Muslims are supposed to pray five times a day at specific times while facing the direction of Mecca in Saudi Arabia as a sign of true religion

The ultimate corporate expression of Muslim community is called “Ummah”, an Arabic word meaning “people, generation, or community”. For Muslims, the reality of the Ummah is especially experienced during the Muslim pilgrimage or Hajj to Mecca. Remember that there are literally millions of Muslims around the world praying towards Mecca (Qibla).

Muhammad (Mohammed or Mahomet) was born around AD570 in Mecca. Mecca was already a shrine city where the Ka\’aba (Cube) was located known as the \”house of Allah\”

The Hajj and Eid al-Adha

One fifth of humankind shares a single aspiration to complete, at least once, the spiritual journey called the Hajj. In Arabic, Hajj literally means “resolve” ie; to resolve to some magnificent duty.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Countless millions of Muslims, men and women from the four corners of the earth, have made the pilgrimage [...]

This Islamic Glossary was compiled from both Shiite and Sunni Muslim branches. It is an interesting reference and gives ideas into culture and thinking, not just the learning of new words. Where two words are repeated, one is from the Shiite glossary, the other the Sunni glossary. The 30-Days Editors

This glossary relates to Bible words and sometimes come with a biblical reference to explain more. Unlike some glossaries, most of the words in our glossary are in English. Some cultural words about Christianity have been added. The 30-Days International Editors