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10115651897HijrahMigration journey of islamic prophet (muhammad)0
10115651898UmmaCommunity of muslims bound together1
10115651899MosqueMuslim place of worship(church)2
10115651900HajjPilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims must go before they die3
10115651901Qur'anIslamic scared book(bible)4
10115651902Shari'aGoverning religious law in Islamic community5
10115651903CaliphChief Muslim leader and religious ruler6
10115651904Abu baker1st Muslim leader after Muhammad7
10115651905Shi'asect of Islam- They believe God chose Ali to be Muhammad's successor, infallible, the first caliph8
10115651908UmayyadIslamic dynasty- favored Arab military elite- established capital in Damascus, Syria9
10115651909Jihad(Among Muslim) a war or struggle against believers10
10115651912AbbasidDynasty of caliphs who ruled Baghdad11
10115651914Daral-IslamHouse/abode of Islam12
10115651915ulama"scholar", literally "the learned ones"13
10115651916Sunnismajority sect of Islam; believe caliph should follow example set by Muhammad14
10115651917ArabesqueIslamic art15
10115651918CalligraphyDecorative handwriting16
10115651919BedouinNomadic pastoralists in Arabia17
10115651920MeccaHoly city located in mountains and Red Sea18
10115651921Ka'baShrine in pre-Islamic time and remains holy site in Mecca19
10115651922MuhammadLast messenger and prophet of God20
10115651923KhadijahFirst wife of Muhammad21
10115651924House of wisdomAcademic center in Baghdad22
10115694385SufiMystic sect of Islam; missionaries and ascetics23
10115695880qadiis the magistrate (lawyer) or judge of the Shariʿa court24
10115699711Five Pillars of Faithfaith in Allah, fasting during Ramadan, Prayer 5X a day towards Mecca, pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj), alms giving25
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