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1. Abba, n.1 View full entry OE
...An invocation to God as father. Chiefly in Abba, father....
2. abdest, n. View full entry 1667
...The ritual washing of parts of the body before prayer or handling the Qur'an; = woodoo Also: the water used in this washing....
3. Abib, n. View full entry 1531
...In the ancient Hebrew calendar: the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh of the civil year, corresponding to the latter part of March and the early part of April....
4. abnet, n. View full entry 1602
...Jewish Hist. A girdle made of fine linen, used esp. by Jewish priests....
5. Adar, n. View full entry a1382
...In the Jewish calendar: the sixth month of the civil and twelfth of the religious year, consisting of 29 days and usually coinciding with parts of February and March; (also) an intercalary...
6. adhan, n. View full entry 1794
...The call to prayer intoned or proclaimed by the muezzin from the minaret or roof of a mosque at prescribed times of the day....
7. Adonai, n. View full entry OE
...A name of God, esp. in the Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures. Now chiefly in Jewish use. Also as ...
8. afikoman, n. View full entry 1842
...A piece broken from the second of the three matsot (matzo) set before the leader of a Seder, and put aside to be eaten at the end of the meal....
9. afrit, n. View full entry a1712
...In Arabian and Muslim mythology: a powerful jinn or demon. Also in extended use....
10. Aga Khan, n. View full entry 1827
...(The title of) the spiritual leader of the Nizari sect of Ismaili Muslims. Hence: a person who resembles the Aga Khan in wealth, power, influence, etc....
11. Aggadah, n. View full entry 1602
...A legend or parable that illustrates a point of the Law in the Talmud; the non-legal element of the Talmud; = Haggadah1. Cf. Halachah...
12. Ahmadiyya, n.1 View full entry 1836
...(The name of) an Islamic dervish order based in Egypt....
13. akhund, n. View full entry 1712
...Esp. in Iran (formerly Persia), Pakistan, and Afghanistan: a religious leader, teacher, or scholar. Also as a title. Cf. mujtahid...
14. Alawi, n. and adj. View full entry 1874
...A member of a branch of the Nusayri sect based mainly in northern Syria. Cf. Alawite...
15. Alawite, n. and adj. View full entry 1922
...= Alawi...
16. Al Borak, n. View full entry 1607
...(The name of) the white animal on which the prophet Muhammad performed the Night Journey; an animal resembling this....
17. Alcoran, n. View full entry c1405
...The sacred book of Islam; = Qur'an Usu. with the. Now chiefly hist....
18. aleph, n. View full entry c1300
...The name of the first letter of the Hebrew, Phoenician, and other north Semitic alphabets, in printed square Hebrew having the form א. Cf. alif, alpha...
19. alfaqui, n. View full entry 1600
...Chiefly in medieval and early modern Spain: a Muslim cleric, an expert in Islamic law....
20. Alhaji, n. View full entry 1951
...In Nigeria and other areas of West Africa: = Al-Hajj1....
