Islam Vocabulary and Concepts
Dear friends, In my middle school English class at our (former) home school co-op last spring, I gave my students an assignment to read a missionary biography and write a report about it. In conjunction with this, I taught a series on major religions and world views, explaining the vocabulary and concepts behind Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, atheism/secularism, communism/socialism, tribal religions and Judaism. You can find the Judaism list here: Judaism Vocabulary and Concepts . This is the vocabulary word list for Islam. In addition to the following vocabulary words, I printed out current news reports related to Islam, plus an article about Samuel Zwemer, who was a missionary to Muslims. We discussed all of this in class, as well as comparing Islam with the Christian Bible. For more information on Islam from a Christian perspective, visit www.answering-islam.org/ . Islam Vocabulary Words Allah: name for God; they ofte...