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Islam - Coggle Diagram
Islam
Mohammad -Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
Gabriel -an archangel sent by God to various prophets, including Muhammad. The first five verses of the Al-Alaq, the 96th chapter of the Quran, is believed by Muslims to have been the first verses revealed by Gabriel to Muhammad. 
Quran -Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters, which consist of verses.
Hadith -a collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad which, with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunna), constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims apart from the Koran.
Tawheed -The indivisible oneness concept of monotheism in Islam. Tawhid is the religion's central and single most important concept, upon which a Muslim's entire religious adherence rests. It unequivocally holds that God in Islam is One and Single.
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Jihad – lesser and greater -The “Greater Jihad” is the struggle against the lower self – the struggle to purify one's heart, do good, avoid evil and make oneself a better person. The “Lesser Jihad” is an outward struggle.
People of the book -hose religions which Muslims regard as having been guided by previous revelations, generally in the form of a scripture.
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Abu Bakr - became one of the first converts to Islam and extensively contributed his wealth in support of Muhammad's work.
Mecca -a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia, is Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith itself.
Medina -one of Islam's two holiest cities, making it a key destination for millions of pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia for Hajj or Umrah.
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Five Pillars -fundamental practices in Islam, considered to be obligatory acts of worship for all Muslims. They are summarized in the famous hadith of Gabriel.
Shahadah- confession of faith -There is no God but God (Allah – i.e. there is none worthy of worship but Allah), and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” It is the most sacred statement in Islam, and must be recited with full understanding and mindfulness of it's meaning.
Salat - Daily prayer- 5 times -Muslims pray five times a day, with their prayers being known as Fajr (dawn), Dhuhr (afternoon), Asr (after midday), Maghrib (after sunset), and Isha (nighttime), always facing towards the Kaaba.
Zakat – charity -the compulsory giving of a set proportion of one's wealth to charity. It is regarded as a type of worship and of self-purification.
Sawm - Ramadan - fasting is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, smoking, and sexual activity. During the holy month of Ramadan, Sawm is observed between dawn and nightfall when the adhan of the Maghrib prayer is sounded
Hajj – pilgrimage to Mecca -pilgrimage made to the Kaaba, the "House of God", in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Sunni -the larger of the two main branches of Islam, which differs from Shia in its understanding of the Sunna, its conception of religious leadership, and its acceptance of the first three caliphs.
Sh'ia -one of the two main branches of Islam, followed especially in Iran, that rejects the first three Sunni caliphs and regards Ali, the fourth caliph, as Muhammad's first true successor.
Sufism - Islamic mysticism or asceticism, which through belief and practice helps Muslims attain nearness to Allah by way of direct personal experience of God.