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Islam

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51923814Stereotypea generalized belief about a group of people
51923815Minarettower used to call Muslims to prayer
51923816Muezzinperson who calls Muslims for religious services
51923817Qiblaliterally means the direction of prayer, facing toward Mecca. In mosque architecture, the qibla wall indicates the orientation of prayer.
51923818Shahadahdeclaration of faith
51923819Qur'anthe holy book of Islam
51923820Muhammadthe Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632)
51923821Meccathe holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace
51923822MedinaCity in western Arabia to which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers emigrated in 622 to escape persecution in Mecca. (p. 231)
51923823ka'abaA religious temple in Mecca that became sacred to Muslims
51923824jihadthe obligation of Muslims to struggle or exert themselves "in the way of God ; doesn't necessarily refer to an armed struggle
51923825GabrielAccording to Muslims, was an angel who told Muhammed he was a messenger of Allah.
51923826AllahMuslim name for the one and only God
51923827Ramadan(Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan
51923828EidAn Islamic festival that ends the period of fasting during the month of Ramadan
51923829Wuduritual cleansing of oneself before prayer by Muslims
51923830ZakahCharity performed by Muslims
51923831Hajja pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims
51923832HalaalFoods that are permissible for Muslims to eat
51923833Osama bin LadenArab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957)
51923834Saddam HusseinFormer dictator of Iraq
51923835Hamid KarzaiPresident of Afghanistan
51923836Talibana group of fundamentalist Muslims who took control of Afghanistan's government in 1996
51923837Sunnia follower of the majority branch of Islam, which feels that successors to Muhammad are to be chosen by the Muslim community
51923838Shiitea member of one of the two major Muslim sects; believe that the descendants of Muhammad's daughter and son-in-law, Ali, are the true Muslim leaders

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