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Islamic words and phrases 

Assalam alaikum  peace be upon you
wa alaikum assalam  and upon you peace (this is a reply to the above)
subhan allah praise allah
allahu akbar allah is the greatest
alhamdu lillah thank Allah
bism Illah in the name of allah
la ilaha illa allah there is no god except allah
tawakkalt ala allah i depend on allah
istagfur allah i ask allah for forgiveness
allah yahdeek may allah guide you
taqabbal allah may allah accept your good deed
minna wa minkum  my good deeds and yours (this is a reply to the above)
salla allah alaihi wa sallam peace be upon him (referring to the prophet Muhammed ONLY)
alaihi assallatu wa assalam  and upon him peace (you HAVE to say this if someone says the above)
alaihi assalam  it means the same thing as above only it is for the rest of the prophets
allah yarhamha (female), allah yarhamh (male) may allah be merciful to her/him. (it's for dead people)
barak allah feek may allah bless you
jazak allah khair may allah give you good (you say it if someone does something good)
sunnah optional duties, you don't get punished if you don't do them, but you get extra rewards if you do them.
makrooh if you do it, you don't get punished, if you don't you get rewards from Allah
wajib/ fardh you HAVE to do the things that are wajib, ex: praying.
harram you get punished if you do the harram things. ex: drinking, stealing.
eid islamic holiday, there are two of them: eid al-futur(celebrating the end of ramadan), and eid al-adhha (10th of dhu al-hijja)
eidik mubarak have a blessed eid
ramadan the month of fasting.