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Chapters 13-16

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2424137115 Pillarsmake a declaration of faith, pray five times daily, give to charity, fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca0
242413712AbbasidThe dynasty that came after the Umayyads. Devoted their energy to trade, scholorship, and the arts.1
242413713Abu BakrFirst Caliph after death of Muhammad2
242413714AllahIslamic God3
242413715Almsvoluntary contributions to aid the poor4
242413716Caliphthe civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth5
242413717Dar al Islaman Arabic term that means the "house of Islam" and that refers to lands under Islamic rule6
242413718Hajjthe fifth pillar of Islam, a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah7
242413719Jihada holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal OR a holy war between Muslims and infidels (non believers)8
242413720Ka'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

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