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314828642ShariaThe law of Islam.0
314828643MimaretsTall, slender towers seen on mosques.1
314828644AblutionThe act of cleansing yourself with water to wash away sins.2
314828645JizyaTax opposed on all non-believers living in an Islamic country,3
314828646TenetsMajor beliefs.4
314828647RedouinNomadic tribe of the desert.5
314828648HegiraMuhammad's flee from Mecca to Medina.6
314828649UmmaCommunity of faith.7
314828650ImamA person who calls people to prayer.8
314828651AllahThe only deity recognized by the Muslims.9
314828652Secular'Worldy', or 'of the world.'10
314828653MosqueA Muslim place of worship.11
314828654InfidelUnfaithful, or unbeliever.12
314828655Qur'an (Koran)Sacred text of the Muslim religion.13
314828656Caliph"Successor of the Messenger of God" (Muhammad). Thereby accepting leadership over the family of Islam.14
314828657HijiraThe trip made by Muhammad and his original followers from Mecca to Medina.15
314828658MuslimAnyone who submits to the will of God.16
314828659IslamReligion of the Muslims. Means "submission" in Arabic.17
314828660JihadHoly war.18
314828661HajjPilgrimage to Mecca.19
314828662SunnaMuhammad's example.20
314828663UmmayyadsA family of power that is known for setting up the hereditary system of succession and or moving the Muslim capital from Mecca to Damascus.21
314828664Shi'aThe "party" of Ali. Relatives of the prophet who outwardly resisted the rule of the Umayyads.22
314828665SunniThose who did not outwardly resist the rule of the Ummayyads. many believed, however, that the Umayyads had become too concerned with wordly affairs and had lost touch with their religion.23
314828666SufiGroup that reacted to the luxurious life of the Umayyads by pursuing a life of poverty and devotion to a spiritual path. They tried to achieve direct, personal contact with God through meditation and chanting.24
314828667al-AndlusMuslim state located in southern Spain.25
314828668FatimidDynasty that began in North Africa and spread across the Red Sea to western Arabia and Syria. It was named after Muhammad's daughter Fatima.26
314828669AbbasidsThe most powerful rebel group of the many that overthrew the Umayyads. They ruthlessly murdered the remaining members of the Umayyad family.27
314828670CalligraphyThe art of beautiful handwriting.28

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