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2041151523MuhammadProphet of Islam.0
2041152482Araba member of a Semitic people, originally from the Arabian peninsula and neighboring territories, inhabiting much of the Middle East and North Africa.1
2041153773Muslima follower of the religion of Islam.2
2041154080Islamthe religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.3
2041155031QuranIslamic holy book that is believed to contain the divine revelations of Allah as presented to Muhammad.4
2041157354Five PillarsThe foundation of Islam, 1) profession of faith. 2) Prayer 3) fasting during Ramadan 4) Almsgiving 5) Pilgrimage or hojj.5
2041158431ShariaThe Islamic holy law, drawn up by theologians from the Quran and accounts of Muhammad's life.6
2041158840HajjPilgrimage to Mecca.7
2041159303Ka'baMain shrine in Mecca, goal of Muslims embarking on the hajj.8
2041159768Caliph"Deputy", Islamic leader after the death of Muhammad.9
2041160188Caliphateis the rule of, or land ruled by, an Islamic political leader.10
2041160708SunniTraditionalists, the most popular branch of Islam.11
2041161477ShiaIslamic minority in opposition to the Sunni majority.12
2041162271HijraMuhammad's migration from Mecca to medina in 622 CE, which is the beginning point of the Islamic calendar and is considered to mark the beginning of the Islamic faith.13
2041163055UmmaIslamic term for the "community of the faithful "14
2041163507Jihada war or struggle against unbelievers.15

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