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| 227510552 | Bedouin | Nomadic pastoralists of Arabian peninsula, had oral traditions, early converts to Islam | |
| 227510553 | Mecca | Site of Ka'ba, original home of Muhammad, location of chief religious pilgrimage in Islam | |
| 227510554 | Shaykhs | Leaders of tribes and clans within Bedouin society; usually men with large herds, several wives and many children | |
| 227510555 | Medina | (Also known as Yathrib) became refuge for Muhammad following flight from Mecca (hijra) | |
| 227510556 | Umayyad | Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam | |
| 227510557 | Ka'ba | Most revered religious shrine in pre-Islamic arabia, located in Mecca, focus of obligatory truce among Bedouin tribes, later important shrine in Islam | |
| 227510558 | Quran | Recitation of revelations recieved by Muhammah; holy book of Islam | |
| 227510559 | Umma | Community of the faithful within Islam; transcended old tribal boundaries to create political unity | |
| 227510560 | Zakat | Tax for charity; obligatory for all Muslims | |
| 227510561 | Five Pillars | Obligatory religious duties of all Muslims: confession of faith, prayer, fasting during Ramadan, zakat and hajj | |
| 227510562 | Caliph | The political and religious successor to Muhammad | |
| 227510563 | Ali | Cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; one of Orthodox caliphs, focus for Shi'a | |
| 227510564 | Abu Bakr | One of Muhammad's earliest converts, succeeded Muhammad as 1st caliph of Islamic community |
