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8515193676Five Pillars:1) Allah as the only god and Muhammad as his prophet (profession of faith) 2) Prayer 3) Fasting 4)Give to charity 5) Pilgramage to Mecca0
8515193677Sharia:muslim legal system. Rules muslims should live by1
8515193680Ulama:a body of Muslim scholars recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology.2
8515193681Harun al-Rashid:Fifth Caliph of the Abbasid dynasty in 786, and went on to become its most famous and celebrated leader.3
8515193683"Seal of the prophets":a title used in the Qur'an to designate the prophet Muhammad4
8515193684Dar al-Islam:"house of Islam" Lands under Islamic rule5
8515193685Jihad:Holy War (among Muslims) a war or struggle against unbelievers. Examples: Struggles- A believer's internal struggle to live out the Muslim faith as well as possible. The struggle to build a good Muslim society. Holy war: the struggle to defend Islam, with force if necessary.6
8515193686Hajj:the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year, and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime.7
8515193687Caliph:the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad.8
8515201470622:"year of flight" Islam begins9
8515202482Mosque:place of religion. Common in Islamic religion10
8515204272Islam:suppression to god11
8515204920Muslims:Islam followers12
8515206003630:Muhammad takes contol of Mecca13
8515209646Qur'anSacred text of Islam Read to HEAR Allah's teachings Translations are not true representation Gods last message14
8515222424Mt. Arafat:Site of Muhammads last sermon15
8515224775Dhimmi:People of book (jews and christians)16
8515224943Abu Baker:Caliph/Successor reunited arabia and led forces north17
8515228262Sunnis:"way of prophet" followers of sunna18
8515229687Shia:party of ali belive calip does NOT need to be related to muhammad19
8515230830Shi'te:believe caliph MUST be related to muhammad20
8515232064Umayyad Dynasty:The dynasty claimed descent from Umayya, a distant relative of Muhammad. Muslum rule spread. Internal problems caused fall Respected other religion practices, charged them taxes21
8515270254Arab muslims:ruling class22
8515271006End of umayyad:Defeated by Abbasids Shia continued opression23
8515272853Abbasid Dynasty:800's best time Turned Islam into universal religion24
8515283049End of Unity:Abbasid political power weakend Small independent states broke off25

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