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2456379645 Pillars5 main rules that a Muslim must follow and live by0
245637965AbbasidDynasty that succeeded the Umayyads as caliphs within Islam; came to power in 750 C.E.1
245637966Abu Bakrfirst caliph after death of muhammad2
245637967AllahMuslim name for the one and only God3
245637968Almsvoluntary contributions to aid the poor4
245637969CaliphThe civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth5
245637970Dar al Islaman Arabic term that means the "house of Islam" and that refers to lands under Islamic rule6
245637971Hajjpilgrimage to Mecca7
245637972Jihadstruggle8
245637973Ka'ba("cube") a pre-islamic cubed building in mecca believed by muslims to have been built by Abraham. It is the center of the Muslim Pilgrimage9
245637974Meccathe holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace10
245637975MedinaCity in western Arabia to which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers emigrated in 622 to escape persecution in Mecca. (p. 231)11
245637976Muhammadthe Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632)12
245637977Quranthe sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina13
245637978Shariabody of Islamic law that includes interpretation of the Quran and applies Islamic principles to everyday life14
245637979Shiite (Shia)A muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad's son in law Ali as the rulers of Islam.15
245637980SufiA Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means16
245637981Sultanthe ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)17
245637982Sunnione of the two main branches of orthodox Islam18
245637983Umayyadthe first ruling dynasty over the Muslim caliphate19
245637984UmmaMuslim religious community20
245637985Conscriptionforced military service21
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