Definition that contains moham
- fatima youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
- shiite a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
- caliphate the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community
- karbala a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
- sharia the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
- mohammedan a follower of Mohammed
- shia muslim a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
- battle of kerbala a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed
- shariah law the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
- shariah the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed