Glossary:Book 3
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AH:
anno
Hegirae, the Muslim era meaning after
the Hijra - the flight of
Muhammad from Mecca to Medina
boycott: a refusal to buy something, sell
something,
use something or take part in
something
calamity: a misfortune
courteous: well-mannered
deed:
an
act, usually very good or very bad
dignified: behaving in a way which makes people respect
you
emissary: an agent
executioner: a person who carries out the death
penalty
fortune: good luck
frugally: not spending freely
hadith: a tradition of the Prophet
hostility: an ill will towards someone or
something
impostor: a person who pretends to be something
he is not
jihad:
a war against unbelievers
kinship: blood ties
offend: to do something displeasing; to make
someone angry or upset
persecution: oppression; the cruel treatment of
someone
piety:
a
devotion to religious duties
procession: a number of people moving forward in a
line
rabbi: a Jewish scholar
reliable: dependable
revolt:
an
up-rising
rid:
to
free from danger
scribe:
a professional writer
sheath: a cover for the blade of a knife or
sword
testify: to bear witness
tremble: to shake lightly
unique:
original, one of a kind |