A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ISLAM

Mon, 29 Jul '24
Religion of the Quran
Sat, 27 Jul '24
Literally, it means "submission"
Sun, 26 May '24
Five Pillars religion
Sun, 5 May '24
Religion in which zakat is practiced
Thu, 18 Apr '24
It follows the Hijri calendar
Thu, 1 Feb '24
Subject covered in a madrasa
Mon, 24 Apr '23
Second-largest world religion
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Faith with a holy site in Mecca
Sun, 15 Jan '23
It's symbolized by a crescent moon and star
Tue, 3 Jan '23
Faith of Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
Sun, 26 Jun '22
Religion of the Maldives
Sun, 13 Mar '22
Belief of roughly 25% of the world's population
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Its calendar began in A.D. 622
Sun, 18 Apr '21
"The straight path"