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5905510879AbbasidDynasty of Caleb's ruling at Baghdad, 750 until 1258 CE, governing most of the Islamic world and claiming descent from Abba's, uncle of Muhamed0
5905510880Abu BakrOne of Muhamed's earliest converts, succeeded in Muhamed as first Kaylas of Muslim community1
5905510881Ali(Cousin) and son-in-law of Muhamed one of the Orthodox Kayla's, focus for Shi'a2
5905510882BedouinNomadic Pastora lists of the Arabian Peninsula, culture based on camel and goat nomadism, early converts to Islam3
5905510883CaliphThe political and religious successor to Mohammed4
5905510884CaliphateThe jurisdiction or government of a caliph5
5905510885DhimmiLiterally people of the book, applied as inclusive term to Jews and Christians and Islamic territories, later extended to Zoroastrians and even Hindus6
5905510886DhowA lateen rigged ship with one or two masts, used in the Indian Ocean7
5905510887Five pillars of IslamThe obligatory religious duties of all Muslims, confession of faith, prayer, fasting during Ramadan, almsgiving, and hajj8
5905510888Golden age of IslamTraditionally dated from the mid seventh century to the mid 13th century at which Muslim rulers established one of the largest empires in history. It refers to the period in history of Islam, during the middle ages, when much of the Muslim world was world by various caliphate, experiencing a scientific, economic, and cultural floor Shing9
5905510889HadithTraditions of the prophet Mohammed10
5905510890HaremThe part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of woman11
5905510891hijrah/hegiraThe flight of Muhamed from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution and 622CE, regarded as the beginning of the Muslim era12
5905510892House of wisdomEstablished in Baghdad, place for scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, sought to gather and translate the worlds knowledge into Arabic. Many classic works of antiquity that would otherwise have been forgotten or translated into Arabic and later and turn translated into Turkish, Cindy, Persian, Hebrew and left. Knowledge with synthesized from works originating in ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Rome, China, India, Persia, ancient Egypt, north Africa, ancient Greece and byzantine civilizations13
5905510893ImamThe person who leads prayers in a mosque, also a title of various Muslim leaders, especially of one succeeding Muhamed as leader of Shiite Islam14
5905510894JihadStruggle often used for wars in defense of the faith15
5905510895Ka'baMost Revered religious shrine in prayer is Lemic Arabia, located in Mecca, focus of obligatory annual truce among bedouin tribes, later Incorporated as important shrine in Islam16
5905510896MadrasasA college for Islam instruction17
5905510897MohammedThe Arab prophet who founded Islam in 570 until 63218
5905510898People of the bookDhimmi- Applied as inclusive term do Jews and Christians and Islamic territories, later extended to Zoroastrians and even Hindus19
5905510899Seljuk TurksNomadic turks from Asia who conquered Baghdad and 1055 and I love the Kayla to remain only as a religious leader, the government strictly, will the parts of central Asia and middle east20
5905510900ShariaThe code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Muhamed, it prohibits actions according to Islam21
5905510901ShiaAlso known as the Shiites, Muslim that believe leadership should reside in the line descended from Ali22

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