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5078405787bedouinNomadic pastoralists of the the the Arabian Peninsula culture based on Camel and goat nomadism early converts to Islam0
5078405788QuranCitations of Revelations received by Muhammad holy book of Islam1
5078405789five pillarsThe obligatory religious duties of all Muslims confession of faith prayer fasting during Ramadan zakat and hajj2
5078405790Shi'aThe branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successor of Muhammad3
5078405791WazirHelper right hand man for a high-ranking political and sometimes religious advisor of Minister off into a Muslim Monarch such as a capliph/sultan4
5078405792ShaykhsLeaders of tribes and clans within bedouin society, usually man with large herds several wives and many children5
5078405793hijraThe flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina regarded as the beginning of the Muslim era6
5078405794hajjThe fifth pillar of Islam pilgrimage to Mecca significant a large part of the muslim's life symbol of religion Unity7
5078405795KarbalaSite of defeat and death husayh son of Ali Mark beginning of shi'a resistance to Umayyad caliphate8
5078405796AliCousin and son-in-law of Muhammad one of the Orthodox commercial economy of Mecca9
5078405797UmayyadClan of quraysh that dominated poltics and commercial economy of mecca10
5170119343ummaCommunity of the face for Wilson is long11
5078762771ummaCommunity of faithful within Islam, tadecenaedold tribal boundaries to create degree of political Unity12
5078762772jihadStruggle often used in Defence of faith13
5078762773dhimmisLiteral people of the book14
5078762774Abu BakrOne of Muhammad's earliest followers and close friend15
5078762775KabaMost revered religious Shrine in pre-islamic Arabia located in Mecca focus of obligatory annual truth among bedouin tribes later Incorporated it as important Shrine in Islam16
5078762776zakatTax for charity obligatory for all Muslims17
5078762777SunnisTraditionalist the most popular branch of Islam soon as believe in the legitimacy of the early caliphs compared to the Shiite belief that only a descendant of Ali can lead18
5078762778AbbadisCosmopolitan Arabia Dynasty that replaced the Umayyads. Founded by Abu al-abbas and reaching it's beak under harun al-Rashid19
5078762779Abu-al-abbasLeader of rebellion in Persia that led to the downfall of Umayyad significancesp20
5078762780Seliuk TurksMajor branch of the oghuz Turks World parts of Central Asia and Middle East21
5078762781MongolsCentral Asian nomadic people spread all over Asia and Europe spreading their empire while pillaging22
5078762782Shah-namaEpic poem written by Firdawsi in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. Recounts the history of Persia to the error of Islamic conquests23
5078762783Muhmud of GhazhiThird ruler of Turkish slave dynasty of Afghanistan LED two invasions of Northern India credited with sacking one of the wealthiest of Hindu temples in Northern India gave Muslims reputation for intolerance aggression24
5078762784crusadesInvasions of Western Christians into Muslim lands especially Palestine captured Jerusalem in the First Crusade and established Christian kingdoms until 129125
5078762785Al-mandiThird of the abbasid caliph attempted but failed to reconcile sh'i moderates among sh'ia to Abbasid dynasty failed to resolve problem of succession26
5078762786Al-Ghazalibrilliant islamic, theologian, struggled to fuse Greek/Qur'ranic traditions, not entirely accepted by Ulama27
5078762787hajjajumayyad victory fro eastren provinces. Launched positive campaign against king of Sind in India that resulted in the first Islamic conquests in subcontinent28
5078762788ulamaOrthodox religious Scholars within Islam who were opposed to non-islamic ideas and scientific thinking29
5078762789Al-RashidThe most famous of the abbasid caliphs his death led to Civil Wars over secession30
5078762790Demak. The most powerful of the trading states on the North Coast of java which converted to Islam31
5078762791sufisMystics within Islam who are responsible for the expansion of Islam to Southeastern32
5078762792SaladinAmazing leader at the end of the 12th century who were conquered most of the Crusader Outpost for Islam33
5078762793GhazhiA dynasty an Empire founded from the Turks that were originally slaves it's seized power in 962 and Afghanistan and later invaded the Indian continent34

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