Chapter 6.7.8 Vocabs
231474440 | Abbasid | a member of a dynasty of caliphs ruling at Baghdad,governing most of the Islamic world and claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad. | 0 | |
231474441 | Caliph | a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad. | 1 | |
231474442 | Jihad | a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims | 2 | |
231474443 | Haji | pilgrimage to Meca | 3 | |
231474444 | Reincarnation | rebirth after death | 4 | |
231474445 | Shayks | leaders of Bedouin clans | 5 | |
231474446 | Quran | the holy book of islam | 6 | |
231474447 | Hadith | sayings and traditions of Prophet Muhammad | 7 | |
231474448 | Sunnis | branch of Islam in which Muslims believe Prophet Muhammad's father-in-law Abu Bakr was the rightful leader after Prophet Muhammad's death | 8 | |
231474449 | Minaret | tower from which Muslims are called to prayer | 9 |