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Bedouin tribes
clans of people who migrated through the desert
Caravans
a large group of merchants and camels traveling thorugh the derst
Proselytizer
someone trying to convert someone
Merchants
Sell stuff
Mecca
Original city, muhammed birthplace
When was Muhammad born
570 CE
Medina
Second city
The Kaaba
Sacred site in Mecca where prayers should be directed to
The Quran
Holy book - written versions of Muhammad's revelations`
Suras
Chapters in the Qur'an
Arabic
Islamic Language
Hijra
Migration to Medina in 622 CE, start of Islamic calendar
Umma
Group of Muslims with social and legal code
Islam vs Muslim
The religion vs Someone who believes in Islam
Allah
The one and only god
5 pillars of Islam
1. Muslims must achnowledge Allah as the only god and Muhammad as his prophet
2. Must pray daily facing Mecca
3. Must observe a fast during the daylight hours of the month of Ramadan
4. Must contribute relief of the weak and por
5. Those who are able must make pilgrimage to Mecca
Hajj
Pilgramige to Holy sites in Islam
Caliph
Head of Islamic state
Sunni
Those who accepted Abu Bukr as the successor to muhammad
Shiate
those who thought muhammad's son in law and cousin Ali should be first Caliph
Sufi
Muslims who did not find formal religious teachings espiecially meaningful, and focused on deepening spiritual awareness.
Sharia
- moral code an law of Islam, guidance on behavior in life
Dar al-Islam
Countires where Muslims can practice the religion freely
Arabization
Spread of Arab culture and identity
Jizya
tax on htose who did not convert to Islam
House of Wisdom
Learning center for Scholars in Bhagdad
Ulama
Officials with religous knowledge who set moral standards and apublic policy in accourdance witht he quran and aharia
Hadith
Sayings attributed to Muhammad and accounts of his deeds
Author
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2013-10-21T04:45:09Z
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