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7718830193MuhammadBorn in 570 C.E. in Mecca, orphaned at 60
7718830194KhadijaWealthy widow that Muhammad married in 595 C.E.1
7718830195Quran (Recitation, Holy Book of Islam)Record of Muhammad's revelations received during visions2
7718830196HadithTraditioin of Muhammad's life, filled with accounts of his deeds3
7718830197Muhammad610 C.E. had a profound spiritual experience4
7718830198AllahMuhammad believed that he was the one true god that ruled the universe, that idolatry and recognition of other gods besides him ammounted to wickdness, and he would bring his judgement upon the world5
7718830199Archangel GabrielHow did Muhammad receive his visions?6
7718830200ZoroastrianismThis religion's views profoundly influenced Muhammad7
7718830201Mecca's Ruling Elites (City's wealthiest merchants)People who took Muhammad denouncing greed as a personal offence8
7718830202Ka'baCube shaped building that housed the large black rock considered to be the dwelling of a powerful deity9
7718830203Yathrib (Medina)City that Muhammad fled to in 622 C.E., this move marked the starting point of the official Muslim calendar10
7718830204HijraMeans "migration"11
7718830205UmmaCohesive community of Muhammad's followers (means community of the faithful)12
7718830206AlmsgivingMeans "giving to others"; your money or your talents to the less fortunate13
7718830207MuhammadThe final prophet through whom Allah would reveal his message14
7718830208ShariaIslamic law based on the Quran; extends beyond ritual law to all areas of human activity15
7718830209ShiaMuslims who believed that the leader of the Islamic faith should be related to Muhammad16
7718830210SunniMuslims who believed that the leader of the Islamic faith should be related to Muhammad17
7718830211MeccaIn 630 C.E. Muslims attacked and conquered this city (destroyed pagan shrines and replaced them with mosques)18
7718830212The First Pillar of Islam1)Muslims must acknowledge Allah as the only god and Muhammad as his prophet19
7718830213The Second Pillar of Islam2) They must pray to Allah daily while facing Mecca20
7718830214The Third Pillar of Islam3)They must observe a fast during the daylight hours of the month of Ramadan21
7718830215The Fourth Pillar of Islam4)They must contribute alms for the relief of the weak poor22
7718830216The Fifth Pillar of Islam5)In honor of Muhammad's visits to Mecca, those who are physically and financially able must undertake the hajj and make at least one pilgrimage to Mecca23
7718830217HajjAnnual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca24
7718830218Jihad"Struggle" against vice, against ignorance of Islam25
7718830219Holy WarWar against unbelievers who threaten Islam26
7718830220Abu Bakrchosen by Muhammad's advisors to serve as the caliph27
7718830221Caliph"Deputy"28
7718830222AliServed as caliph for a short time, then assassinated along with most of his followers29
7718830223Umayyad DynastyFrom Meccan merchant class, brought stabillity to the Islamic community; established their capital at Damascus30
7718830224JizyaA special head tax on conquered peoples that did not convert to Islam31
7718830225Abu al-Abbaschief leader of rebellion against Umayyad, allied with Shias32
7718830226Abbasid DynastyDynasty founded by Abu al-Abbas, seized control of Persia and Mesopotamia33
7718830227Dar al-IslamLands in which a Muslim government rules and the Holy Law of Islam prevails34
7718830228UlamaPeople with religious knowledge35
7718830229QadisJudges36
7718830230Ulama and QadisOfficials who set moral standards and solved disputes37
7718830231Harun al-RashidHigh point of the Abbasid dynasty came during the reigh of which caliph38
7718830232BaghdadCenter of banking, commerce, crafts, and industrial production, a metropolis with a population of several hundred thousand people39
7718830233Sons of HarunCivil war between who that caused Abbasid decline40
7718830234Silk RoutesDar al-Islam encompassed which routes?41
7718830235Maritime tradeInnovations in nautical technology contributed to a steadily increasing volume of what?42
7718830236SakkMultiple branches that honored letters of credit known as...43
7718830237Muslim BerberConquerors from north Africa that take Spain, early eighth century44
7718830238MadrasasInstitutions of higher education known as...45
7718830239Sufi'sMost effective Islamic missionaries were mystics known as...46
7718830240Al-GhazaliMajor Sufi thinker from Persia47
7718830241PersiaHad administration and governance, literature influences on Islam48
7718830242IndiaInfluenced mathematics, science, medicine, "Hindu" numbers49
7718830243GreeceInfluenced philosophy (Aristotle, Ibn Rushd, Averrooes)50

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