Glossary of Terms

Traditional term Arabicized equivalent
Eve Hawa
Abel and Cain Habil and Qabil
Enoch Idris
Noah Nuh
Lot Lut
Abraham Ibrahim
Ishmael Ismail
Isaac Ishaq
Jacob Yaqub
Joseph Yusuf
Jethro Shuaib
children of Israel Bani-Israel
Amram Imran
Moses Musa
Aaron Harun
Pharaoh Firaun
Midian Madyan
(King) Saul Talut
Goliath Jalut
David Dawud
Solomon Sulayman
Elijah Ilyas
Elisha Al-Yasa
Jonah Yunus
Zechariah Zaqaria
John the Baptist Yahya
Ezra Uzair
Job Ayub
Ezekiel Dhul-kifl (or Zul-kifl), Hezqil
Mary, Miriam Maryam
Jesus Christ ‘Isa al-Masih
Antichrist Dajjal
Law (of Moses), Pentateuch, Torah Taurat, or Law of Musa (context decides)
Psalms Zabur
Gospel Injil, or good news (context)
the Scripture Al-Kitab
God Allah
the devil Iblis
Peace be with you Salam alaikum
If the Lord wills Insh’ Allah
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