dhimmi you would be in violation of the rules, and the “other” option would be on the table, so to speak. 2. refers to specific individuals living in Muslim lands, who were granted special status and safety in Islamic law in return for paying the capital tax.

Dhimmitude: the Islamic system of governing populations conquered by jihad wars, encompassing all of the demographic, ethnic, and religious aspects of the political system.
Islam's persecution of non–Muslims is in no way limited to jihad, even though that is the basic relationship between the Muslim and non–Muslim world. After the jihad concludes in a given area with the conquest of infidel territory, the dhimma, or treaty of protection, may be granted to the conquered “People of the Book” – historically, Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians. The dhimma provides that the life and property of the infidel are exempted from jihad for as long as the Muslim rulers permit, which has generally meant for as long as the subject non–Muslims – the dhimmi – prove economically useful to the Islamic state. The Quran spells out the payment of the jizya (poll– or head–tax; Sura 9:29), which is the most conspicuous means by which the Muslim overlords exploit the dhimmi. But the jizya is not merely economic in its function; it exists also to humiliate the dhimmi and impress on him the superiority of Islam.

Hadith – are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Hala (food) Halal is Arabic for permissible. Halal food is that which adheres to Islamic law, as defined in the Koran. For a meat to be certified “halal,” it cannot be a forbidden cut (such as meat from hindquarters) or animal (such as pork.)
The Islamic form of slaughtering animals or poultry, dhabiha, involves killing through a cut to the jugular vein, carotid artery and windpipe.
Animals must be alive and healthy at the time of slaughter and all blood is drained from the carcass. During the process, a Muslim will recite a dedication, know as tasmiya or shahada.
Stunning cannot be used to kill an animal, according to the Halal Food Authority (HFA), a non-profit organisation that monitors adherence to halal principles. But it can be used if the animal survives and is then killed by halal methods, the HFA adds.


Hammas – Sheikh Ahmed Yasin founded Hammas in 1987 as the political arm of the Muslim brotherhood initially in Palestine for the fight against  Israel but it has spread and is now worldwide.
Hamas was created in 1987 by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al–Rantissi and Mohammad Taha of the Palestinian wing of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood at the beginning of the First Intifada, an uprising against Israeli rule in the Palestinian Territories. Hamas launched numerous suicide bombings against Israel, the first of them in April, 1993.  Hamas ceased the attacks in 2005 and renounced them in April 2006.   Hamas also has been responsible for anti–Israel rocket attacks, IED attacks, and shootings, but reduced most of those operations in 2005 and 2006.   Rocket attacks against Israel have continued, although such attacks (whether by Hamas or by other paramilitaries is uncertain) greatly diminished during a 5–month long cease fire that ended in late 2008.

Haram - din haram yiyecekler, Kadına huzuru haram ettiler. Adama uyku haram oldu. haram yiyen biri. whatever that means...
difficult to run down but in one book I read, it means like: evil or trash, to be avoided or destroyed.

Hezbollah – (literally “party of God”) is a Shi'a Islamic political and paramilitary organization based in Lebanon. Hezbollah first emerged as a militia in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, also known as Operation Peace for Galilee, in 1982, set on resisting the Israeli occupation of Lebanon during the Lebanese civil war.  Its leaders were inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini, and its forces were trained and organized by a contingent of Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

ISLAM – The literal translation for the word Islam in Arabic is ‘submission.’  The word istislam means ‘to surrender after a fight.’  The Koran says those who do not submit (yastaslimoun) to Islam should be killed.

ISLAMOPHOBIA – A MYTH: It's a made–up word by a terror linked Muslim Brotherhood front group (like CAIR) to stifle any and all criticism of Islam.

Islamophobia ‑ The Irrational Fear of Questioning Islam
the term ‘Islamophobia’ as it is currently used is merely a political tool to shut people up.

‘Islamophobia’ As A Tool To Shut People Up!

A report co–sponsored by the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR)(2) defines an Islamophobe as:
“.an individual who holds a closed–minded view of Islam and promotes prejudice against or hatred of Muslims.”

Islamophobia As An Actual Phobia
For Islamophobia to be an actual phobia it is necessary to redefine the usage of the term. Those who have abused the English language by creating a term that combines 'Islam' and 'phobia', while not demonstrating how the new word describes an actual phobia, have lost the right to determine what the word means because clearly they do not respect the idea that meaning should actually be based on the logic of language.

'Islam' and 'phobia' if combined to create a new word must be true to the meanings of each component word. If there is anything in Islam that is capable of producing rational fear then its combination with phobia is illogical when applied to people who give voice to such rational fears.

However, the rules of language are respected if something relating to Islam creates an irrational fear. Fear of questioning Islam is such an irrational impulse. It would only be rational to fear questioning Islam if something bad were to happen to you if you did so. But we are told repeatedly that Islam is a religion of peace and that there is no compulsion in religion. We are also told by governments in the West that still we enjoy freedom of speech.

Why then does anyone have a rational excuse not to criticize a religion? Since there is only one religion that people seem to have a fear of questioning then we have indeed discovered a logical reason for combining ‘Islam’ and ‘phobia’ into a single word. Thus it would be logical to define the term islamophobia as a condition experienced by those who exhibit an irrational fear of questioning Islam.

Those who fear to practice rigorous analysis because their main priority is adherence to the ideology of political correctness are the ones who are exhibiting the characteristics of a phobia. After all, such behavior is irrational, illogical, and contrary to the most basic rules of scientific method.

Please visit the link for the full article. I copied as much as I did because so often links disappear, to hide the facts I'm sure.

Jihad – The true and most common meaning of “jihad” as explained by an ex‑Muslim.
“Jihad” is only one of many terms in Arabic used in Islamic scriptures to advocate violence against unbelievers...negating the concept that Islam could ever be a religion of peace.
http://wp.me/p276zM-1xLB
Jihad literally translates as “struggle.” Strictly speaking, jihad does not mean “holy war” as Muslim apologists often point out. However, the question remains as to what sort of “struggle” is meant: an inner, spiritual struggle against the passions, or an outward, physical struggle.

As in any case of trying to determine Islamic teaching on a particular matter, one must look to the Quran and the Sunnah. From those sources (see above) it is evident that a Muslim is required to struggle against a variety of things: laziness in prayer, neglecting to give zakat (alms), etc. But is it also plain that a Muslim is commanded to struggle in physical combat against the infidel as well. Muhammad's impressive military career attests to the central role that military action plays in Islam.

Kaffir – The disbeliever, the atheists, who remain deaf and stubborn to Islam, the rational message of the quarn, They are described in the quarn as “people of no intelligence”. Because they are incapable of intelluctal effort it requires to shake off those blind prejudices about the existence of god. Quarn describes the atheists as “cattle”, as cattle of those who grow the crops and do not stop and wonder about this world. Mehdi Hasan, Presenter of Al Jazeera, Former political editor of New Statesman, Former political editor of the Huffington Post.
and the 'politically correct' definition': 1790, “infidel,” earlier and also caffre (1670s), from Arabic kafir “unbeliever, infidel, impious wretch,” with a literal sense of “one who does not admit (the blessings of God)”. Technically, “a non–Muslim,” but in Ottoman times it came to be used there almost exclusively as the disparaging word for “Christian.”
Sharia Law for Non–Muslims Chapter 5–The Kafir
The word “non–Muslim” is used in the translation of Sharia law, but the actual Arabic word used is “Kafir”. But the word Kafir means far more than non–Muslim. The original meaning of the word was “concealer”, one who conceals the truth of Islam.
The Koran says that the Kafir may be deceived, plotted against, hated, enslaved, mocked, tortured and worse. The word is usually translated as “unbeliever” but this translation is wrong. The word “unbeliever” is logically and emotionally neutral, whereas, Kafir is the most abusive, prejudiced and hateful word in any language.

Kitman Deceit by omission (withholding key information)

Madrassas – is an Islamic religious school. Many of the Taliban were educated in Saudi–financed madrassas in Pakistan that teach Wahhabism, the most radical form of Islam.

Maruna The temporary suspension of sharia in order that muslim immigrents can appear moderate”.

The Quran – the Book of Allah According to Islamic teaching, the Quran came down as a series of revelations from Allah through the Archangel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad, who then dictated it to his followers. Muhammad's companions memorized fragments of the Quran and wrote them down on whatever was at hand, which were later compiled into book form under the rule of the third Caliph, Uthman, some years after Muhammad's death.

The Quran is about as long as the Christian New Testament. It comprises 114 suras (not to be confused with the Sira, which refers to the life of the Prophet) of varying lengths, which may be considered chapters. According to Islamic doctrine, it was around 610 AD in a cave near the city of Mecca (now in southwest Saudi Arabia) that Muhammad received the first revelation from Allah by way of the Archangel Gabriel. The revelation merely commanded Muhammad to “recite” or “read” (Sura 96); the words he was instructed to utter were not his own but Allah's. Over the next twelve or so years in Mecca, other revelations came to Muhammad that constituted a message to the inhabitants of the city to forsake their pagan ways and turn in worship to the one Allah.

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the rigid observance of thirty days of fasting during the daylight hours, has pagan roots developed in India and the Middle East. The observance of fasting to honor the moon and ending the fast when the moon's crescent appears, was practiced with rituals of the Eastern worshipers of the moon. Both Ibn al–Nadim and the Shahrastaini tell us about al–Jandrikinieh, an Indian sect which began to fast when the moon disappeared and ended the fast with a great feast when the crescent reappeared.
Jihadwatch – Islam 101 Ramadan
http://religionresearchinstitute.org/ramadan/roots.htm

Sharia Law Unlike many religions, Islam includes a mandatory and highly specific legal and political plan for society called Sharia (pronounced “sha–ree–uh”), which translates approximately as “way” or “path.” The precepts of Sharia are derived from the commandments of the Quran and the Sunnah (the teachings and precedents of Muhammad as found in the reliable hadiths and the Sira). Together, the Quran and the Sunnah establish the dictates of Sharia, which is the blueprint for the good Islamic society. Because Sharia originates with the Quran and the Sunnah, it is not optional. Sharia is the legal code ordained by Allah for all mankind. To violate Sharia or not to accept its authority is to commit rebellion against Allah, which Allah's faithful are required to combat.

SIRA The term sῑra (short for al-sῑra al-nabawiyya, meaning -“the sῑra of the Prophet”) refers to the body of literature devoted to the life of the Prophet Muhammad.. Sῑra has been predominantly studied as a major source for the life story of Muhammad. Although its value as a historical source has been questioned by modern scholarship, sῑra continues to be used for the purposes of the historical reconstruction of the life of Muhammad and the early history of Islam.

Sunna Knowledge of the Sunnah comes primarily from the hadiths (“reports“) about Muhammad's life, which were passed down orally until codified in the eighth century AD, some hundred years after Muhammad's death.

Sura – Chapter(s) of the Koran

Tabari – A collection of Koran verses and Hadith quotes.

What is Taqiyya?
(from a different source)

Taqiyya, which literally means “prudence or fear,” is a concept in Islamic law which allows a Muslim to lie in certain circumstances. The classical application of taqiyya is to conceal or deny one's faith in the face of persecution (loss of life, danger or damage to one's property).
1. the Islamic practice of concealing or disguising one's belief, convictions, ideas, feelings, opinions and/or strategies at a time of eminent dangers, whether now or later in time, to save oneself from physical and/or mental injury.  Taqiyya is also used as justification for lies and deceit to advance the cause of Islam.
2. lying to hide or misrepresent the true nature of islam to the unbelieving world is actually part and parcel of Islam's method of carrying out jihad against non–muslims.
Mohammad bin Maslamah said, “O messenger, we shall have to tell lies”, “Say what you like,” Muhammad replied. “You are absolved, free to say whatever you must.”
Ishaq:365,Tabari VII:94
Taqiyya is based on Koran verses 3:28 and 16:106 as well as the hadith, tafsir literature, and juridical commentaries.

Tawriya Deceit by ambiguity (doublespeak, refusing to give straight answers, exploiting conflicts of definitions, etc.)

[link not supporting current liberal politics has disappeared] “What is a Dhimmi? A Kafir?”
These terms have related meanings. Kafir is the broader term. Dhimmi is the legally invoked status of a Kafir.
“Taqiyya” is the religiously–sanctioned doctrine, with its origins in Shi'a Islam but now practiced by non–Shi'a as well, of deliberate dissimulation about religious matters that may be undertaken to protect Islam, and the Believers. A related term, of broader application, is “kitman,” which is defined as “mental reservation.” An example of “Taqiyya” would be the insistence of a Muslim apologist that “of course” there is freedom of conscience in Islam, and then quoting that Qur'anic verse – “There shall be no compulsion in religion.” {2:256} But the impression given will be false, for there has been no mention of the Muslim doctrine of abrogation, or naskh, whereby such an early verse as that about “no compulsion in religion” has been cancelled out by later, far more intolerant and malevolent verses. In any case, history shows that within Islam there is, and always has been, “compulsion in religion” for Muslims, and for non–Muslims.

Wahhabism (Arabic:ٱلْوَهَّابِيَّة) is a reformist religious movement within Sunni Islam, based on the teachings of 18th-century Hanbali cleric Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (c.1703–1792). The movement was initially established in the central Arabian region of Najd and later spread to other parts of the Arabian Peninsula, and is today followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Wahhabism has been variously characterized by historians as "orthodox", "puritan(ical)", or "revolutionary", while its adherents describe it as an Islamic "reform movement" to restore "pure monotheistic worship". Socio-politically, the movement represented the first major Arab-led revolt against the Turkish, Persian and foreign empires that dominated the Islamic world since the Mongol invasions and the fall of Abbasid Caliphate in the 13th century; and would later serve as a revolutionary impetus for 19th-century pan-Arab trends.

For more than two centuries, Wahhabism has been Saudi Arabia's dominant faith. It is an austere form of Islam that insists on a literal interpretation of the Koran. Strict Wahhabis believe that all those who don't practice their form of Islam are heathens and enemies. Critics say that Wahhabism's rigidity has led it to misinterpret and distort Islam, pointing to extremists such as Osama bin Laden and the Taliban. Wahhabism's explosive growth began in the 1970s when Saudi charities started funding Wahhabi schools (madrassas) and mosques from Islamabad to Culver City, California.

Ahmed Ali - a Shi'a Muslim who grew up in Saudi Arabia

If you go to school in Saudi Arabia, what do you learn about people who are not followers of Wahhabi, of the prophet?

The religious curriculum in Saudi Arabia teaches you that people are basically two sides: Salafis [Wahhabis], who are the winners, the chosen ones, who will go to heaven, and the rest. The rest are Muslims and Christians and Jews and others.

students They are either kafirs, who are deniers of God, or mushrak, putting gods next to God, or enervators, that's the lightest one. The enervators of religion who are they call the Sunni Muslims who ... for instance, celebrate Prophet Mohammed's birthday, and do some stuff that is not accepted by Salafis.
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Dr. Tony Costa, Canadian professor of world religions at the University of Toronto, explains that there is no such thing as “moderate Islam.” There are, he says, “moderate Muslims, “but the religion itself cannot consist of different beliefs and still remain Islamic.”


“covfefe” aribic for “I will stand up.”. google tried to suppress this as it was used in a positive reference to Trump.

A list of terrorists organizations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorist_organization
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