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11288093303What are the five pillars of Islam?Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage0
11288098473BedouinsPeople who prepared Muhammad for desert life.1
11288122758MeccaCity in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic religion.2
11288126507Blood feudFiercely independent Bedouin cities, clans, and tribes3
11288141539KabbaA small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca containing a sacred black stone: regarded by Muslims as the House of Allah (God).4
11288147095QurayshTribe of bedouins that controlled Mecca in 7th century C.E.5
11288154457MuhammadFounder of Islam6
11288159054KhadijaWife of Muhammad7
11288304173Quranthe sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina8
11288372037True or False: It is considered sacrilegious to show Muhammad's faceTrue9
11288437683Seal of the ProphetsMuhammad's name for himself, signifying that he was the final prophet of Allah.10
11288450354MuslimA follower of Islam, means "one who has submitted"11
11288459203UmmaThe community of all Muslims. A major innovation against the background of seventh-century Arabia, where traditionally kinship rather than faith had determined membership in a community.12
11288465678HajjA pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims13
11288472486JihadA holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal14
11288478917HijraMuhammad's move to Medina. Start of the Islamic calendar (632 CE)15
11288493385ShariaBody of Islamic law that includes interpretation of the Quran and applies Islamic principles to everyday life16
11288509222Battle of Talas RiverArab victory over the Chinese in 751 CE that checked Chinese expansion to the west and enabled the conversion of Central Asia to Islam17
11288515713Dhimmis"the people of the book"-- Jews, Christians; later extended to Zoroastrians and Hindus18
11288530173JizyaA tax for Dhimmis to pay in order to avoid military service19
11288545714CaliphMilitary and religious leader20
11288573541Rightly Guided CaliphsLose companions of the Prophets21
11288615205SunniThe rightful political and military leaders chosen by umma22
11288638268ImamBlood relatives of Muhammad23
11288654118ShiaLeaders should derive from the blood relatives of Muhammad. Felt like oppressed minority and revolted24
11288675531Sunni-Shia SchismRift that still exists between the two on who should rule after Muhammad's death25
11289152955Umayyad DynastyCapital city is Damascus, turned into Monarch by overthrow and replaced by the Abbasid26
11289182447UlamaReligious Scholars27
11289271309UmarSecond caliph28
11289319984Mansurlegislated a separate bridge for women29
11289339114Honor killingKilling women by men for committing sexual taboos30
11289364625ClitoridectomyFemale genital cutting31
11289385249HadithsPoorly sourced traditions about the sayings or actions of Muhammad32
11289410764MullahMale and female leaders in Shia spiritual world33
11289518746Abbasid DynastyCapital city is Baghdad34
11289532102Sultanate of DelhiEstablished in 1206 and caused Turkish rule to be more systemic35
11289543101BhaktiDevotional36
11289547575Guru NanakFounder of Sikhism37
11289560408SikhismBlended Islamic elements and Hindu, Karma, and rebirth38
11289584039OttomansTurkish empire that overthrew Christian Byzantine39
11289589477Sonni Ali15th CE Ruler of Songhai who observed Ramadan40
11289598690CordobaWas one of the largest and finest cities in the world41
11289604709GranadaLast Muslim stronghold, took over by Christians42

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