Collections of sayings and acts of Muhammad and the first Muslims.

Pilgrimage in Islam, to Mecca, that is compulsory to Muslims of good health and with sufficient funds to make the journey to Mecca.

Islamic title for a person that have performed the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Egyptian dramatist and novelist.

Arabic word for sweets in general.

Palestinian Islamist political group, especially active with military actions.

Carthaginian general.

Arabic public baths which are continuations of Roman and Turkish traditions.

Sudanese performing musician of Islamic Nubian and Arabic Music.

Carthaginian general, leader of the famous march across the Alps.

A plant (the twigs are being used) that is used in Zoroastrianism to reach intoxication.

Sauce making up the most important ingredient in Tunisian cuisine.

Carthaginian general.

Carthaginian general.

Second Imam of Shi'i Islam; eldest son of Ali.

The eleventh Imam of the Twelver Shi'i (868- 873).

King of Morocco from February 26, 1961 until his death on July 23, 1999.

Prince of Jordan, crown prince 1965- 1999. Brother of former king Hussein 1 and uncle of King Abdullah.

Egyptian queen, the only female Pharaoh, reigning from 1503 to 1482 BCE, belonging to the 18th dynasty.

The temporary body that governed Algeria from January 12, 1992 till the end of 1993.

City in Palestine with about 110,000 inhabitants.

A cosmetic paste that is solely used for decoration.

Region and province in western Saudi Arabia.

Lebanese Shi'i Muslim political group, often involved in military actions.

Mountainous plateau region in southern Algeria and the Sahara Desert.

Strait separating the Persian Gulf to the west and the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea to the east.

The central symbolic religious figure of Shi'i Islam; third Imam; second son of Ali.

President and prime minister of Iraq (1979- 2003).

King of Jordan (1953- 1999).

Ruling dynasty in ancient Egypt, of foreign origin.