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GLOSSARY
SHI'ITE (shee'ite). The name of the sect composed of the followers of All, the son-in-law of Mohammed and the fourth caliph.
SULTAN'. Ruler; emperor.
SUN'NA. The customs sanctioned by Mohammed and his companions; handed down in the Hadith.
SUN'NITE. The name of the largest sect of Moslems, so called because they follow the Sunna, or Traditions.
SU'RA. A chapter of the Koran.
WAH HA'BI. A follower of the puritanical reformer of Arabia, Mohammed ibn Abdul Wahhab.
WAKF or WAQF. A religious endowment; property dedicated to pious uses.
ZA KAT'. Legal alms.
ZENA'NA. The Indian and Persian term for the women's apartments; see harem.
ZIK'R. The ritual used by the dervish orders for inducing a state of mystic ecstasy.
