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242536183Abu BakrFirst caliph after death of Muhammad.0
242536184AnimismThe belief that spirits are present in animals, plants, and other natural objects.1
242536185BedouinsSmall groups of nomadic people in Arabia.2
242536186Black StoneMeteorite placed in shrine (Ka'ba) in Mecca, Muslims pay homage to it.3
242536187Caliph/CaliphateThe title of the successor to Muhammad.4
242536188Five Pillars of FaithFive basic religious obligations of Islam: affirmation, prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage.5
242536189Golden AgeIslamic scientific and intellectual achievements blossomed during this time period.6
242536190HadithA tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions.7
242536191HajjThe fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah.8
242536192HaremSeparate women's quarters in a traditional Muslim home.9
242536193HijrahMuhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina.10
242536194JihadIslamic holy war.11
242536195JinnsDesert spirit residing in natural objects of the desert.12
242536196Ka'baA pre-Islamic cubed building in mecca believed by Muslims to have been built by Abraham. It is the center of the Muslim Pilgrimage.13
242536197MadrasasIslamic schools.14
242536198MinaretTower used to call Muslims to prayer.15
242536199MosqueMuslim house of worship.16
242536200MuhammedThe prophet and founder of Islam.17
242536201The Night JourneyMuhammad's supreme mystical experience, woken by Gabriel, went to heaven and saw prophets, told by Allah to pray five times a day.18
242536202People of the BookThe name for Jews and Christians for whom the Muslims had religious tolerance; called this because each religion had a holy book with teachings similar to that of the Qur'an.19
242536203Qur'anThe holy book of Islam.20
242536204Seal of the ProphetsName recognizing Muhammad as the last and greatest prophet.21
242536205Seljuk TurksNomadic Turks from Asia who conquered Baghdad in 1055 and allowed the caliph to remain only as a religious leader.22
242536206Shari'aThe code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed.23
242536207Shi'itesMuslims belonging to the branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali.24
242536208SunniA branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad25
242536209SufisMystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, & simple life.26
242536210SultanThe ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire).27
242536211The Thousand and One NightsA group of tales narrated by a fictional princess, many are set in baghdad, include romances, fables, adventures, best known for Aladdin and the magic lamp28
242536212UlamaMuslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward, the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies.29
242536213Umayyad DynastyEstablished by Muawiya, moved capital from Medina to Damascus, that action split Islam (Shi'ites & Sunnites).30
242536214UmmaMuslim religious community.31
242536215VizierA high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire).32

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