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4150511591The HajjThe holy pilgrimage to Mecca0
4150511592Islam"Submission", signifies the obedience to the rule and will of Allah1
4150511593Muslim"One who has submitted."2
4150511594MuhammadBorn into family of merchants, married Khadija, believed that there was only one god Allah, Gabriel brought him the messages, he was Allah's last prophet, his revelations were preserved in the Quran, left Mecca for Medina (Yathrib), later traveled back to Mecca (hajj). The seal of prophets.3
4150511595UmmaCommunity of the faithful. Muhammad organized his followers into an umma.4
4150511596Five Pillars of IslamAllah as only god. Pray to Allah daily while facing Mecca. Observe a fast during Ramadan. Give to the needy. Undertake the hajj.5
4150511597JihadStruggle. Imposes spiritual and moral obligations on Muslims by requiring them to combat vice and evil. Also physical struggle.6
4150511598The Sharia LawProvided guidance. Inspiration from Quran. Developed a way of life.7
4150511599CaliphLeader with religious and political power. THe highest person possible. Deputy. Abu Bakr was the first after Muhammad's death.8
4150511600The Shia (Shiites)Tried to return the caliphate to the line of Ali.9
4150511601SunnisTraditionalists. Accepted the ligitimacy of the early caliphs.10
4150511602SufiSought a mystical, ecstatic union with Allah. Passionate singing, spirited dancing.11
4150511603UlamaIslamic religious scholars that spread the Islamic religion through prayer and through interpreting the Quran12
4150511604SikhismA significant syncretic religion that evolved in India, blending elements of Islam and HInduism; founded by Guru Nanak13
4150511605Al-AndalusArabic name for Spain (literally "the land of the Vandals") must of which was conquered by Arab and Berber force sin the14
4150511606JizyaSpecial tax paid by non-Muslims in Muslim territory15

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