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37960461QURANthe sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina0
37960462MUHAMMADthe Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632)1
37960463HADITH(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran2
37960464MECCAa place that attracts many visitors, joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia3
37960465KA'ABA(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine4
37960466HAJJthe fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah5
37960467JIHADa holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal6
37960468DAR AL ISLAMhouse, haven or realm of islam7
37960469HIJRAThe Migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622, marking the founding of Islam8
37960470CALIPHthe civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth9
37960471ABU BAKRCompanion of 1st muslim leader after Muhammad. Regarded by Sunni's as the 1st caliph and rightful succesor. The Shi'ah regard him as a traitor of Muhammad. Known as best interpretter of dreams following Muhammad's death.10
37960472SUNNIone of the two main branches of orthodox Islam11
37960473SHI'Athe Shia believe that leader is called an imam and this "caliph/imam" should be a direct descendant of Mohammed They want Ali- 11 descendant 12 imam =caliph12
37960474ALIthe fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites13
37960475IMAM(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque14
37960476MAHDIThe last Imam for the Twelvers, believe that he disappeared but will return to save them15
37960477UMMAYYADClan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Isla16
37960478ABBASIDThe dynasty that came after the Umayyads. Devoted their energy to trade, scholorship, and the arts.17
37960479FATIMIDSpeople who claimed they were descended by Muhammad's daughter Fatima. The Shi'a Muslims formed the Fatimid Caliphate around 1258 in North Africa but it eventually spread to western Arabia and Syria.18
37960480SELJUK TURKSThe threat of this new Muslims led to the call for a crusade.19
37960481ULAMAthe body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community20
37960482SUFISa mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and a simple life21
37960483DELHI SULTANATEA series of sultans that controlled Northern India.22
37960484GHANAa republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea23
37960485MALIa landlocked republic in northwestern Africa24
37960486SUNDIATAthe one son of Mandinka that survived, founded Mali25
37960487MANSA MUSAthis Mali king brought Mali to its peak of power and wealth from 1312 the 1337; he was the most powerful king in west africa26
37960488DHIMMILiterally "people of the book"; applied as inclusive term to Jews and Christians in Islamic territories; later extended to Zoroastrians and even Hindus & Buddhists27
37960489CRUSADEa series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end28

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