4150511591 | The Hajj | The holy pilgrimage to Mecca | 0 | |
4150511592 | Islam | "Submission", signifies the obedience to the rule and will of Allah | 1 | |
4150511593 | Muslim | "One who has submitted." | 2 | |
4150511594 | Muhammad | Born 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 | |
4150511595 | Umma | Community of the faithful. Muhammad organized his followers into an umma. | 4 | |
4150511596 | Five Pillars of Islam | Allah as only god. Pray to Allah daily while facing Mecca. Observe a fast during Ramadan. Give to the needy. Undertake the hajj. | 5 | |
4150511597 | Jihad | Struggle. Imposes spiritual and moral obligations on Muslims by requiring them to combat vice and evil. Also physical struggle. | 6 | |
4150511598 | The Sharia Law | Provided guidance. Inspiration from Quran. Developed a way of life. | 7 | |
4150511599 | Caliph | Leader with religious and political power. THe highest person possible. Deputy. Abu Bakr was the first after Muhammad's death. | 8 | |
4150511600 | The Shia (Shiites) | Tried to return the caliphate to the line of Ali. | 9 | |
4150511601 | Sunnis | Traditionalists. Accepted the ligitimacy of the early caliphs. | 10 | |
4150511602 | Sufi | Sought a mystical, ecstatic union with Allah. Passionate singing, spirited dancing. | 11 | |
4150511603 | Ulama | Islamic religious scholars that spread the Islamic religion through prayer and through interpreting the Quran | 12 | |
4150511604 | Sikhism | A significant syncretic religion that evolved in India, blending elements of Islam and HInduism; founded by Guru Nanak | 13 | |
4150511605 | Al-Andalus | Arabic name for Spain (literally "the land of the Vandals") must of which was conquered by Arab and Berber force sin the | 14 | |
4150511606 | Jizya | Special tax paid by non-Muslims in Muslim territory | 15 |
AP World History Islam Flashcards
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