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Mecca
where Ka'aba is
destination of hajj
Hijra
Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina
Koran
written in Arabic
gives direct commands
Shar'ia
Islamic law according to Koran
Sunni
thought caliph should be chosen by leaders of Muslim community
caliph should be pious Muslim
caliph is leader not religious authority
Sultan
Muslim ruler
Janissaries
Elite force of Ottoman army
Ka'aba
Shrine Muslims must make pilgrimage to at least once in their life
Islam
means submission in Arabic
no clergy
5 Pillars of Islam
Faith
Prayer
Charity
Fasting
Hajj
Shi'ite
thought only ture successors to Prophet should be caliphs
caliphs should be religious and secular rulers
Averroes
philosopher
wrote about Aristotle
Suleiman
ruler of Ottoman empire
brilliant general
conquered many laws
built one of most pwrful empires
Millets
religious community of non-Muslims
Muhammad
merchant married to Khadija
went to Medina after kicked out of Mecca
unified Bedouin tribes and fought against Mecca
Allah
Arabic for God
Hajj
pilgrimage to Mecca
Muslims must go at least once in life
Caliph
successor to Muhammad
Sufi
Muslim version of Zen Buddhists
Yathrib/ Medina
where Muhammad went when he left Mecca
Muslim
"one who submits"
follows Islam
People of the Book
name for Christians and Jews
spritually superior to polytheistic idol worshippers
"rightly guided caliph"
first four caliphs
Seljuks
Turks migrated to Middle East and adopted Islam
built large empire
Ottomans
people who migrated from Central Asia
captured Constantinople
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2010-05-31T04:37:08Z
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