5054827381 | Abu Bakr | first caliph after the death of Muhammad | 0 | |
5187253930 | Animism | Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life. | 1 | |
5187292957 | Black Stone | ancient stone that absorbs the sins of the world meteorite placed in shrine (Ka'ba) in Mecca, Muslims pay homage to it | 2 | |
5187296915 | Caliphs | Muhammad's successors are known as | 3 | |
5187298567 | Golden Age | A period during which a society attains prosperity, intellectual, and cultural achievements. | 4 | |
5187319900 | Haji | Pilgrimage to Mecca | 5 | |
5187323841 | Hijrah | Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina | 6 | |
5187326272 | Jihad | A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal The Muslim word for "struggle" especially when trying to follow the will of Allah. | 7 | |
5187328533 | Jinns | spirits; the old Pagan gods Spirits that are capable of taking on human forms and influencing human beings for good or evil are called | 8 | |
5187337310 | Ka'ba | In Mecca, shrine to multiple gods, 'square house' Structure in Mecca that held idols and now is the target of the Hajj | 9 | |
5187340908 | Mosque | Muslim house of worship | 10 | |
5187340918 | Muhammad | The last prophet believed by Muslims who talked to the Archangel Gabriel and whose life teachings is compiled in the Hadith. Arab prophet; founder of religion of Islam. | 11 | |
5187345085 | Qur'an | The holy book of Islam | 12 | |
5187348198 | Shari'a | Islamic law; a combination of the Quran and the Hadith. Body of Islamic law that includes interpretation of the Quran and applies Islamic principles to everyday life | 13 | |
5187363724 | Shi'ites | Muslims that believe that only direct descendants of Muhammad should become caliph followers of Ali | 14 | |
5187371029 | Sunni | A branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad | 15 | |
5187377029 | Sufis | a mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and a simple life | 16 | |
5187379333 | The Thousand and One Nights | A group of tales narrated by a fictional princess, many are set in baghdad, include romances, fables, adventures, best known for Aladdin and the magic lamp | 17 | |
5187381320 | Ulama | Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward, the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies. (p. 238) | 18 | |
5187385202 | Umayyad Dynasty | established by Muawiya, moved capital from Medina to Damascus, that action split Islam (Shi'ites & Sunnites) | 19 |
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