Journey Along the Silk Road

Appendix B: Vocabulary

By Karima Diane Alavi  - June, 2003

Hadith	Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
Hajj	Pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the Five Pillars of Islam
Hajja (f) or Hajji (m)	A person (female or male) who has completed the Hajj.
Haram al Sharif	Sacred region of Mecca, where only Muslims who are on the Hajj can enter.
Madressah	School linked to a mosque
Mecca (or Makkah)	One of the three major Islamic holy cities. (The other two are Madinah and Jerusalem)
Mosque	Islamic place of worship
Qur'an	The Islamic holy script, considered by Muslims to be the literal word of God
Rihla	Travel journal
Rihla fi talab al-ilm	Travel for the sake of knowledge