Word origins

• RhiannaA female given name from Arabic, variant of Rihanna.
• mujahidA Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.
• almascaviar from the albino beluga
• RYMA female given name from Arabic.
• QassamThe Qassam rocket, a type of homemade rocket used by Hamas militants in Gaza.
• arkanThe five "pillars", requirements or devotional duties of Islam: shahada, salat, zakat, saum and hajjh.
• ZinedineA male given name from Arabic, variant of Zayn ad-Din
• QamarA surname from Arabic.
• IftikharA surname from Arabic.
• ijtihadThe process of Muslim jurists or scholars making a legal or scientific judgment by independent reasoning from the Qur'an and the Sunna; discretion.
• attalA surname.
• SaderA surname.
• bismillahIn the name of Allah! Used in belief of blessing the speaker's imminent action, especially prior to eating and drinking; sometimes used as an apotropaic.
• JabbourA surname from Arabic.
• tafsirA grammatical, historical, allegorical and/or traditional interpretation of the Qur'an.
• madrasaA school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.
• FawziA male given name from Arabic, meaning “victorious, triumphant”, feminine equivalent Fawzia, Fauzia, Faouzia, and Fouzia; variant forms Fawzy, Faouzi
• KaabaThe nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly.
• SalahuddinA surname from Arabic.
• ShamiA surname from Arabic.
• FarajA surname from Arabic.
• AliothEpsilon Ursae Majoris, the brightest star in Ursa Major.
• AsirA province of Saudi Arabia.
• SirhanA male given name from Arabic.
• IjazA surname from Arabic.
• halawaA census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States.
• harounThe leading figures of the Daraawiish (i.e. commanders, governors, representatives, judges etc.) considered collectively.
• HaidarA surname.
• QureiA surname from Arabic.
• kufrDenial or rejection of Islam.
• SaqqaraAn Egyptian village in Badrashin in the Giza Governorate.
• AllamA surname from Arabic.
• iftarThe evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan, traditionally beginning with dates and water.
• atefThe feathered white crown of the Ancient Egyptian deity Osiris.
• MadaniA surname from Arabic.
• AkkadOne of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia.
• waqfAn endowment of land given for religious or charitable purposes.
• HachemA surname from Arabic.
• YamalA male given name from Arabic.
• JubailA city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
• laithshed, barn
• diwaniA calligraphic style of the Arabic script developed in the Ottoman court.
• IttihadIttihad Club, a football club from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• HadratA title used by Muslims to honor a person.
• adhanThe call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory daily prayers.
• taqwaThe care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah.
• IblisSatan; the Devil.
• JibrilA male given name from Arabic used chiefly among Muslims, the Arabic version of Gabriel.
• MiskaA surname from Czech.
• GhosnA surname from Arabic.
• TulkarmA city in the West Bank, Palestine.
• BisharaA surname from Arabic.
• HalimaA female given name from Arabic.
• Iskander9K720 Iskander (Russian ballistic missile)
• GhanemA surname from Arabic.
• SiwaAn oasis in Egypt.
• DiyalaA river in Iraq and Iran.
• shaitanA demon, devil, or evil jinn.
• BasitA male given name from Arabic.
• doumaA city in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria.
• ShafiqA surname from Arabic.
• ZaydA male given name from Arabic.
• fatihaA prayer for the dead.
• YaminA surname from Arabic.
• KazimA surname from Arabic.
• SiddiqA surname from Arabic.
• KhaderA surname from Arabic.
• SalafiOf or pertaining to Salafism.
• ifritA kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
• qiblaThe direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.
• KadriA surname from Arabic.
• IshakA surname from Arabic.
• AlawiAlawite
• ZaaraSahara
• WarkaSynonym of Uruk, the ancient city or the modern archaeological site.
• AtallahA surname from Arabic.
• DjibrilA male given name from Arabic.
• hawalaA long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers.
• ObaidA surname from Arabic.
• zeidAny fish in the family Zeidae.
• ihramThe state of ritual purity and dedication of a Muslim hajj pilgrim to Mecca.
• WahbaA surname from Arabic.
• MakkiA surname from Arabic.
• dhikrA Sufi Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.
• BarkaA former province of Eritrea.
• NassimA male given name from Arabic.
• nakbaIn Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback.
• nasheedAn Islamic musical composition, typically performed a cappella, focusing on religious, spiritual, or moral messages.
• MazharA surname from Arabic.
• HalabiA surname from Arabic.
• takafulA cooperative system of reimbursement in case of loss; a sort of Islamic form of insurance.
• talaqAn Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.
• ShawwalThe tenth month of the Islamic calendar.
• nafsThe self; the psyche, ego, or soul.
• dubbThe Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.
• alhamdulillahPraise be to God; thank God.
• marwaAn open hut used for upanayana and marriage ceremonies in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent.
• ShaathA surname from Arabic.
• FaheemA male given name from Arabic.
• FarhaA surname from Arabic.