7601015689 | Islam | The monotheistic religion of Muslims that was founded in the 7th century Arabia, based on the teachings of the Quran and Muhammad. | 0 | |
7601138539 | Shiite/Shiat Ali | A member of one the two greatest religious division of Islam that regards Ali and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him. | 1 | |
7601254483 | Sunni Islam | is the largest denomination of Islam. Name comes from Sunnah. | 2 | |
7601299415 | 5 Pillars of Islam | Five basic acts of Islam like, Shahada: Faith, Salat: Prayer, Zakāt: Charity, Sawm: Fasting, and Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca. | 3 | |
7601331918 | Koran/Quran | Meaning the "recitation", religious book of Islam. | 4 | |
7601346379 | Hegira | Is the migration or the journey of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib. | 5 | |
7601361077 | Theocracy | is a form of government in which a deity is the source from which all authority derives. | 6 | |
7601376593 | Caliphate | is the political-religious state composing of the Muslim community and the lands and peoples under its dominion in the centuries following the death of Muhammad. | 7 | |
7601398912 | Umayyad Caliphate/Dynasty | The dynasty was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Prophet Muhammad. | 8 | |
7601433613 | Dome of the Rock | is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was initially completed in 691 CE/AD. | 9 | |
7601456771 | Abbasid Caliphate/Dynasty | The dynasty was the third of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. | 10 | |
7601555686 | Muhammed | Is the prophet and founder of Islam. | 11 | |
7601736063 | Mecca | City in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia that is also capital of the Makkah Region. | 12 | |
7601750617 | Medina | Importance as a religious site derives from the presence of al-Masjid an-Nabawi. | 13 | |
7605768564 | Baghdad | Capital and largest city in Iraq. | 14 | |
7605785756 | Mohammad al-Razi | Persian, philosopher and physician. Is an important figure in medicine. | 15 | |
7605799332 | Levant | Is the historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean. Mostly the region of Syria. | 16 | |
7605949901 | Sufism | Islamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God. | 17 | |
7605998675 | Mongols (related to Islam) | Islam in Mongolia is practiced by approximately 3 to 5% of the population.The earliest evidence of Islam in Mongolia is dated to 1254. | 18 | |
7606013397 | Ottoman Turks (related to Islam) | The Ottoman Empire was the one of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. It was an empire inspired and sustained by Islam. | 19 | |
7606024616 | Hadith | One of various books describing the words, actions, or habits of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. | 20 | |
7606032762 | Sharia Law | Sometimes called Islamic Law, is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. | 21 | |
7606082716 | Umma | Ancient city in Sumer. | 22 | |
7606088015 | Dar al-Islam | "home of Islam" | 23 |
AP World History (Rise of Islam) Flashcards
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