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4743695776IslamSubmission0
4743695777MuslimThose who submit.1
4743695778QuranThe Arabic book that records the teachings of God as they were transmitted to the prophet Muhammad.2
4743696118MuhammadThe main prophet of Islam.3
4743696119HadithDeeds4
4743696474UmmaThe community of believers.5
4743696475MeccaA trading center that allowed the emergence of many religions. It holds the Ka'aba.6
4743696476Ka'abaA rectangular building that housed a cynical black stone structure.7
4743696791Shahada**8
4743696792Alms9
4743696793RamadanThe ninth month of the lunar calendar, which Muslims were expected to fast.10
4743697062Eid al-Fitr**11
4743697063HajjA pilgrimage to Mecca.12
4743697064JihadSacred Struggle13
4743697435Dar al-IslamArabic for "The Abode of Peace"14
4743697436Shari'a15
4743697437HijraMuhammad's journey to Medina.16
4743697627Byzantine Empire17
4743697628Sassanid Empire18
4743698178Ibn Battuta19
4743698179Qadi20
4743698917Abu BakrThe first caliph and one of Muhammad's closest associates.21
4743698918CaliphA successor to the Prophet.22
4743698919AliThe caliph that started the split between Shi'ites and Sunnis.23
4743698920Shi'aThe smaller group of the split that believed the caliph should be chosen from the family of the Prophet.24
4743699262UmmayadsMembers of Uthman's family.25
4743699263SunnisThe larger group of the split that believed the caliph should be chosen by the umma and reflect the Sunna, or example, of the Prophet.26
4743699264DamascusThe new capital of Syria after Mu'awiya, a declared caliph after Ali's assassination, moved it to distance himself from the original Muslim elite of the Arabian peninsula.27
4743699553HusaynThe son of Ali that went against Yazid, Mu'awiya's son for caliphate.28
4743699859Battle of Karbala29
4743699860ImamA title for a person whose leadership or example is to be followed.30
4743699861TwelversShi'as that looked forward to the reappearance of the twelfth imam.31
4743700080MahdiThe "rightly guided one".32
4743700081IsmailisA branch of Shi'as found mostly in Pakistan and India.33
4743700313Dome of the RockOne of the many mosques built by the Umayyad caliphs to symbolize their power. This one was built in Jerusalem in 691.34
4743700884Al-Aqsa MosqueOne of the many mosques built by the Umayyad caliphs to symbolize their power. This one was built in Jerusalem between 709 and 715.35
4743700885Charles Martel36
4743701413Battle of ToursA battle between Muslim raiders and Frankish armies which caused Muslims to be pushed back south of the Pyrenees river.37
4743701628Battle of the Talas RiverA battle between Umayyad forces and the Chinese. The Umayyads prevent China from invading and opened the silk route to Islam missions.38
4743701629AbbasidsPeople descended from an uncle of Muhammad named Abbas and claimed descendants from Ali.39
4743701630BaghdadThe new capital after Abbasids revolted and took power.40
4743701886FatimidsPeople claiming to be the rightful successors of the Prophet.41
4743701887Seljuk TurksA group of Turkish-speaking people led by the Seljuk family.42
4743702249Battle of Manzikert43
4743702250Timur the Lame44
4743702469UlamaIslamic Scholars45
4743702470SufisIslamic Mystics46
4743702683Sultanate of Delhi47
4743702684Mughal Empire48
4743702685Ghana49
4743702902Almoravids50
4743702903Mali51
4743703011Mansa Musa52
4743703252Timbuktu53
4743703253Songhay54
4743703254Ethiopia55
4743703502Kilwa56
4743703751Swahili57
4743703925Jalal al-Din Rumi58
4743704108Ibn Khaldun59
4743704109Universal History60
4743704656Cordoba61
4743705213Ibn Sina62
4743705795Qanun fi'l-tibb63
4743705796Minaret64
4743706011Muezzin65
4743706012Istanbul*66
4743706013Taj Mahal67
4743706683Bazaar68
4743706684Dhimmi69
4743707139Crusades70
4743707140Alexius I71
4743707640Urban II72
4743707922Salah al-Din73
4743708214Reconquista74
4743708534Moses Maimonides75
4743708535Alhambra76
4743708536Spanish Inquisition77
4743709509Marranos78
4743709510Moriscos79
4743710722Tomas de Torquemada80
4743710723Apostasy*81
4743710724Heresy*82
4743710987Blasphemy*83
4743710988Usury*84
4743710989Ferdinand85
4743711002Isabella86

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