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Ch. 14 Traditions and Encounters

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289005460IslamSubmission; Obediance to the rule and will of Allah.0
289005461MuslimOne who has submitted.1
289005462Muslim adoptedPersian techniques of gov and finance after getting Sasanid dynasty down. Persian literature, science, and religous values also were apart of it.2
289005463Later centuries Muslims got inspiration fromGreek and Indian.3
289005464Dar al-IslamHouse of Islam4
289005465Nomadic peoples known asBedouin; Sense of loyalty to clans.5
289005466After third century,Arabia became important in trade with China and India in the east, Persia nd Byzantiom in the west.6
289005467KhadijaWealthy widow Muhammad married.7
289005468AllahGod.8
289005469QuranHoly book of Islam; Recitation. Poetry understanding Allah to the world.9
289005470HadithTraditions, saying attributed to Muhammad.10
289005471Conflict at MeccaGot Arabs offensive because he thought Allah was the only one and true god hurt polytheistic peoples.11
289005472Ka'baLarge black rock long considered to be the dwelling of a powerful deity. Housed in a cube- shaped building known as Ka'ba. (Worship)12
289005473MedinaFled to Medina from mressure, "the city" meaning "the city of the prophet."13
289005474HijraMigration, Moving to Medina made Islamic calendar.14
289005475UmmaCommunity of the faithful with his followers.15
289005476Muhammad begin being calledSeal of the prophet, the final prophet who Allah would reveal his message to humankind.16
289005477Five Pillars of Islam 1.1. Muslims must acknowledge Allah as the only god and Muhammad as prophet.17
289005478Five Pillars 2.They must pray to Allah daily while facing Mecca.18
289005479Five Pillars 3.Must obsersve a fast during the daylight hours of the month of Ramadan.19
289005480Five Pillars 4.Must contribute alms for the relief of the weak and poor.20
289005481Five Pillars 5.In honor of Muhammad's visits to Mecca, those who are physically and financially able must undertake the hajj adn make at least one pilgimage to Mecca.21
289005482ShariaIslamic holy law. Muhammad's life and teachings, how to behave. Religious doctrine.22
289005483CaliphDeputy; Deciple that was very devoted.23
289005484Abu Bakr becameHead of state for Islamic community, also chief judge, religious leader and military commander.24
289005485Sunni IslamThe most important and enduring of all the alternatives to the faith observed by many Muslims, Sunni Islam.25
289005486AliCousin and son-in-law to Muhammad. Served shortly as the fourth caliph, got killed.26
289005487SunnisTraditionalists27
289005488Umayyad DynastyMost prominent of Meccan merchant clans, capital at Damascus city in Syra.28
289005489Allowed conquered people toObserve their own religion.29
289005490JizyaSpecial head tax for those who didn't convert to Islam.30
289005491Abu al-AbbasDescendent of Muhammad's uncle, chief leader of rebellion in Persia that brought Umayyad Dynasty down.31
289005492Abbasid DynastyNot conquering like Umayyad. Clashed with nomadic peoples from central Asia, deafeated Chinese army at Talas R. which the battle ended expansion of Tang dynasty.32
289005493Abbasid relied heavily onPersian techniques of stataecraft.33
289005494UlamaLearned officials, people with religious knowledge. Pious scholars who sought to develop public policy with the Quran and Sharia.34
289005495QadisJudges.35
289005496Saljuq TurksNomadic people from central Asia who invaded Byzantine empire.36
289005497Saljuq sultanRuler.37
289005498Important cropCotton, used for textiles.38
289005499New industryPaper manufacture.39
289005500BorrowedAstolabe, enable to calculate latitude from Hellenistic Mediterranean.40
289005501Ramisht of SirafPersian merchant.41
289005502SakkMulitple branches that honored letters of credit known as Sakk.42
289005503Quran showed women asEqual to men; Sharia reinforced male dominance.43
289005504MadrasasHigher eduaction.44
289005505SufiMystics, deepen thier spiritual awareness by living pious and ascetic lives.45
289005506Al-GhazaliEarly Sufi, argued taht human reason was too frail to understand nature of Allah.46

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